San Diego Electrical Tips & Articles

Your home’s lighting is more than just a convenience—it’s a vital part of your everyday safety and comfort. When your lights start acting up, it could be a signal that something’s wrong behind the scenes. Knowing the early signs of lighting problems can help you avoid bigger electrical issues down the line. Here are seven…

One thing that San Diego is notorious for is our plethora of historic homes. Yet, before buying into one of those older homes it is important to get an idea of what you are getting yourself into. With all that allure and charm comes the need to address certain issues. The main concerns are always…

If you’ve purchased a San Diego area older home or have discovered you have aluminum wiring in your older home, put your concerns at ease because a professional inspection can be done by a local professional electrical inspector. Not all aluminum wiring has to be replaced. All issues with your electrical system will be discovered…

A GFCI outlet is necessary when electrical outlets are positioned close to water. This means that GFCI outlets are an absolute must when you have outlets that are near your bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, outdoors, etc. In addition to being an important preventative measure for your home, having GFCI outlets installed throughout your home is…

Knob and tube wiring was once a very popular form of electrical wiring, but it has since been recognized as a form of wiring that poses a risk to homeowners. If you have knob and tube wiring in your home, it’s possible that all or part of your home’s wiring will need to be replaced…

There’s no better way to enhance the mood in your home than to play with some lighting options. Mood can be set to enhance mood from bright and lively to soft and romantic or even spooky and scary for fun party times. Lighting in our homes should be comforting, adjustable, functional, and should always enhance…

Sufficient lighting in your home isn’t just for convenience sake but also to serve you when you need to see well when doing tasks like cutting up food or making repairs in your garage. Most homes that are standard built will have only one lightbulb fixture in the garage, and kitchens normally have an overhead…

A breaker was created to protect your wires from carrying an excessive amount of current, and to trip off on an overload or a short circuit. That is the reason why proper sizing of breakers is so important. This is all spelled out within the NEC. Never oversize a breaker to fix a tripping breaker…

San Diego, California is the perfect place to install a ceiling fan. It is located right on the edge of the ocean so those that live by the beach feel the cool ocean breeze in summer. For the rest of San Diego the temperatures caused by global warming may make the heat unbearable during the…

Expert San Diego Electrician corrects many electrical fire & shock hazards created by unqualified home owners trying to do the work themselves. Be safe and hire a qualified San Diego Electrician. As a San Diego electrician customers are always calling me after something they were working on had gone bad, or they saw sparks fly…