electrical problems: Another pesky service call
- 01/19/17 03:09 PM
As I am recalling my days as a service electrician this week I thought I would go to my second most common service call, tripped breaker. I can't tell you how many times I went to someones home who swore they checked the breakers, only to find it was in fact tripped. Only one of the major circuit breaker companies have included an easy way to tell if a circuit breaker is tripped, that is Square D with their QO style breakers. These breakers come with a window which shows a red "flag" if they are tripped. The balance of the breaker companies … (2 comments)
electrical problems: A common simply electrical problem
- 01/18/17 08:59 PM
In my years as an electrician, the most common service call I received was receptacles not working. More often than not it turned out to be a GFCI receptacle. GFCI recepts can control a variety of receptacles throughout the home from one place. Prior to certain code changes throughout the year it was not uncommon for a home to come with only 1 GFCI receptacle which controlled multiple locations. Homes built prior to 1971, homes did not have any GFCI receptacles. In 1971 they became required to be on all outlets within 15 feet of a pool. In the later 1970's they … (1 comments)
As I am recalling my days as a service electrician this week I thought I would go to my second most common service call, tripped breaker. I can't tell you how many times I went to someones home who swore they checked the breakers, only to find it was in fact tripped.
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