What a spring! So far I have seen fire (in west Texas) and ice. Alone , either one of these events would not be unusual in North Texas, but give me a break. When is it going to turn hot and stay hot?
I am not totally off my rocker. I don’t like it hot. I like when my electricians are all busy working . The real hot weather will cause many electrical systems to fail. There in lies my smile. But my customers that did not listen are not smiling. Along with a nasty wake up call from the fire dept or if at home, you may experience a power outage and smell smoke.
Sometimes a smoke detector will alert you when there is a failure in your wiring system. None of these things are pleasant and most of them will cost a lot more to fix once the go past the repair stage and things have to be rebuilt and replaced.
Here are some of the thing you may experience.
- Unscheduled Power Outages
- Damaged or destroyed electrical equipment.
- Associated area burnt or smoke damage to the entire structure.
- Emergency fees required by local authorities for after hour inspections.
- Overtime pay to electrical contractors.
- Insurance companies may not pay to upgrade your equipment as required by the local code authority.
Some of the repairs I have mentioned time and time again to my commercial customers will cause a black out or power failure. I don’t like to work all night, but if you are out of power you are out of business. When we work these all night jobs, my technicians get overtime pay.
Had I made my point and effectively communicated how your breaker could fail or the wire may burn, you would not have these problems not. We could have scheduled a time to work on the problem and I dare say the price would be less expensive. Especially if you factor in the overtime pay and the after hours inspection fees from the City Inspector.
Now , lets talk about your house. Have you had flickering lights or have you had breakers trip with no apparent problem? Did you call your electrician to check out the panel and service all the breakers? When is the last time you had your A/C unit checked?
You may be next. When the summer is hottest and the A/C is working the hardest, your fridge and freezer are working against you. They generate or displace heat and your A/C unit has to remove it from the house. If you still use the same old 100 year old style of Edison based bulbs, you are generating a lot of heat as you turn on your lights.
The power company loves you. You have a dark colored roof that soaks up the heat. You have 20 yr old windows that let out the cool air. What a time to own stock in an electric utility!
There are ways to save energy and keep guys like me from coming to your house in the middle of a dark night. Call us during the day and we can evaluate your electrical system. Please.
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