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Christmas Lighting!
This time of year everyone is decorating for Christmas and often times trying to out do the neighbor or even just adding a little more each year. Unfortunately with this can come issues… tripping GFCI’s and breakers. A few things that will help with the frustration is to first try to switch over to LED light strings. LED strings pull less wattage than older strands of bulbs and thus more can be used on the same circuit. Second, make sure all cord ends and joints (where two strands or more plug together) are covered. You can use Saran wrap, something most people keep on hand, to wrap the joints and help keep them free from moisture and problems. (This particularly helps if you have a sprinkler system that comes on regularly and also helps with roof lighting when extension cords and such are in roof valleys and along the gutters.) Third and final tip would be that most homes have a single GFCI circuit, usually controlled or protected from a garage outlet, that protects all outside outlets. This means that all outside outlets and the few in the garage are usually on one single circuit, so if all the lighting is plugged in to one circuit you are more likely to overload it and pop breakers or trip GFCI’s, as most garage/outdoor circuits are only a 15 amp circuit or 1800 watts. This is plenty of power if nothing else is plugged in to the circuit, but if you have a fridge in the garage or other appliances or power tools this drops significantly. As a fridge will draw 800 watts or more. In Conclusion if you lean towards celebrating with a Griswald type Christmas light set up, you may want to think about adding a few dedicated circuits around the home, even outlets in the soffits on a switch or smart switch to come on when wanted. We would be happy to help you figure out how to get your Christmas lighting done safe and right. Hope this helps and have a safe and happy Holidays. From all of us to all of you Merry Christmas!!!
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When choosing a contractor to work on your home be sure that the person you choose is qualified to do the work. If you are choosing someone to work on Electrical, Plumbing or AC they should carry a license through the state you live in to be qualified to do the work. You can go to the state website and type in their name or the business name to double check and make sure the person you choose is indeed qualified to do the work. Trades people are required by state regulations to keep their licenses up to date and to take continuing education every year to stay up to date with the changes in codes. If you live in a city where a permit needs to be pulled to work on your home only a licensed contractor will be qualified to pull such a permit.
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“Kevin, who is the owner of Bierman Electrical Services, worked on our home in The Woodlands, TX last spring. He was just awesome and I would recommend him without reservation to my friends and family. The scope of electrical work that he did for us included new wiring for our remodeled master bath, installation of a towel warmer, replacing all plug-ins and switches throughout the house, installing new light fixtures, installing new bathroom fans, installing under-counter lighting in the kitchen, and putting in an outside plug for the mosquito system. In addition to being a master electrician, Kevin is also a home inspector which turned out to be very important to us. When he was installing the new bathroom fans, he let us know that the previous owner had cut corners on the venting that was not only causing moisture build-up and mold to form in the attic insulation, it was destroying the drywall around the fans. When he installed the new fans, he properly installed the additional venting to solve the venting problem and we were then able to have the drywall repaired. When he was up in the attic he also noticed that the previous owner had cut corners on some plumbing work for an addition causing corrosion of the old galvanized pipes that was getting ready to be a huge problem. Thanks to Kevin, we were able to get a plumber in time to fix the bad joints before they started to leak. Kevin is polite and professional – arriving each day at the specified time and completing everything within the time frame that he promised within budget. He was very flexible with my constantly changing scope of work. In addition, he was always extremely conscientious about the excellence of his work and took the time to explain any issues he found – bottom line – he really cares about doing things the right way. I would absolutely hire him again for any electrical or home inspection project.” -Joyce F.
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