Circuit breaker problems can make life difficult with a host of harmful effects, but most importantly, they are a safety hazard. Circuit breakers keep you safe from dangerous amounts of electrical current. When they aren’t working properly, there could be a risk of damage to your possessions or even losing your home to a fire. To keep yourself and your family safe, stay on the lookout for the signs of circuit breaker problems. The sooner you identify them, the sooner you can get them taken care of by a professional.

What is a spotlight? What is a floodlight? Knowing the difference between the two is important for properly lighting any application. Before you can understand the difference, you must know what a beam pattern is. Beam angle or pattern is a measurement of the angles that are formed between a cone of light’s brightest point (the center) and the points on both sides of the center where the light’s intensity is 50 percent as bright.

PAR30 bulb that is available with a spot or flood beam pattern.

Fixtures, such as retrofit LED can lights may also look similar to one another while functioning as either spotlights or floodlights. Some light bars are even capable of emitting flood, spot, or combination beams. There are, however, certain fixtures that we imagine when we think of floodlights and spotlights.

We tend to get a little bit of cabin fever towards the end of the winter months. While the weather isn’t too terribly cold, it still isn’t exactly ideal to be out gardening or tending flower beds in January. Your desire to improve your home by making little changes is normal and many people resort to taking care of the inside of their home during winter. This is an excellent time to take care of those little projects like switching out that bathroom faucet, painting the spare bedroom or maybe adding a new ceiling fan. A Beverly Hills electrician can help you with the ceiling fan. In fact, it is best to hire a professional to take care of any home improvement jobs that involve electricity. You can rely on The Electric Connection to provide reliable and knowledgeable electricians.

A ceiling fan can really change the overall look of a room. There are so many different styles to choose from you are sure to find one that matches your current décor. Because most fans include lights, this is another way to change the ambiance in a room. Ceiling fans are not just for the living room or dining room. They make excellent additions to bedrooms and remodeled basements as well. The fans can be used to replace a current light fixture in a room. This is definitely something you will need to leave to your electrician. Beverly Hills residents will appreciate knowing the wiring to the fan has been installed by a professional who knows the proper way to hookup a fan.

Along with adding a certain aesthetic appeal to a room, ceiling fans can actually help reduce the cost to heat and cool your home. It is like getting a bonus! The fans can be used during the summer to help create a cool breeze while circulating the cool air throughout a room. During the winter, the fan pushes the warm air that rises to the ceiling down into the actual living space. Give The Electric Connection a call today and schedule your fan installation.

Older homes generally have a character quality that can’t be seen in newer houses. These homes offer great value, and renovation improvements can bring new life into them. Unfortunately often enough the electrical wiring is never inspected during these updates for years at a time. To ensure that all your hard work is going to be safe, look for these common dangers that could threaten your older home.

From the 50s to 70s many homes were built with aluminum wiring. This was used because it was cheaper and more conductive than copper wiring. Unfortunately many pitfalls were found with aluminum wiring after it was used. Overheating and cracking are common problems with aluminum wiring. If your home was built in this time period, have your wires inspected. There could be a number of hazardous points behind your walls that may cause major issues. For more information and hazard signs of aluminum wiring, read our blog article.

Knob and tube wiring was used in homes in the early 1900s and even as early as 50 years ago. It is possible that these homes still contain knob and tube wiring in them. This wiring can be dangerous as it is more likely to crack and result in electrical fires.

The dangers of these two out-dated wiring systems are that they were installed without worry and the problems were not realized until years later. The electrical wiring systems in these homes were left untouched and so did the problems that came with them. Electrical fires, are especially dangerous as the fire starts and spreads quickly and out of sight. By the time the fire is visible it is too late and the damage can be done.

Over the years homes can see additions: new rooms added onto the home, new electrical lines added, hot tubs, etc. If a licenced electrician did not perform these additions there can be a mess of wire connecting the additions to the original home. This problem comes to a head at the service panel. If it is not properly maintained the breaker will trip constantly and electrical outlets will be overloaded. This is very dangerous as the electrical panel is in charge of keeping your home safe from electrical hazards. It is very important that the electrical panel is upgraded in order to provide the correct control of electricity throughout the entire house, old and new. This also means the panel is properly labelled so it is easy to maintain if further updates are being made.

While there is nothing wrong with purchasing an older home, we recommend that a licenced electrician inspect the electrical system in order to identify potential electrical hazards. One of our expert electricians can provide you with a list of items that should be handled. This will help you have peace of mind that your family is safe in their home.