Residential Electrical

Why You Need a whole-House Surge Protector Surge protectors are designed to divert excess voltage away from sensitive electronics and appliances in the event of a power surge or lightning strike. They do this by diverting the extra electricity into the ground wire, which is connected to the earth ground outside of your home. This prevents any damage to your devices and reduces the risk of fire hazards. Surge
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Guide to Understanding Electrical Wiring in Your Home   When you consider that less than 100 years ago, only half of houses in the U.S. had electricity, it’s easy to see we’ve come a long way. Our modern society depends on electricity to function and keep our world revolving. We rely on electricity for everything from just providing light to powering our appliances and air conditioning to keeping our
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Backup Generators to Prepare Your Texas Home Before Hurricane Season Hurricane season may still be a couple of months away, but it’s never too early to prepare your Houston, Texas home. In fact, the earlier, the better. As many Texans know by now, it doesn’t take a hurricane to cause a power outage.   By June 1, hurricane season in Texas will be in full swing. After this past winter’s weather fiasco, most
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The Golden Rules of Residential Electrical Service in Houston As one of Houston’s premier residential electrical service companies, our electricians have built a reputation as the go-to experts for Houston homeowners. Whether you want to simply replace a more difficult light fixture, remodel and update your electrical system, update your home wiring, install a generator, correct a potentially dangerous electrical
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Protect Your Texas Home from Power Surges with Whole-House Surge Protection Most people are under the false impression that when a power surge happens, they notice it. But the truth is that all it takes is a millisecond for a power surge to occur. It’s such a minute amount of time that it is one-thousandth of the amount of time it takes for you to blink your eyes. So, in reality, you may not even notice when the
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Why a Backup Power Generator is a Good Idea Before the Next Texas Storm Here in Houston and most of Texas, many homeowners have been living through a nightmare due to the destructive winter ice storm that impacted our state. Most Texans were left without power or water for days, and many won’t have running water in their homes until pipes can be repaired.   While it’s too late to turn back time for this
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Three Electrical Safety Devices Every Houston Property Owner Should Have As a Houston property owner, you understand all too well how vital electricity is as a part of your everyday life. But, electricity also demands a healthy amount of respect because it can be dangerous when misused or mishandled. Severe damage, injuries, or even death can occur. Therefore, safety is paramount when it comes to your electrical
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Is a Portable or Whole House Generator Better for my Houston Home? If you’ve lived in the Houston area or any region of Texas for even a few months, you probably know by now that violent storms are par for the course. That makes it all the more important to have a generator to help you plan ahead.   With a generator, you’re able to keep powering your lights, air conditioning or heating, refrigerator,
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Many of today’s Texas homes have whole-house surge protection, and with good reason. A whole-house surge protector will protect the electrical devices and appliances in your home from destructive power surges.   Perhaps you’re wondering just how vital whole-house surge protection is. Many homeowners mistakenly believe that the power strips they’ve purchased and plugged their devices into are sufficient.
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