Hiring a Residential Electrician in Phoenix: The Insider's Guide (Continued)

Hiring a residential electrician makes sense for a lot of reasons, from electrical repairs to upgrading your wiring.

Call a Residential Electrician in Phoenix 
for Wiring Upgrades | (480) 926-1033

You Have a Lot of Tech:  Get an Electrical Box Upgrade

As we covered previously, there is an issue of safety where power panel upgrades are concerned.  There is also the importance of having your electrical box upgraded.  Regardless where your electrical box is located, either inside or outside, what you need to realize is that the wiring and electrical panel in older homes was designed for much lower loads.

Ten, twenty years ago, most homes had a refrigerator, a TV, a washer/dryer, water heater and a couple of other electrical appliances.  Thirty or more years ago, there weren't microwaves, or home computers as a rule.  Now, however, there are plethora of devices.  Plasma TVs, high end stereos, home theaters, home networks, coffee makers, game systems, and more and more demand for electricity.  All of which means that you might want to upgrade your power panel as well as your electrical box.  Both of these simple fixes can help you to be safe from being an electrical injury statistic or someone who has to be on the phone explaining to their insurance company about what caused an electrical fire to happen in their home.

Upgrading Your Wiring with the Help of an Electrician Contractor

If you have an older home, it can't be emphasized enough to have your electrical boxes updated by an electrician contractor.  If you have a fuse box, then this is a must. A fuse box indicates that you wiring is over five decades old and is not only an insurance nightmare, it is a fire hazard that will get you into trouble with city building codes, particularly those concerned with wiring, obviously. Installing a new power box  isn't a home improvement that you will probably show off to your friends, like a new chandelier or a home theater system, this is much more behind the scenes.

However, this home improvement will keep that several thousand dollar home theater of yours running smoothly as well as your new clothes dryer in rocket ship red.  It will also keep you and your family safe from the dangers of electrical injury or fire.  One thing you definitely want to do regarding these sort of upgrades, however, is to call a residential electrician in Phoenix to help you.

Dodge Electric
781 South Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 926-1033
http://www.dodgeelectric.com

Hiring a Residential Electrician in Phoenix: The Insider's Guide

Hiring a residential electrician in Phoenix is a good idea for any electrical projects you might wish to do, such as power panel upgrades.

Call a Residential Electrician in Phoenix for all Wiring or Electrical Upgrades | (480) 926-1033

What is a Power Panel Upgrade?

Your power panel is the box in your home that has all the switches and breakers in it, and it's also the place where your electrical box connects.  Your electrical box is the spot where electricity from the  connects to your home. From here your power panel distributes electricity as needed to each room in your home.  As  to why you might want to get either a power panel upgrade and/or replace your electrical box, it might be past time, particularly if the wiring in your home is older.

While a lot people know how to flip a breaker back on, most people are oblivious to the age of the wiring in their homes, current regulations, and scary potential of losing your home to an electrical fire due to an older power panel in need of an upgrade.

If Your Home Is More Than 15 Years Old  It's Time To Call a Residential Electrican

Homes that are are older than a decade are more prone to electrical fires simply because wires degrade over time, and in some cases the wires are just old.  A lot of insurance carriers won't even insure your home if they have evidence that the wiring is too old.   As to why insurance is so harsh regarding older wiring is that a home inspector can't get into your walls to determine your wiring, however the presence of 2-pronged outlets rather than 3-pronged is a definitive sign the wiring is very old, and in desperate need of an electrical upgrade.

Newer regulations require that a home electrical box has to be on the outside of the home.   This regulation is in place in the event of a fire.  When fire fighters arrive at a home that is on fire, they can quickly shut off all the electricity to the house.

As to what this means for you, most people keep their homes a while in fact the average age of home across the country is over 40 years old. While Phoenix is a relatively young city in terms of development, there are dozens of neighborhoods with homes older than twenty years.  which means a great many of them  need electrical upgrades.

That's where a residential electrician in Phoenix comes in.  You want to only hire a licensed and professional contractor or you could not only find yourself in danger, but in trouble with the law as well.

So take no chances.  Don't become an electrical injury statistic or one of the hundreds who suffer from an electrical fire.  Call a residential electrician in Phoenix instead.

Dodge Electric
781 South Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 926-1033
http://www.dodgeelectric.com