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Home Office Lighting

Categories Home Electrical Solutions Posted on May 1, 2021 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags home office, home office lighting, remote work, working from home Leave a comment on Home Office Lighting
As we noted last month, the work from home movement is here and will likely keep growing. Chances are, if you're now working from home, your new office is an old spare bedroom or maybe a corner in the basement. Wherever you find yourself working, the…

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Which Appliances Use the Most Energy?

Categories Electrical Education Posted on February 25, 2021 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags appliance energy, appliances, electric bills, home energy
In a lot of homes across the country, there has been a never-ending war on conserving electricity. Typically it involves dad turning off left-on lights in empty rooms and turning down the thermostat. But what most people don't know is how much energy…

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How to Know if a Circuit Breaker is Bad?

Categories Electrical Education Posted on January 30, 2021 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags circuit breaker, electrician omaha, lincoln electric company, tripping circuit breakers
Do you think you might have a bad circuit breaker? A circuit breaker can fail for multiple reasons. In most cases, a circuit breaker fails because it's overloaded, it wasn't reset properly, or you have a short circuit. At the end of the day, your cir…

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How to Avoid Electrical Fires

Categories Electrical Education Posted on December 31, 2020 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags electrical fires, electrician lincoln, electrician omaha, residential electrician omaha
Each year electrical fires are responsible for over 50,000 residential fires. Most people think their home is safe, but few understand the risks and causes of electrical fires. The best defense against an electrical fire is knowing what causes them a…

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How to Choose Exterior Light Fixtures

Categories Electrical Education Posted on December 2, 2020 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags electrical tips, outdoor electrical, outdoor lighting, outdoor lights
Does your back porch light seem too dark? Is your front entryway not as inviting as you'd like? Adding new exterior lighting can dramatically transform how you experience your home at night. Updating outside fixtures can bring new life to your outdoo…

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How Electricity is Generated for Your Home

Categories Electrical Education Posted on October 30, 2020 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags electrician lincoln, electrician omaha, electricity, electricity history, power grid
When we want light, we flip a switch, and the light comes on. Pretty simple. But at the same time, we know that it's quite a complicated process to make that light turn on. Electricity has to come from somewhere, so where is it coming from, and how i…

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Benefits of a Smart Electric Meter

Categories Electrical Education Posted on October 1, 2020 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags electrical smart meter, electrical tip, electrician lincoln, electrician omaha, smart meter
Over the past several years, utility companies have been slowly rolling out smart electricity meters. They are a significant technological upgrade from the old analog electricity meter and actually come with benefits to both utility companies and hom…

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Why Hire an Electrician to Repair a Loose Electrical Outlet?

Categories Electrical Education Posted on September 1, 2020 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags electrical outlet, electrician lincoln, electrician omaha, loose outlets
Your electrical outlets are held in place with outlet boxes, which are attached to drywall or a wall stud. Over time, the outlet box can come loose from the material is was originally anchored to. If you’ve ever pulled a cord out of an outlet and f…

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How to Tell if a Light Switch is Bad

Categories Electrical Education Posted on August 1, 2020 Posted by Jason Wolfe Tags electrician lincoln, electrician omaha, light switch replacement, light switches
Your light switches are easy to take for granted. They get used thousands of times over the years, until the day they start to fail and require a replacement. Sometimes the signs that your light switch is bad are obvious. For example, if there is an …

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