Electrical Safety Tips

Here at Quality Electric we like to make sure our clients are safe. Electrical Safety should be practiced year - round. These are 8 important safety tips everyone should know:

1. Stay away from trees in power lines. Every year in the United States people are injured or even killed when they climb or prune trees near power lines. You should stay at least 10 feet away from high voltage lines and avoid working on tree limbs that are in contact with power lines.
2. Observe all warning signs. Teach children to never climb utility poles or play on fences around substations or any area where a "danger" or "Keep out" sign is posted
3. Don't run extension cords under rugs, carpets or furniture. Extension cords can cause fire if overheated. Make sure all electrical cords are long enough so they aren't tight and run them along baseboards to avoid a tripping hazard. When outside, keep extension cords off sidewalks, driveways and other pathways.
4. Replace light blubs with bulbs of equal or lesser wattage. Follow the manufacturer's warnings for appropriate wattage to avoid overheating.
5. Don't overload outlets, and never plug extension cords into each other. Plugging in too many appliances can cause fires.
6. Put out candles when you leave a room and turn off lamps when going to sleep or leaving home. This saves energy and keeps your family and home safe from accidental fires. Use a light times so you don't forget.
7. Protect appliances by plugging them into surge protectors. Surge protectors should bear the seal of a nationally recognized certification agency.
8. Make sure electrical appliances are not placed where they might get wet. Water can damage electrical parts and cause them to become grounded, posing a risk for electric shock hazards or overheating.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us!

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Winter is on the way!

The weather is getting colder and winter is on the way in a couple of short months. Many people use a lot of electricity during the months of winter and it can get extremely expensive. Below are some tips to reduce your monthly electric bill as the weather gets colder:

• Turn down your thermostat during the day. By turning down the thermostat when you are not home is a great way to reduce your electric bill. You can get a thermostat installed that is programmable so you can set the heat to turn on before you get home so that our home is nice and cozy for when you arrive.
• Close your blinds at night and open them during the day. During the day this will allow heat to come in from the sun. This will take some of the workload off of your furnace.
• Turn off the lights when they are not in use. During the winter, it can become more of a habit for people to leave the lights on (as it is generally darker). Turning the lights off when you leave the room will save quite a bit of energy.

These are just a few ways to keep your electricity bill down during the winter. If you are having electrical troubles in your home please feel free to contact us!

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Have you had your electrical wires checked since Superstorm Sandy?

Have you had your electrical wires checked since Superstorm Sandy?

Jim Rowland, the Managing Partner of Quality Electric Service is licensed by the State of New Jersey as both an Electrical Contractor and an Electrical Inspector. He is a member of IAEI, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the South Jersey Electrical Inspectors Association (SJEIA) and recognized as an expert in the Industry. His advice to all our clients is:

"Beginning with Hurricane Katrina, and now during the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the long-term effects of wiring being submerged in water are causing fires. Quite often, the damage caused to the insulation can take weeks, months and even years but eventually the insulation can fail, resulting in a condition known as an arc-fault. Unless the wiring is connected to a specially design circuit interrupter the circuit breaker will not 'trip', and a fire will often be the result.

 Another consideration to testing and evaluation of the electrical systems at any property that experience standing water due to poor storm water runoff, low elevation, etc. are the connections of the grounding electrode conductors to the grounding electrodes. The corrosive effect that occurs when these connections are submerged in water, especially if the wiring and/or the electrodes are not copper (i.e. aluminum or steel) can have a catastrophic effect. Without an effective path for fault current to the earth, the fuses and circuit breaks cannot clear ("trip") a short-circuit or other fault condition.

Most insurance policies REQUIRE the policyholder to MITIGATE any losses after the insured knows, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN of a hazardous condition. Do not be surprised when coverage for fire losses (both property damage and liability) that are determined to be caused by water-damaged electrical systems are denied by insurance companies because the property owner did not exercise his/her DUTY TO INVESTIAGTE AND MITIGATE THE DAMAGE to the electrical system"

If you have an questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

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Keep Your Home Safe with a Security System

Keep Your Home Safe with a Security System

Emergencies can take place in a variety of scenarios whether it is extreme weather conditions, or security breaches. Security system installation in your home is essential to ensure that your property and the people within it are safe. In case of potentially damaging instances, emergency strategies can be implemented more effectively and efficiently if security systems are installed in your home.

Your home is subject to theft and burglary, but a security system installation will help you avert danger in no time. When the security system detects unfamiliar movement in your home, or notices any non-permissible entry into your home, it automatically goes off,  rings a siren and a silent alarm that will be sent to a dispatcher and it is distributed to the right people (Police, Firefighters etc).  A home security system will ensure that your property and your possessions are safe and protected from thieves.

If you have any concerns about your home please feel free to contact us.

 

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The Importance of Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Each year, about 3,000 people in the U.S. die from fires in the home. A vast amount of these fires occur at night while people who are sleeping unknowingly inhale toxic gases and smoke.  More than half of the fires occur in houses without a smoke alarm and the other half of the Fires are almost always due to not enough detectors or dead smoke alarm batteries. The risk of death from residential fires is cut significantly when you have a properly installed and maintained smoke alarms in your home.

A smoke detector installation can help in preventing fire-damage to a great extent. The main purposes for these alarms are to warn you in case of any suspicious smoke inside the house. Improperly extinguished or unattended cigarettes and cigars are among the most common cause of fire.  A smoke detector will detect a possible fire within the house and immediately give a warning before the flames spread to other parts of the house.

In case a fire does occur despite your best efforts to prevent it while you are not at home, smoke detectors can alert the right people about the situation. This means that you will get a quick solution even if a fire does break out in your home.

Lastly, do not forget to change your batteries to keep the smoke detectors working.

If you have don’t have a smoke detector in your household, contact us and we can help!

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