Indoor & Outdoor Ceiling Fans: There is a Difference By | Jul 15, 2011 Ceiling fans enhance our indoor lives with a cooling breeze in the Summer and a beneficial circulation of warm air in the Winter. However, the benefits of ceiling fans are not exclusive to indoor environments. Outdoor ceiling fans can make a…
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Is My Electrical Panel Safe: 14 Point Electrical Panel Inspection By | Jan 15, 2011 Most insurance companies recommend that your home electrical panel be inspected and maintained once every three years, yet the majority of homes are never inspected or maintained until a problem develops. Flickering lights, buzzing and sizzling noises coming from…
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How to Troubleshoot a GFCI Receptacle By | Dec 20, 2010 GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. The GFCI is a device designed to provide protection to users from electric shock. This special receptacle works by constantly monitoring the flow of electricity in a circuit. If a loss is detected, the GFCI will…
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Emergency Residential Generator Installation By | Dec 07, 2010 Hello. My name is Tim Jackson and I’m the Director of Service Operations for Belco Electric. I’ve been working at Belco Electric for over 10 years now. Today I want to talk to you about some considerations when deciding to install an emergency generator at your…
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Call Before You Dig or Lose Your Cable By | Aug 01, 2014 If you are planning any projects around the house that involve digging or driving objects into the ground, do yourself a huge favor and “call before you dig”! A short time ago, I was having my gravel driveway finished with concrete. The…
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How to Protect Your Home From Lightning Damage By | Mar 17, 2011 As spring approaches here in Atlanta, now is a good time to assess your surge protection system to help guard against lightning damage to the electronic devices in your home. Of course, nothing can guard against a direct lightning strike, but there…
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HDTV For Free: Update By | Jan 03, 2014 If you are still getting TV programming from a cable TV provider, you may have noticed that some of your TV’s are no longer receiving channels. Comcast has started encrypting its “Limited Basic” services. In the past, if you had a digital TV, you could just…
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Household Mold Problems By | Nov 18, 2013 Recently my family purchased a 25 year old house in Atlanta, Georgia. During the home inspection due diligence period we found that there was extensive mold growth in the unfinished basement. I thought it might be helpful to others to pass along some things we learned from…
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Is an Underground Pet Fence Safe? By | Sept 06, 2013 I recently read a well-written newsletter from a power company about the electrical dangers of underground or “invisible” pet fences. It really got me thinking. As a Master Electrician with over 20 years’ experience, I feel qualified to discuss the electrical concerns associated with…
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