Home Electrical Inspection for a Safe Holiday Season
From Halloween to Christmas, millions of homes in the United States alone will test the bounds of their home’s electrical supply with tree lights and outdoor decorations. While the majority of these products are manufactured with home safety in mind, it only takes one improper connection or an unscrewed bulb to create a fire hazard with the potential to cause fatal complications.
That is why now is the perfect time for you to schedule an electrical inspection with a professional at Wiretech Company. We want you to have a holly, jolly season where the only fire you have to think about is the one warming your mantel.
What’s Included in a Home Electrical Inspection?
At Wiretech Company, we follow all NEC best practices for electrical inspection, ensuring your home is as safe as possible going into the holiday season. That includes:
- Checking that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly.
- Inspecting lighting fixtures for properly sized lightbulbs.
- Looking over switches, receptacles, junction boxes and service panels for loose or spliced wire connections.
- Addressing electrical shorts and flickering lights.
- Ensuring the entire house has grounding in place.
- Testing ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) for secure connections.
- Checking all active electrical connections, including those with appliances like air conditioners.
Most inspections take just a couple of hours to complete, and they can save time, money and lives in the future.
Tips for Holiday Season Electrical Safety
If you plan on lighting up your Christmas tree or putting up outdoor electrical decorations, understanding safe electrical practices becomes even more important. These tips will help you keep your home merry and bright with minimal fire hazards:
- Christmas lights safety: Check every string of lights for loose bulbs, cracked sockets and frayed cords and replace them if necessary. If you’re getting new lights, look for a UL Listing Mark to confirm they’ve been evaluated to applicable safety standards.
- Surge protection: Keep your use of extension cords to a minimum and avoid plugging power strips into anything but the wall outlet. Also, most cords and power strips are rated for certain uses, so make sure any that go outside are designed for outside use.
- Check surroundings: Keep all electrical fixtures and cords away from curtains, rugs, fabric and water sources to prevent accidents. For outside decorations, try to protect cords and connections from snow, rain and ice.
Schedule Your Inspection Today
Whether you go all out with holiday decorations or you just want to make sure your home is prepared to run the heat all winter, now is the best time to schedule a home electrical inspection. Connect with Wiretech Company online or call 919-847-1617 to schedule your appointment today. We are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
