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The debate over natural gas vs. electric water heaters can be perplexing. After all, the end effect is the same with either (hot water), so they must be more or less interchangeable, right? That’s not the case. We’ll look at the differences between gas and electric water heaters in this article to help you decide…
Whether moving into a new home or planning a big remodeling project, an electrical load calculation is an important step. It helps you understand your house’s electrical capacity and choose the appropriate electrical service. If you live in an older home, your existing service is undersized considering the modern needs. To understand how to calculate…
Many people associate a surge protector with the multi-outlet strip that may be found at any hardware or home supply store. A whole-house surge protector is far more complicated, but it performs the same function on a bigger scale. Everything that uses electricity in your home, from your phone to your refrigerator and everything in…
Wires are available in various gauges, each suitable for a certain application. Craft wire, for example, is thin enough to allow for bending, shaping, and twisting into jewelry and other crafts. To assist industry professionals in selecting the proper wire gauge for their application, the following guide explains what wire gauges are, why they’re important,…
As a homeowner, you should have a say on where appliances and devices are installed in your house. Even if you hire electricians to do the job, your final words will always matter. The same applies when it comes to the installation of the electrical panel. You should have a say on where it should…
Unless you are still living in very old premises, chances are your wiring system comprises NM cable. Even if you are planning to buy cables for the electricity transmission, you may opt to buy the NM cable. If you are planning to buy and install them, here is a perfect guide for you. We are…
You may be at home relaxed enjoying your favorite television show. Then all of a sudden, the TV and even lights turn off. “Well, that is normal, let me give it some time,” You may assume. Only to realize that the situation may not be resuming any time soon. Guess what, you may be the…
At home and even in workplaces, we are occasionally faced with electricity glitches. This usually happens unexpectedly. For instance, the lights may go off or your appliance stops working after being connected to the power socket. The most probable suspect for such glitches is the faulty GFCI. You will be advised to reset it and…
When people buy or invest in older homes, they frequently discover that the number of electrical outlets is inadequate — that is, there aren’t enough outlets to accommodate all of the equipment that a modern family utilizes. Purchasing an older property may also put you at risk, as older electrical panels have been known to…
Large power surges can harm electrical equipment or create a fire in the worst-case scenario. A fuse or circuit breaker interrupts the continuity or flow of electricity to protect an overloaded electrical circuit. However, the way they interrupt the flow of electricity is entirely different. A circuit breaker has an inbuilt switch mechanism that is…