Electrical Services
Indoor & Outdoor Ceiling Fans: There is a Difference!
Indoor & Outdoor Ceiling Fans: There is a Difference By Tim Jackson | 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…
Read MoreCALL BEFORE YOU DIG (or lose your cable TV)
Call Before You Dig or Lose Your Cable By Tim Jackson | 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…
Read MoreHOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM LIGHTNING DAMAGE REVISITED
How to Protect Your Home From Lightning Damage By Tim Jackson | 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,…
Read MoreHDTV for Free – UPDATE
HDTV For Free: Update By Kenny Jackson | 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…
Read MoreHousehold Mold Problems
Household Mold Problems By Kenny Jackson | 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…
Read MoreIs an Underground Pet Fence Safe?
Is an Underground Pet Fence Safe? By Joey Heard | 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…
Read MoreTrustworthy Contractors Are Hard To Find
Trustworthy Contractors are Hard to Find By Tim Jackson | Jun 24, 2013 Where can you go to find an honest, quality contractor if you don’t have a referral from someone you trust? This is a question that most people will face sooner or later. We all have need of a service company or contractor…
Read MoreArc-fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI), Electrical Safety Every Home Needs
Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI) By Tim Jackson | Feb 18, 2013 There is a relatively new electrical safety device on the market and it can save your life! What is this wonderful device you ask? It is the Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter, commonly referred to as an AFCI. It was introduced in 1999 and has been…
Read MoreHDTV for Free – Part 2
HDTV for Free Part 2 By Kenny Jackson | Jan 26, 2013 In my last blog I talked about installing an over the air antenna to get HDTV for free so I could drop my satellite TV provider. The problem with this is only locally broadcast television stations are available over the air, which means…
Read MoreHDTV for FREE
HDTV for Free By Kenny Jackson | Nov 13, 2012 Tired of paying for cable or satellite TV? I did two things to get rid of satellite TV service for my home theater system without sacrificing picture quality, or to a large degree, video content. I’ll describe step 1 in this article. You can check…
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