60w Bright Idea …

In the past month, I’ve been called out to investigate several trouble shoots that resulted in bulb 💡 replacement 😳… I wish that I could say that I’m surprised, but I’ll never under estimate people’s laziness… What could’ve been a $5 investment for the customer, ultimately turned into a $75 service call. As a professional, I cannot afford to come out and investigate for free, and I can only do but so many favors. That being said, do yourself a favor and try replacing your light bulbs 💡 before calling an Electrician. As a home owner or tenant, you should keep extra light bulbs, and only use the appropriate wattage of bulb for the fixture in use per the manufacturers specifications. If the fixtures call for 60 watt light bulbs, then use 60 watt bulbs. Never use a higher wattage bulb in an attempt to achieve more illumination. Over lamping can occur and result in a house fire. All in all, if you ever feel unsure about any issues that may arise, contact a Qualified Electrician, to remedy your situation… ⚡

Wires Wattage Wildlife

Its common to find rodents nesting in electrical equipment/panels due to the heat generated especially when then property is near open fields. Rodents make the mistake of trying to eat the insulation on wiring and wind up cooking themselves. Always be cautious of what you’ll find by wearing ppe (gloves) to protect your skin from any bacteria and keep a hand sanitizer to clean your hands, even though you wore gloves.

Can’t tie a knot, tie a lot!

My old Foreman Bobby Foster would say , that “if you can’t tie a not , tie a lot”. Any Good Electrician should have a few guaranteed knots in their arsenal , that you can rely on when making up heads for cable pulling. Then there’s hoisting and lowering tools , materials , equipment and objects associated with the assembly or disassembly. Check out Ugly’s for electrical references, you can find it at any Home Depot or supply house.

Somebody took my S!@%!

A Misplaced tool are often thought of as stolen, the instant you fail to locate it. Always do your do diligence and retrace your steps, by looking over ,under ,behind and if that dosen’t work ,try looking right in front of your face! Things roll ,bounce ,hide and occasionally grow legs and dose an Olympic back flip into a coworkers bag. Whatever the case, get yourself a lockable tool chest, maintain your work area and be cognizant of your activities and other Tradesman as well. You can customize your tools by engraving or marking them with your name and or initials. That still won’t prevent the inevitable but it will help to identify what’s your from what’s theirs, because it is highly likely that your when your tool was made ,the manufacturer made one million others just like it. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that your coworkers klienes are yours.

Conduit Bending 101 pt.#1

I was first introduced to conduit bending back in 2006 when I was a student at Orleans Technical Institute. Even though I was fascinated with the experience, I didn’t learn how to bend pipe until I began running EMT in a commercial/industrial setting ,which began several years later around 2014. And even then it was nothing larger than 2″ EMT on the “555”. The thing that I found to be most beneficial is learning and knowing the tools that you use. If you desire quality ,then you’ll need to get familiar with your tools and the capacity in which they are to be used. Happy Saturday