Posts Tagged ‘whole house surge protector’

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Monday, January 3rd, 2011

The 15A, 125V Receptacle is used in your home. your standard receptacle that powers everything from your toaster to your TV. If you are replacing or adding a receptacle, here’s how to wire them.Always ensure that the power is off before working on any electricity.
When installing or replacing a receptacle, connect the ground wire first. When removing an old receptacle, disconnect the ground wire last. The ground or bonding wire should be connected to the bonding screw in the device box, and either pig-tailed (in the case of more than one conductor) Connect the neutral wire (s) next. Then connect the black (or red) hot wire .
In your home, most of the receptacles will have at least two cables entering the same box. The second cable is usually feeding another receptacle, however, it could also be coming from a light or switch.
If you have only one cable entering the device box, tighten the unused screws to avoid them coming in contact with the metal box (if using a metal box), or to mitigate the risk of the unused terminals coming in to contact with the bare ground wire when installing the device in place.
There are many other types of receptacles that you may find around the house, like 20A, or 15/20A, 125V Receptacles, GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) Receptacles, electric Dryer Receptacles (30A, 125/250V), and electric Range Receptacles (50A, 125/250V)
jeffries electric does great residential electric repairs and commercial electric repairs. We install 200 amp panels and replace federal breaker panels. We install landscape lights and recessed lights. We fix electrical plugs and electrical switches and 3 way switches. we are your denton electrician, coppell electrician,lewisville electrician, highland village electrician, frisco electrician, plano electrician,corinth electrician. we fix gfci plugs and repair breakers. we install whole house surge protector. licensed electrician and insured electrican.
Wiring electrical outlets for Range and Dryer Power Outlets in flush mount, surface mount and panel mount versions come equipped with heavy-gauge, double-wire copper alloy contacts. To ensure correct wiring, . Flush mount receptacles fit a wide range of wall plates and mounting hardware. The new code requirements of the 4-wire 220 volt outlets for clothes dryers provide for the required separate neutral wire.  electrical wiring connection with a 3-wire plug and a 4-wire plug.

Wire your plug with care. always test for voltage and turn off the breaker. wear safety glass and protective gloves. 120 volt plug is also called a duplex receptacle. the electric plug comes in many colors. the electric plug is used in the home and for landscape lights. the electric plug in kitchen is gfci plug. the gfci plug comes in many colors. replace the gfci plug when it quits working. follow the instructions . use a raintight gfci plug cover outdoors. read the instructions. please turn off the breaker before you work. replace federal pacific breakers. use lifetime warranty breakers. use lifetime warranty panels. use lifetime warranty surge protector. use lifetime warranty unique landscape lights. we fix plugs. we fix switches. we install 3 way switches.

Changing out your breaker panel?

Monday, October 18th, 2010

In years past when a problem arises with too small a breaker panel or the existing panel was damaged by overheating, we would usually upgrade the size and amount of breaker spaces with no questions. We all are guilty of adding more and more appliances and bigger TV’s and hairdryers and , and , etc.  We all want more power. In fact we need more power. This is a fact of life.    More POWER!   More POWER! 

Times have changed. The new National Electric Code is here. And, the local electrical inspectors have changed their opinion on upgrades. Some cities require the new circuit breaker to be the new code compliant arc-fault breaker. Some cities do not. When you install an arc-fault breaker, be prepared to spend some time tracing out the circuit and making small repairs to the connections.

This new style breaker is great when it comes to a new level of safety. It also comes with a price. Your existing wiring has to be repaired or replaced in some cases before the new breaker can be energized.

Be prepared for the extra time and ask your contractor to be as specific as possible about the extra time charges.  Most of these wiring issues are not visible , nor can you anticipate the hidden connections or a bad motor connection until the work is almost finished and the new breaker is energized.

I will have more articles in the near future as we have changed out many panels and we are starting a data base on the issues and problems with this new type of breaker.  Thanks for reading and know that this new breaker is a lifesaver.

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Surge Protectors and Snake Oil

Friday, January 15th, 2010

I want to post this as a quick answer to some of my twitter friends. Whole house surge protection is just 1 piece of the pie. You need the plug in surge protectors and you need a whole house protector. The two work together to give your expensive equipment the best protection.

I trained under Ray Waggoner years ago as the 1st signs of power fluctuations and spikes started to raise their ugly head.

Surge Protectors and power quality = good grounding

Older computers were at risk much more than the new computing platforms. New equipment has a lot of intregal protection. Today we have so many computers in our home. The home office may have a sophisticated server and modem. Your kitchen will have a stove and fridge and microwave with timers and led’s and small (expensive) computer modules. Your washer and dryer depend on inboard computers. $$$$$

Call today for an evaluation of your Home/office and get real protection. Backed up by a lifetime warranty with $50,000 – $75,000 of insurance. This is real protection.

The stuff you buy at your local office supply will surprise you when you really don’t need surprises. Worse yet, some discount stores sell foreign made knock-off devices that will burn or explode when subjected to high voltages such as a near-by lightning strike.

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