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Is Your Wiring Safe?
How do you know if your home’s electrical system is properly wired or in need of repairs or upgrades? Here are four key indicators to remember:
- Whenever you turn on an appliance, such as a dishwasher, clothes washer or dryer, the lights in your home dim.
- You frequently have problems with fuses blowing or circuit breakers tripping off.
- Appliances that should heat up, such as toasters and irons, don’t get as hot as they should or take a longer time to heat up.
- Your television picture shrinks when other lights or appliances come on.
If any of these problems plague your home, call in a licensed electrician quickly. Old, inadequate wiring, overloaded circuits and other problems aren’t just inconvenient – they’re dangerous. With our reliance on electricity growing steadily, it’s important to make sure that our homes’ electrical systems are appropriate for our needs. So play it safe. And remember – rewiring a home, adding circuits or upgrading systems is a job for a qualified, professional electrician.
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