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When it comes to your home’s electrical system, even issues that may not seem serious can have fatal consequences. These include having to repeatedly replace fuses or reset trip switches in circuit breaker boxes, or the experience of flickering or dimming lights or computer/TV screens.
More obviously dangerous issues are sizzling sounds coming from electrical outlets, heat from electrical outlets and switch plate covers, and discolouration of outlet and switch plates. These are a few signs of overheating caused by overloaded circuits.
All of these issues indicate wiring circuits that are overloaded, causing your home’s wiring to heat up, damaging insulation and increasing the potential for fires. You should call a professional electrician immediately.
Minimize the risks to you and your family. Let an AJ’s professional handle your circuit breaker issues and installation safely and properly.
Some of the best advice you’ll receive about ceiling fan installation is likely to come from someone who has tried to do it themselves. While it may appear simple at first glance, completing the project safely with the correct tools isn’t always as easy as it looks. Do-it-yourselfers may want to call in the experts at AJ’s Electrical to avoid trouble.
Our electricians are knowledgeable about such challenges as installation on sloped ceilings, down rod length, height from the floor, circuit breakers, and voltages. For example, it’s important to know how to install a new wiring box and the fan hanger bracket. And it’s important to know how to connect all those wires properly and safely, and according to code requirements.
Lack of experience with any of these things can not only mean extra installation hassle, it can also lead to potential safety issues either immediately or down the road. Let an AJ’s electrician install your new ceiling fan safely and properly.
Using Automatic Lighting Control is a great way to save energy and money on your hydro bill. And you can adjust it to your comfort and lifestyle. Automated, or “smart” lighting, makes it easy to set the desired level of lighting in each room according to a variety of conditions, such as sunrise/sunset and time of day, or using occupancy sensors.
A lighting control system gives you the ability to control individual lights or groups of lights from a single device. Using computer technology ranging from simple to complex, lighting can be programmed in a variety ways to create a mood and add an accent to individual areas.
Even more importantly, automatic lighting is a safety and security feature for when you are away or to light up the stairs that are in a dark area. No more fumbling or stumbling in the middle of the night!
Advances in wireless technology have made lighting control systems more affordable than ever.
Contact AJ’s Electrical today and we’ll help you customize automatic lighting to serve your lifestyle,
safety and security needs.
Simply put, carbon monoxide is a silent killer. It’s a highly poisonous gas that has killed thousands in their own homes.
Carbon monoxide is a byproduct of the heat produced by your home’s HVAC system. If your heating system is working properly, carbon monoxide is drawn away safely. But if the system malfunctions, there is no way of sensing it—apart from a carbon monoxide detector.
Today’s homes are tighter and more energy efficient. But this also puts us at a higher risk of exposing ourselves to this killer gas.
It’s not only important to have multiple detectors in your home. It’s also important where they are situated. They should be placed throughout the home and always close to bedrooms so that the alarm is loud enough to awaken you and your family should carbon monoxide be detected.
Our electrician can help you choose the right location to place them, and install them professionally and securely in your home.
Aluminum was the type of wiring used in the 1960s and 1970s as a cheap substitute for copper wiring. Aluminum wiring is not safe. There are three hazards caused by aluminum wiring:
Oxidization. When oxidize (rust) forms on aluminum, it increases the wire’s resistance and impedes the flow of electricity. Although copper wiring also rusts, the green copper oxide that forms is electrically conductive. However, when the white oxide on aluminum wiring forms, it interferes with the flow of electricity, and causes overheating.
Softness. Aluminum is a much softer metal than copper. It is easily nicked or cut. The damaged wire creates local hot spots.
High thermal expansion. Aluminum has a tendency to change shape at the terminal screws and thus become loose or creep off.
Some of the danger signs of aluminum wiring that may have connection problems:
- sparks coming from receptacles or switches
- unusually warm or warped outlets and switch cover plates
- strange odors in the area of receptacles and switches
- light bulbs that burn out quickly
- lights that flicker
- circuit breakers that trip for no reason
Aluminum wiring is not safe for a do-it-yourselfer. Hire only a licensed electrician work on circuits with aluminum wiring. The safest solution to the problems and hazards associated with aluminum wiring: replace it with copper wiring– and allow experienced, licensed electricians to do the job.
Call us at 604-359-1989, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or use our contact form and let AJ’s Electrical help with your wiring solutions.