Electrician Tips

4 Reasons to Install Powerpoints with USB Ports

So many of our gadgets today are charged through USB cables and connectors. Between smartphones, tablets, earpods, cameras and smartwatches, one household alone can have up to twenty of these devices. Did you know that charging them using adapters can result in your electrical circuits overloading, which causes power shortages and sometimes fires?  Do away with your charging adapters and upgrade your powerpoints at home to ones with built-in USB ports. Installing them has a number of benefits that may…

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The Importance of Electrical Safety during Winter

In the colder months, appliances such as heaters, electric blankets, slow cookers, and kettles start getting used more. These devices require a lot of energy and put a lot of strain on the electrical circuits around your home. It’s important to have the proper safety devices installed to prevent overloading your circuit which can cause fires. Safety switches are an indispensable addition to any home. Don’t wait for winter to arrive before having yours checked and properly maintained. Safety Switches…

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The Importance of Using a Licensed Electrician

In our profession, we encounter jobs where the owners try to solve an electrical problem themselves or by hiring an unlicensed electrician. This almost always never turns out well and ends up being a more difficult and costlier job for the client. Here are four such calls we received from the field, and our experience helping these clients. A licensed electrician is more knowledgeable than a handyman in fixing electrical problems, and can recommend solutions that are safer and more…

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4 Ways Lighting Makes a Happier Home

Ever notice how lighting is different in restaurants, stores, museums? Ever think about how it affects your mood to be eating with romantic lighting or looking at something that’s displayed by being highlighted? Lighting isn’t just functional, it adds style and gives a certain vibe depending on how it’s installed. It can also definitely affect your emotions, mood, even your productivity. And you don’t need to go to a hip coffee shop to work or eat at a fancy restaurant…

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The Importance of Using Surge Protectors

What is a power surge? How much of a threat do they pose to your home? It’s important to learn about surge protectors, why your home needs them, and how they protect electrical devices.  Power surges are an excess of power blasting through an electrical system. Without surge protectors, your electrical devices are always at risk. What is a power surge? Power surges are exactly what the name suggests, an excess of power blasting through an electrical system. Surges can…

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5 Electrician Tips to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

An energy efficient home doesn’t just save you money, it’s good for the environment too. That’s something we can all get behind. Here are our electrician’s tips on making your home more energy efficient. LED lights consume between 25% to 80% less energy than regular incandescent bulbs. 1. Use LED Lights LED lights consume between 25% to 80% less energy than regular incandescent bulbs. They’re also brighter and last longer. And even if they use less energy, turning them off…

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