According to the EPA, a federal healthcare center in Chicago recently started reducing its energy consumption by replacing fluorescent light bulbs with LED light bulbs. Guess what the cost savings is expected to be over the course of 10 years? Nearly half a million dollars. Clearly, lighting up our lives is no small matter. And, [...]
Electricity is nothing to mess with. Each year, electricity-related injuries are the cause of approximately 1,000 deaths. Many of these injuries are preventable, often caused by a homeowner's desire to save a few dollars and fix an electric problem themselves. Don't risk it — know when to find an electrician. Here are seven common signs [...]
It's amazing how binging on a few episodes of one of those DIY home tv shows can make you feel like a home building expert. During 2017, about a quarter of the population in the United States did some kind of home improvement. Even more shocking, only 7 percent of them worked with a professional. For many people, [...]
You're sitting at home, enjoying an evening with your family, when you're suddenly plunged into darkness. The power has gone out. Most of us simply stumble around for a flashlight or a candle, waiting for the lights to come back on. But did you know there's more to it than that? While most outages are [...]
The DIY market is quickly headed toward becoming a $14 billion industry, but it's not without its problems. As people try to take on bigger and bigger projects they put themselves and their family at risk for injury. If you try to take on more than basic electrical maintenance issues on your own, you're putting [...]
With more than 11,000 electricians in the metroplex and more than 220 electricians in the Denton county area, it's hard to know if you've picked the best electrician for a job. Hiring a residential electrician to work in your home can also be nerve-wracking because you want to pick a company or contractor that will prioritize your [...]
Electrical issues cause more than 50,000 home fires a year, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International. Around 500 people die each year in electrical fires. More than 1,400 people sustain injuries. Electrical problems can be dangerous and inconvenient even without a fire. Problems with your electrical wires should not get dismissed. It can be [...]
A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is a device - often built in to an outlet - that shuts off an electric power circuit when it detects that current is flowing along an unintended path, such as through water or a person. If you lose power to the outside plugs, garage plugs, kitchen plugs or [...]
Smoke detectors are a vital part of your home and family’s safety. It is a good idea to test them at least once per year. Standard smoke detectors are hard wired in with a battery backup so they operate even if there is a loss of power. The new smoke detectors have a battery that [...]
A light switch may not work for many reasons: Loose connection, crossed wires, broken wire, tripped breaker, or it may have just gone bad and gave up. There are a lot of possible reasons. If everything else works but that switch, it could be the switch itself. Start with the simple first. If the switch is allowing [...]
