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Electrical Upgrades In Your Kitchen

Of all the rooms in your home, your kitchen is the powerhouse, both as the hub where the family congregates to interact, and in terms of electrical consumption.

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Dryer Safety

Clothes dryers have replaced clothes lines as the primary method of drying our clothes.

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Types Of Lighting

If you're planning some remodeling or simply planning new lighting for your home, you’ll want to become familiar with the terminology and techniques used to give your home better lighting.

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Smart Home? Yay Or Nay

Smart homes, and what is called the ‘Internet of Things,' an interactive group of electronic products, is finally maturing into a full-blown consumer trend. Sales of home automation systems are likely to be around $44 billion in 2017.

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Hybrid And Electric Cars

A hybrid car uses a combination оf a gas and еlесtriс роwеr, which is dеѕignеd tо ѕаvе thе drivеr gаѕ mоnеу. But now thеrе'ѕ a vеhiсlе thаt never has to ѕtор аt a gаѕ ѕtаtiоn. Inѕtеаd, an еlесtriс саr ѕtорѕ аt the charging station. Welcome to a new generation of transportation: еlесtriс vehicles.

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Top Reasons To Consider A Whole House Generator

Editor’s note: While we recognize the viability of portable generators for such things as camping, this article confines itself to a more permanent whole-house solution, since a portable generator is limited in scope.)

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Electrical Shock

Electricians have seen and heard a lot of stories about the odd things electricity will do around metal, water, and the human body. One of the hazards we deal with in our industry is electric shock. (You might want to send the kids to bed before you read this one.)

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Five Ways A Good Electrician Can Impact Your Business

Sooner or later, a business, whether it’s brand-new and needs everything from the ground up, or whether it’s an established business with most of the problems ironed out, is going to need a licensed, bonded, insured electrician.

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Extension Cords--what You Should Know

An extension cord is used to connect an electrical cord to the outlet if the main cable falls short. Extension cords vary in length and type of outlet plug.

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Ten Ways To Keep Your Dryer Problem-Free

The modern clothes dryer has eliminated the chore of hanging up clothes in the harsh blazing sun. Most clothes come out of the dryer smooth and wrinkle free. Our dryers are good to us, so we’ve assembled a list of ten ways to keep your dryer problem-free:

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Emergency Lighting For A Business

Emergency lighting in a commercial building, in spite of the fact that it may never be used, could someday be the difference between life and death for dozens of people living or working in that building.

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Is Smart Home Security Smart?

Smart Home systems started in security alarms. Locking windows wasn’t the best way to protect a home from burglars, so alarms were invented. And as technology advanced, security programs advanced as well. But as technology gets smarter, so do hackers and thieves.

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Is This The Year Of The Ceiling Fan?

Sometimes seemingly minor changes in your home can make a huge difference in the cost effectiveness and comfort, and since APS recently raised their rates here in Phoenix, we're looking for every electrical edge possible.

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Reviewing Electrical Usage Of Equipment In Your Office

A typical office building spends one-third to one-half of their electrical budget on lighting. Lighting can be automated, either on a time delay system or occupancy-based sensors. But, that still leaves a huge number of electrical appliances which may or may not be in use.

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Electrical Safety And Trees

When monsoon season hits, we all feel a little like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz during the tornado. After the inevitable rain, we may step out our front door, only to be confronted with an electrical disaster.

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