As Des Moines’ Top Rated Local® electrician, it is a high priority for us to be available day and night. While uncommon, electrical emergencies do take place after business hours, and we strive to be available for any emergency electrician needs that Des Moines homeowners have. We get it: emergencies don’t sleep or take a day off, and we will gladly come out in the middle of the night or on a holiday to keep your family and home safe. If you suspect that you are experiencing an electrical emergency, please call us immediately at 515-446-7040.

Homeowners vary greatly in their willingness to label something as an emergency. For some, a tripped circuit breaker could feel like an emergency, while others wait until sparking or popping sounds are heard to draw the line. Regardless of how you define a dire situation, it never hurts to call an emergency electrician if you suspect that an issue may be dangerous for you to approach or repair on your own, if your home or family may be in danger, or if you’re just unsure about what the issue may be. After all, talking with a local electrician about the issue is going to be much more reliable and specific to your case’s needs than a simple Google search. Your electrician may find that you do infact have an emergency that a qualified professional needs to take care of right away, and that would make the call well worth it.

We never recommend attempting to do electrical work yourself, especially if that work means consulting a search engine for a quick how-to. Often electrical problems are complicated, and require a professional to safely find the root of the issue. If you ever have an electrical emergency in the middle of the night, please do not try to take matters into your own hands or save it until morning. Electrical issues can quickly lead to injury, damages to your home, or worse, and it really isn’t worth the risk. In Des Moines, this means calling the emergency electricians at Electrical Gurus for day or night electrical services.

Fun Fact:  A traditional New Year’s Eve religious service, “Watch Night” is observed to give thanks for life’s blessings and pray for divine favor in the coming year.  “Watch Night” was especially significant among African Americans in 1862, as President Lincoln vowed to end slavery with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.

Wherever you happen to be, New Year’s marks a time for change, a time for making resolutions and a revival of hope.  Make a life changing resolution; Visit a Capitol Lighting showroom and work to improve your future illumination.  Rejoice in unbeatable promotional pricing on the year’s finest home lighting and accessories, including shining innovations from Forecast, Hanover Lantern and Thomas Lighting.

By Clarissa Allison | December 11th, 2015

If you are lucky enough to have a large family room or “great room”, you may encounter some exciting challenges when choosing home decor and lighting that complements and balances your space. A great room is a large room typically found in modern homes that combines the features of a living room with those of a dining room or family room.

Large, open spaces are very common to find in floorplans these days. The dining room incorporates the kitchen, which is part of the living room and leads into the den, etc.  This trend sees walls to separate activity spaces removed. You’ll find that the kitchen is no longer segregated from the rest of the home but may easily become a main focal point. As you’ll see, the key to lighting these types of spaces is variety. You’ll want to utilize ambient, task, wall, and spot lighting to eliminate a “cave-like” atmosphere and maintain a feeling of spaciousness and height.

Read on for tips on how to set up the perfect lighting scheme for functionality, elegance and entertaining.

Update Your Kitchen Island As An Activity Space

One of the greenest home improvement projects that you can undertake is to install solar panels. As more research is conducted, it is becoming more and more clear that our reliance on fossil fuels is one of the main contributors to not only our planets overall health, but the health of everyone who lives here. As a homeowner, working with solar panel installers to reduce your dependence on less renewable sources of energy can not only give you more energy freedom, but also help the environment at the same time. Plus, you could save a significant amount of money in the process.

Cost of Solar Panels

As a result of technological advancements, increased demand and the variety of payment options for solar panels, the cost is more affordable than ever. Although purchasing panels and the systems that go with them up front can be very expensive and cost prohibitive, many solar installers are offering alternative to this process. One of the most popular options is the solar lease. Rather than buying panels up front or financing their purchase, you can actually lease solar panels from a solar leasing company. This gives you both the solar power that you desire and the financial flexibility that you need.

Solar Leasing

Solar leasing is by far one of the largest growing trends in the solar power industry. The way it works is simple. You work together with a solar installer who will install the panels on your home for you. You then pay them a monthly leasing fee for the use of the panel. All of the electricity that you generate belongs to you and any excess can be sold back to the power company. As a result, you will typically start saving money in your first month.

At Solar Panel Info, we have compiled extensive information on the benefits of solar panel and solar leasing.

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