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Your home’s wiring structure is much like the veins in your body. It distributes and transports the nutrients your home’s power system needs (electricity) to ensure peak performance. And, like our veins, most wiring is hidden from plain view. Because we don’t see wiring regularly, it is easy to forget how important it is to get a good overall picture of your home’s electrical system health. Homes, like our bodies, age. With age, the internals may need some care and maintenance. The average age of homes in Chapel Hill, NC is 23 years old. If we don’t maintain the quality of our home’s infrastructure, sooner or later, we will experience problems.
Who is Qualified to Evaluate My Electrical System?
Unless you are trained and certified to work on home electrical systems, than answer is, “Not you.” In a previous article, we detailed the risks involved by doing your own electrical work. To summarize, it is a really bad idea to try and work on your home’s electrical system if you are not trained. And by trained, I don’t mean you read an eBook off Amazon over the weekend. Please do not attempt to perform any maintenance, inspection or repair on your home’s electrical system unless you are trained. Call us and we will help you.
How We Evaluate Your Electrical System
The Electrical Panel is the control center of your home’s electrical supply. This device distributes energy throughout your home and makes it easier to find problems should they occur. A defective electrical panel is a show-stopper. We take the time to carefully examine the panel to make sure there is no corrosion and that it is clean. Often, we don’t bother to check our panels unless there is an issue like a tripped circuit breaker. We check for clear labeling, correct capacity and operation and let you know if anything is unsafe.
Electrical safety inspections by Mr. Electric of Chapel Hill include:
- Verification of proper light bulb wattage
- Switch and wall outlet operation and condition
- Shock or electrocution hazards
- Verification that arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) are operating properly
- A check of all safety and security lighting
- Confirmation of grounding systems
- Validation of appropriate surge protection
- Verification of the proper placement of smoke detectors
- Testing of smoke detectors
- Testing of carbon monoxide detectors
- Inspection of the electrical panel for appropriate labels, amps, and operation
- An examination of outdoor electrical systems
- A detailed, prioritized report on all areas of attention concerning the electrical system of your home
If you have an older home, have just purchased a new home or are planning on adding onto your current home, call Mr. Electric of Chapel Hill and get safe today.
