The day your lighting system is installed, Mother Nature starts attacking it. Water seeps into low quality fixtures and rots the sockets which causes wire corrosion. Insects can wriggle into fixtures and nest there if they’re not properly sealed — these tiny pests will even fill fixtures with so much dirt, it completely blocks the …
You should have your homes panel inspected on a yearly basis for loose connections. Keep panel doors and box covers closed. Dust and moisture are two of the biggest enemies of electrical devices. Electrical panel preventive maintenance is more cost effective than making repairs as components fail. Your electrical panel and its’ components are a …
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When They’re Trick or Treating A responsible adult should accompany young children on the neighborhood rounds. If your older children are going alone, plan and review a route acceptable to you. Agree on a specific time children should return home. Teach your children never to enter a stranger’s home or car. Instruct children to travel …
Sometimes flickering can be fun and decorative, such as in flicker flame chandelier lights, but in most cases it is undesirable. While flickering isn’t often a cause for alarm, it is always best to make sure it’s not part of a larger issue. Voltage Fluctuation If your lights flicker when you turn on an appliance …
Test electrical outlets & GFCI outlets Use a receptacle tester from the local hardware store or plug in a lamp or radio. If an outlet isn’t working, it may be a loose wire—or a sign of a bigger problem. Plug in a tester or lamp and press the “Test” button. The lamp should turn off. …
Motion detectors are small electronic eyes that detect infrared waves—heat waves that radiate from moving objects. When the detector senses an object moving across its field of view—especially warmer objects such as people, animals and cars—it electronically turns on the lights. The motion sensing light stays on anywhere from 1 to 20 minutes, depending on …
Have you ever walked into your garage or basement and discovered a puddle of water on the floor and realized that your freezer has no power? After some investigating you find that the culprit is the GFCI outlet. It tripped, shutting off power to the freezer, and you had no idea. This can happen, especially …
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We probably all know the frustration of a power outage. It’s a pretty common household annoyance, especially if you live in a rural area or an area with extreme weather, like much of Indiana. Sometimes power can go out in the whole house, only one room or only one outlet. Here are some steps you …
One of the best things about can lights is that they’re nearly flush with the ceiling and don’t take up visual space. This is particularly helpful in rooms that need a lot of lights, where numerous conventional fixtures would clutter the ceiling. Can lights are essentially for downlighting. They shine straight down or off to one …
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When the hot summer sun is beating down on your roof, keeping your home cool can be a challenge. If you’ve gotten an air conditioner installation company to add that feature to keep your home cool then you know that your air conditioner does a pretty good job of lowering the temperature and reducing humidity, …
Home security lighting will enhance your sense of safety when spending outdoors. Your well-lit home will provide security by discouraging trespassers and is less likely to be broken into. Residents that use outdoor lighting as part of their security plan significantly decrease their chances of being burglarized. Here are some general guidelines we suggest you …