Fort Mill Electrician provides check ups for your electrical system
Be proactive: get check-ups from your electrical contractor
The electrical system in our homes is one of a lot of things most of us depend on every day without ever thinking much about. But according to the U.S. Fire Administration, over 25,000 electrical fires are reported in the United States every year, and 1,300 people are injured or killed in these fires. You can be careful in the kitchen, you can test your smoke alarm regularly, you can treat fireplaces, candles, space heaters, hair dryers and so on with all the respect they deserve, but when it comes to your electrical system, you really need the expertise of an electrician if you want to be sure it’s safe. Besides the risk to life and property from fire, there’s also the simple nuisance factor of an electrical system that fails — spoiled food in your fridge, lost work on your computer, having to explain to the kids that no, they can’t watch Netflix until the electrician gets here.
Get your wiring checked up
If you don’t know what kind of wiring system your Fort Mill home has— whether the wires are copper or aluminum, what kind of safeguards are in place — you should get a checkup from an electrician, especially if you live in an older home. Some old homes have knob-and-tube wiring, which is prone to damage and can’t always handle high demand. Many insurance companies won’t insure a home with knob-and-tube wiring unless its system either passes inspection by an electrician or is replaced with something more modern.
According to Angie Hicks, founder of Angie’s List, if you hear a sizzling noise when you turn your lights on or off, that indicates there’s a problem with your lighting system that you need an electrician to look at. If the lights keep flickering, either someone is filming a horror movie in your home or there might be a loose wiring connection. If any part of the electrical system feels warm to the touch, there’s something wrong with the connection. If your circuit breaker trips often, something in the system is getting overloaded. All of these are things you should ask an electrical contractor to look at instead of trying to fix them yourself.
Residential electrical contractors in Fort Mill
Pyramid Electric Service are electrical contractors licensed in North and South Carolina and serving the greater Charlotte area, including Charlotte, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Indian Land, Marvin, Weddington, Matthews and Waxhaw. We offer proactive and regular checkups for your home’s electrical system, along with 24-hour emergency service. Expertise.com rated us one of the top 25 electrical contractors in the Charlotte area. Call the electricians you can trust. We have been serving York, Lancaster, Mecklenburg and Union Counties since 1963.