Roberts Electrical Services

Answering some of our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Question: HOW DO I RESET MY BREAKER WHEN IT HAS TRIPPED OFF?

Answer: First, disconnect any additional devices that may have caused the breaker to overload and trip. Breakers are mechanical devices and must be turned all the way off before turning back on. Remember this is a mechanical device, so this may require several attempts. If this fails to reset the breaker, there may be a more serious problem. Call Roberts Electrical Services.

Answering some of our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

FAQ #1

Question: CAN I HANG A CEILING FAN WHERE A LIGHT IS?
Answer: Yes, but first you must make sure the electrical box is properly braced and rated for the weight and torque of the ceiling fan you are installing.

Holiday Tips for all of you.

12.13.12 Counting Down to Christmas with 12 Electrical Safety Tips The holiday season is in full swing and Christmas is right around the corner! It's a wonderful time of year and staying safe around electricity will keep the holidays bright for you, your family and friends. As you "deck the halls" and make other preparations, please pause to review our electrical s...

Please do not hesitate to call us for any project! From adding a light or receptacle in your family room to a high voltage transformer for your plant, we can help you with it all. We would appreciate the opportunity to serve you and make you apart of the family!

With our team of professionals, we know how to service most any electrical need you may have. We are a unique contractor, due to the fact we can install so many different types of electrical work. We install commercial, industrial, residential and high voltage utility work. Including general lighting, outdoor lighting, sports lighting, underground cables, aerial cables, transformers, utility poles, complete services for all applications and much more.

The best way to start saving on your electricity costs is to get smart with how you use electricity. These are no-cost ways to cut down on your electric bills.

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TIP OF THE DAY: If the electrical outlets and switches in your home haven't been replaced in 10+ years, it's something to consider! It's easy to forget and take these things for granted, but certainly worth the effort.

Be careful this holiday season. If you have any questions concerning your holiday decoration set up, message us today for free consultation.

Here are some good safety tips for the Christmas season .

1. Inspect electrical decorations for damage before use.
Cracked or damaged sockets, loose or bare wires, and loose connections may cause a serious shock or start a fire.

2. Do not overload electrical outlets.
Overloaded electrical outlets and faulty wires are a common cause of holiday fires. Avoid overloading outlets and plug only one high-wattage into each outlet at a time.

3. Never connect more than three strings of incandescent lights.
More than three strands may not only blow a fuse, but can also cause a fire.

4. Keep trees fresh by watering daily.
Dry trees are a serious fire hazard.

5. Use battery-operated candles.
Candles start almost half of home decoration fires (NFPA).

6. Keep combustibles at least three feet from heat sources.
A heat sources that was too close to the decoration was a factor in half of home fires that began with decorations (NFPA).

7. Protect cords from damage.
To avoid shock or fire hazards, cords should never be pinched by furniture, forced into small spaces such as doors and windows, placed under rugs, located near heat sources, or attached by nails or staples.

8. Check decorations for certification label.
Decorations not bearing a label from an independent testing laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), or Intertek (ETL) have not been tested for safety and could be hazardous.

9. Stay in the kitchen when something is cooking.
Unattended cooking equipment is the leading cause of home cooking fires (NFPA).

10. Turn off, unplug, and extinguish all decorations when going to sleep or leaving the house.
Unattended candles are the cause of one in five home candle fires. Half of home fire deaths occur between the hours of 11pm and 7am (NFPA).

Let's be smart when decorating this holiday:

• Wear sturdy shoes with slip resistant soles. Leather soles are not slip resistant.

• Use a ladder rated to hold your weight combined with the weight of your tools and decorations and long enough to reach without having to stand on the top rung.

• Set your ladder up on even ground or use leg levelers.

• Follow the “three point-of-contact rule.” Always face the ladder and always have two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand in contact with the ladder steps, rungs and/or side rails. Never reach so far that the buckle on your belt is outside of the right or left rail of the ladder.

• If your ladder is metal, including aluminum, it will conduct electricity. If a live wire from holiday lights touches a metal ladder, it can cause electrocution.

• Don’t drink and decorate and don’t decorate at night. Alcohol consumption when climbing ladders can lead to injury and death, and decorating at night is dangerous.

• Use only lights that have plugs containing fuses.

• Check to see that outdoor lights been certified for outdoor use.

• Make sure that extension cords are rated for the intended use.

• Stay away from power or feeder lines leading from utility poles into older homes.

• Fasten outdoor lights securely to trees, house walls, or other firm supports to protect them from wind damage. Use only insulated staples, not nails or tacks, to hold strings in place or run strings of lights through hooks. Never pull or tug on lights.

• Plug lights into circuits protected by ground-fault circuit interrupters to protect against electric shock. Portable outdoor GFCIs can be purchased where electrical supplies are sold. GFCIs can also be installed permanently to household circuits by a qualified electrician.

Contact Roberts Electrical Services for assistance.

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