Happy day

Hello all, here we are approaching the end of the first month of 2014 already.

I must get on my soapbox again about electrical safety issues as I have been made aware of some serious limitations of understanding.

If you live in a house built and wired before 1955 there are some specific things you should watch out for regarding electrical use. For example, if you are going to use a space heater if would be safer if you could purchase one that has the ability to switch the wattage to a lower setting and not go above the middle setting. Older wiring is very sensitive to high draw devices like space heaters and hand held hair dryers so be careful when you use them.

Next, the phasing out of incandescent bulbs not only will save energy it will reduce the danger of fire in older homes as people will not be able to put 110 watt bulbs in ceiling. So if you have been squirrelling away 100 watt light bulbs and you live in an older home, be advised that high wattage bulbs in certain ceiling fixtures is one of the biggest electrical dangers.

If you have any questions or need any advice, email me at Jayson@JKJElectric.com

 

Happy New Year !

Folks, let’s please not start the year off with an electrical fire. I did a service call yesterday and the homeowner had a very light duty (lamp type) extension cord feeding the refrigerator in the garage. Not good. If you need to do something like that, please use a heavy duty extension cord of at least 15 amp, preferably 20 amp.

Here are some other tips to keep safe from electrical fires this winter:

Keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything and don’t use extension cords to feed them.

Make sure you have working smoke detectors. If you do not have a 120 volt, battery back up smoke detector in every bedroom and on every floor (and the ones on every landing should be combo-CO/smoke detectors), consider calling JKJ Electric for a free quote to have them installed properly.

If you have water leaking into your house from snow and ice and it is travelling anywhere near electrical wiring or equipment, don’t wait to get the leak corrected and the electrical items inspected by a qualified electrician.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me anytime at Jayson@JKJElectric.com