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Common electrical mistakes part 2

December 7, 2018

Common Electrical Mistakes Homeowners Make, Part 2

In Common Electrical Mistakes Part 1, we wrote about common mistakes any homeowner can make. In this blog, we’re writing about mistakes you might make specifically when you’re working on an electrical project. Now, you might be reading these so you can know what you're talking about when you call

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2019 electrical resolutions

December 7, 2018

Why You Should Make Upgrading Your Electricity a New Year’s Resolution

Auld Lang Syne basically means “days gone by." If many days have gone by since you thought about your electrical system, consider changing that this new year. Updating your home’s electrical infrastructure is the perfect New Year’s Resolution. It’s measurable, achievable, and important. Not only

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common electrical mistakes part 1

November 30, 2018

Common Electrical Mistakes Homeowners Make, Part 1

Most mistakes are minor. Sure, they can cost a little money or waste a little time, but they usually can't really hurt you. Electrical mistakes, on the other hand, can cause fires, shocks or electrocutions. That's why you really want to avoid common electrical mistakes like these. In this blog,

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Avoiding Electrical Hazards this Holiday Season

November 28, 2018

How to Avoid Fire and Electrical Hazards This Holiday Season

The song tells us Christmas is "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year," but it can also be a surprisingly dangerous time of year. Fire hazards and electrical problems are both very common problems during the holidays. We’re not just talking about the candles or the fireplace, either. All those holiday

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Christmas lights

November 26, 2018

How to Install Christmas Lights Safely

If you think about it, Christmas decorations are odd. We bring a tree inside, put up lights outside. All those lights are festive and pretty and everything, but they can also be dangerous. When you combine a dead, dry tree with electricity or expose strings of electric lights to snow and cold,

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How to Replace an Electric Water Heater’s Heating Elements

November 21, 2018

How to Replace an Electric Water Heater’s Heating Elements

In part one of the electric water heater blog, you learned how a water heater works, and how to troubleshoot some common problems. At the end of part 1, we promised we'd tell you how to replace the heating elements in your water heater. It's a bigger job, but it’s also simple, straightforward,

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Electric water heater problems

November 13, 2018

What’s Wrong With My Electric Water Heater?

Imagine: you’re in the middle of a nice, hot morning shower. Then, without any warning at all, your shower is neither hot nor nice. Your water is freezing. After leaping out of the shower, you’re probably only thinking one thing (well, one blog-appropriate thing): why did that just happen?! ‌ So:

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tamper-resistant outlet

November 12, 2018

Answering Your Questions About Tamper-resistant Outlets

Kids Who Scamper In Pampers Shouldn't Tamper Kids love to explore, and that’s a good thing--it’s basically their job to learn, after all. Unfortunately, all that curiosity occasionally gets kids in trouble. They do something dangerous like playing with electrical outlets and they get hurt. Around

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Why you should switch to three-prong outlets

November 12, 2018

Why You Should Switch to Three-prong Outlets

It's time to replace your two-prong outlets with three-prong outlets. Two-prong outlets are unsafe and outdated. So outdated, in fact, that since 1962 building code has stated that all new houses must install three-prong outlets. Three-prong outlets protect your home against: Electric shock

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How do thermostats work?

November 8, 2018

How Do Thermostats Work?

Put Another Log On The Fire That’s more than a line from a clever song with lyrics by Shel Silverstein. Come on baby you can fill my pipe and then go fetch my slippers And boil me up another pot of tea Then put another log on the fire babe And come and tell me why you're leaving me Aren't

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How To Repair or Replace Your Thermostat

November 8, 2018

How To Repair or Replace Your Thermostat

Fix the Thermostat, STAT! If you've ever watched one of those doctor shows, you’ve probably heard the phrase "Dr. So-And-So needed in ER--STAT!" STAT means the good doctor is needed immediately. And if your thermostat doesn't work, you want it fixed immediately. You learned a little about

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All About Your Home's Electricity, part 2

November 1, 2018

All About Home Electricity: Part Two

Your Electrical System Is Complex Your electrical system doesn't have a complex, but with all those wires and components, it is complex. That doesn’t mean you can’t hope to get to know or even understand it, however. We’re going to do our best to break things down as simply as possible. In part

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