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Electrical Question: How Do Smoke Detectors Work?

Smoke detectors have been a standard part of homes for long enough now that homeowners rarely think about them. However, it’s important to make certain they receive proper installation, updates,...

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It’s Not Just Lightning! Causes of Power Surges

Power surges are both inconvenient and potentially damaging to your house and possessions. They can cause a loss of power in your home, and will inflict injury on appliances—particularly complex...

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3 Reasons to Upgrade Your Circuit Breaker

The circuit breaker panel has replaced the fuse box as a way to protect homes from the dangers of electrical fires. Whenever a circuit breaker detects an increase in voltage from an overload, the...

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3 Things to Consider When Adding Outdoor Lighting

Since you spend most of the night inside your home and not outside it, you probably have not given much thought to your house’s exterior lighting. However, there are numerous benefits to adding on to...

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The Advantages of Whole-House Surge Protection

Power surges are sometimes an everyday occurrence in homes, a fact that people can find hard to believe. Because the term “power surge” comes pre-packaged with images of downed power lines, lightning...

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How Whole House Surge Protection Works

Damage from electrical surges is more common than people often realize. A lightning strike, a downed power line, or an accident at a power plant can result in large surges that can seriously damage...

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Tips for Maintaining the Electrical Wiring in Your Home

Your number one concern in your home is safety, which is why the electrical system in your home should never be neglected. You use electricity for so many of the tasks you complete throughout the day,...

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Why Switch Your Electric or Gas Meter to a SmartMeter?

Have you ever wished your gas or electric meter would provide more information than just a tally of your usage? With a SmartMeter, you can get more. SmartMeters are being used around the country by...

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How Can a Smart Meter Help My Home?

A big part of reducing your energy usage is knowing how much energy you use on a weekly or monthly basis. But ascertaining exact numbers on your utility usage can be a challenge. One new tool that is...

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Let Our Electricians Upgrade Your Fuse Box

You, like all other homeowners, are quite reliant upon your electrical system. Electricity is used in many different ways throughout most homes, powering our appliances and charging our gadgets. You...

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When Might Electrical Rewiring Be Necessary?

To say that our modern electrical systems make our lives far more convenient than they’d otherwise be is to make a massive understatement. For most homeowners, the idea of living without this...

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Why Are My Lights Flickering?

Among the most common questions that our electricians hear is “why are my lights flickering?”. In truth, there are a few different reasons as to why the lights in your residential lighting system may...

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AFCI vs. GFCI Outlets: What’s the Difference?

Modern electrical systems allows homeowners to live with greater convenience than ever before, especially these days when it seems like everything needs to be plugged in or uses rechargeable batteries....

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What Is Wrong with My Smoke Detectors?

Living comfortably in your home throughout the year is very important. Living safely in your home at all times, though, is absolutely vital. It is for this reason that we have smoke detectors installed...

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Whole-House Generators: 3 Factors to Consider

It doesn’t matter if we are in the midst of a frigid winter season with heavy snowfalls, or if the summer happens to be a particularly stormy one: reliable electricity is a must. If you want to ensure...

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