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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 will updating your electrical system help keep your family safe, […]

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 the pros. You could also […]

You never want to lose power. It’s dangerous when you’re flying an airplane, frustrating if your phone loses power, embarrassing when you get fired, and a matter of life or death if you’re a dictator. Losing electrical power in your home is no fun either, but it happens. Before we get into why, let’s look […]

Quick, what do you think of when you read the word “heat?” We’re no Amazing Kreskin, Nostradamus, or David Blaine, but we’d make a small bet that we can read your mind. You thought of “fire,” didn’t you? Now, we may be wrong. You might have thought of the Miami basketball team, the movie with […]

To be, or not to be. Stones or Beatles. Should I stay or should I go now? Choices, choices, choices. When you have a choice to make, it’s always a good idea to get as much info as possible before you make up your mind. You’re much less likely to regret an informed decision you […]

“Sump” is a funny word. It literally means a reservoir designed to drain or hold liquids. A sump pump empties that reservoir when needed. They could’ve called it a “hole in the basement floor” pump or “reservoir” pump… but sump pump just sounds better, don’t you think? No matter what you call it, a sump […]

This Blog Is About Wells. And that is a deep subject. Sorry, old joke. Actually, it’s about well pumps because they use electricity, and Early Bird covers all the bases when it comes to electricity. Now you’re thinking, “No one has a well today. Come on, this isn’t Lassie.” (For you kids, Lassie was a […]

This blog… is also about wells. Here’s part 2 of our blogs about well pumps. In part one, we helped you figure out what’s going on when your well stops producing water. In this blog, we’re going to tackle two more of the most common well pump problems. Here’s how to deal with weird water […]

Have you ever been in a bar or restaurant when they dim the lights? They do this for a reason. The right lighting creates a more emotional, social dining experience. It makes the food and the people around you look more appealing. When lighting does that, you’ll want to stay longer… and spend more money. […]

Part one of our blog on dimmer switches covered what they do and why you should consider installing them. We spent so much time gushing about the virtues of the dimmer, in fact, that we didn’t have the space to actually teach you how to install one. Yeah, we know, it’s classic. That’s why we […]