Throughout the month we have posted several messages on the importance of whole-home surge protectors. These devices help protect your home appliances, electronics, computers and more.
Many people may be aware of the importance of a whole-home surge protector, but they do not know what the device looks like. Milestone Electric wants to provide an image of a commonly used whole-home surge protector used by our electricians.
For more information about electrical service and repair or electrical home safety, visit Milestone Electric at http://www.MilestoneElectricDFW.com.
Recently Milestone Electric posted an important home safety message, ’ Home Safety Tip No. 277.’ Here’s more on that topic.
ThisOldHouse.com provides in-depth information about surge protection, the two main types of surges, the best defense and more.
The two main power surges you need to be aware of to protect your home appliances and electronics are lightning strikes and downed power lines. Lightning induced surges are the most fearful and powerful. Fortunately these are not the most common type of surge.
The best defense to protect your home is a whole-home surge protector. These are typically hard-wired to the service panel by your local Dallas/Fort Worth electrician. You can also take additional steps to protect your home by installing “plug-in” surge protectors to help your major appliances, electronics, computers, etc.
You can read more about this important topic by clicking on the title, ‘Surge Protection, above.
For more information about electrical service and repair or electrical home safety, visit Milestone Electric at: http://www.MilestoneElectricDFW.com.
All of us own home appliances, electronics, computers and similar items that we want to keep protected to prolong their lives. As posted earlier, whole-home surge protectors are the best way to do this.
The image posted here was taken by one of our electricians, and is hosted on our Flickr site. As you can see, the lightning strike caused significant damage. Hopefully our customer had a whole-home surge protector installed to eliminate further damage to their belongings.
For more information about electrical service and repair or electrical home safety, visit Milestone Electric at http://www.MilestoneElectricDFW.com.
Major appliances and home electronics are at a constant risk from every day power surges, as well as lightning. In order to prolong the life of these products, a whole-home surge protector is needed.
According to IndyStar.com, it is very important to keep your home protected with a whole-house surge protector, and we completely agree. Whole-house surge protection is designed to prevent any voltage from coming inside your home.
Please read more information on whole-house surge protection and why it is important by clicking on the article title above.
For more information about electrical service and repair or electrical home safety, visit Milestone Electric at: http://www.MilestoneElectricDFW.com.
If you have any major appliances or expensive electronics, you are going to want to protect those units and do your best to prolong their life.
One obvious menace is power surges by lightning strikes. Most people assume that they are only in danger if lightning strikes their home. But truth is, lightning can damage your electronics and appliances from up to one mile away.
Another crucial affect that homeowners are not aware of is their home receives hundreds of harmful surges every day. Even without the presence of lightning strikes. These surges come from the power grid.
Protect your home today with a whole home surge protector. Only these protect your entire home.
For more information about electrical service and repair or electrical home safety, visit Milestone Electric at: http://www.MilestoneElectricDFW.com.
This month we have shared several blog posts regarding the importance of never bending or breaking an electrical ground. If you bend or break an electrical ground, the result can be electrical shock.
In order to help you understand the electrical ground of a plug, we would like to share an image of a common electrical plug in the U.S. All three prongs must be in proper working condition to avoid the risk of electrical shock.
Recently Milestone Electric posted an important safety message ‘Home Safety Tip No. 106.’ Here is more on that topic.
We would like to share an important message about the safety of electrical cords and how it relates to home electrical fire prevention. The United States Fire Administration (USFA) estimates home electrical problems account for over 28,000 fires a year. The majority of these fires are caused by wiring or a plug. It is very important to never bend or break the ground on an electrical plug.
Please read more information on this subject by clicking on the article title above.
Milestone Electric wants to share an important article about the holidays and house fires.
ABC News recently shared an important story about how this holiday season is the most dangerous time of the year for house fires. From December 23 through New Year’s, the chances of a fire are much higher.
The only lifesaver in a fire is awareness. Everyone needs to have a properly working smoke detector. If your smoke detectors are not working in your home, give Milestone Electric a call. We want to make sure you have a safe and happy holiday season.
We want to remind you of the importance of never bending or breaking the ground off an electrical plug. Doing so can be extremely dangerous, if not fatal. This image shows how an electrical plug should look in order to operate correctly.
The National Safety Council reports that about 1,000 people are electrocuted each year in the U.S. Removing, bending or breaking the ground off a plug is potentially fatal.
Most people are not aware of the dangers associated with this. Please read more information on this subject by clicking on the article title above.
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