Most business owners and homeowners alike don’t ever think about their circuit breaker. It isn’t until an event such as a loss of power occurs that we really even concern ourselves with the circuit breaker or its box. This, however, is a mistake that many make. In order to protect your home or business from…
Read more April 24, 2019As we promised in our last installment, we will continue the discussion on equipment failure. We will continue to dive into various electrical components and how they work, their longevity, usage, and testing. Transformers Transformers are large scaled pieces of equipment that are used to either reduce or increase the voltage produced by a current. …
Read more April 5, 2019Last week saw more fires in Mumbai and elsewhere. The catch word, in all cases, was ‘Short Circuit’. But short circuits are not an ACT OF GOD. They are man-made, involving carelessness, negligence, monetary shortcuts and blatant flouting of the rules, sheer recklessness. The truth is that there is no need for a single short…
Read more March 29, 2019When dealing with electrical equipment and components it is inevitable that they will fail, and you will have to deal with the consequences. The minute electrical equipment is put into place, from transformers to circuit breakers and panel switches and tap boxes, they start to decline. Deterioration of electrical products happens for a number of…
Read more March 15, 2019A lot of misconceptions surround products labeled as reconditioned, refurbished, and as-is. Reconditioned products are products that have been returned to the manufacturer or a third-party company to thoroughly be checked, taken apart, repaired, put back together, tested, and sold. They are unable to be sold as new without going through the refurbishing process, even…
Read more March 4, 2019Leviton has announced a new version of its Load Center breaker box for homes, and it’s adding an integrated Wi-Fi or Ethernet hub that will let you manage your home electrical setup directly from your phone. That’s right: smart circuit breakers are here. Smart circuit breakers are here There have been after-market products that can…
Read more February 28, 2019In a manufacturing facility there are many different pieces of equipment working in conjunction with one another to ensure the process runs smoothly. When one of the pieces breaks down and needs to be repaired or replaced time is of the essence in keeping downtime to a minimal. The goal for most facilities is to…
Read more February 15, 2019Transformers are used in industrial and manufacturing settings as a way to control the electricity infrastructure within a facility. They are used to step up and power down different voltages of electricity to equipment throughout. The longevity of transformers comes down the environment in which they are ran and the amount of usage received. A…
Read more February 5, 2019(Norma Vally) Seasonal demands on power, such as the addition of space heaters, can overload electrical circuits. By Norma Vally Home Matters January 30, 2019 – 4:09 pm Lower temperatures this time of year have increased people’s use of space heaters. These units, while small in size, pull more energy than expected, especially in…
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