The Difference Between An Electrician and An Electrical Inspector
The Difference Between An Electrician and An Electrical Inspector We get a lot of phone calls from homeowners asking us to do electrical inspections. Can electricians perform electrical inspections? The answer is yes, and no. Confusing, we know. Let's first start with...
Square D Safety Switch Recall: More Than 1 Million Pose Shock Hazard
Square D Safety Switch Recall: More Than 1 Million Pose Shock Hazard On April 17, 2018, Schneider Electric recalled their Square D brand General Duty 30 & 60A, 120/240-volt, 2-phase and 3-phase NEMA 3R Safety Switches. The square D safety switch recall affects more...
EV Charging Stations: Why Upgrading Your Home Electric Vehicle Charger Is Best
EV Charging Stations: Why Upgrading Your Home Electric Vehicle Charger Is Best So you are in the market for an EV (electric vehicle), or just purchased one. Maybe you aren't sure if an electric vehicle is right for you, and you are doing some research on Google....
Quantum Dot White LEDs: Researchers Find Record Efficiency With These LEDs
Quantum Dot White LEDs: Researchers Find Record Efficiency With These LEDs Quantum dot white LEDs? Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie! But these are actually a real thing, and they are a ground-breaking discovery in LED technology. Researchers at Koç...
Bat-Friendly Streetlights? One Dutch Town Just Got Them
Bat-Friendly Streetlights? One Dutch Town Just Got Them On June 5th, the world's first bat-friendly streetlights made their debut in a small town called Nieuwkoop in the Netherlands. This Dutch town is situated near a nature reserve, where a rare species of bats...
Is Your Bathroom Exhaust Fan Vented Properly? Asking An Electrician
Is Your Bathroom Exhaust Fan Vented Properly? Asking An Electrician At KB Electric LLC, we install a lot of bathroom exhaust fans for our customers. We replace old bathroom exhaust fans with new ones as well when the old one stops working. Many times we get phone...
Wiring An Outdoor Shed: Why You Should Hire An Electrician For Your Power
Wiring An Outdoor Shed: Why You Should Hire An Electrician For Your Power At KB Electric LLC, we recently did a job that involved extensive trenching and pulling wires to get power to a massive residential shed. It reminded us that this job can only be...
This Might Shock You: Celebrities Who Used To Be Electricians
This Might Shock You: Celebrities Who Used To Be Electricians Electricians are cool people. So much so, they turn famous! Well, sort of. Let's take a look at some well-known people who once helped people with their lighting and power before they were a buzz in the...
Generating Electricity With Gravity? One Man Figured It Out
Generating Electricity With Gravity? One Man Figured It Out Why do we as electricians care about current events, especially those having to do with electricity generation? Well, without electricity, we wouldn't be in business. So it's cool to find innovations and...
Electrical Service Upgrade For A Swimming Pool? Let’s Ask An Electrician
Electrical Service Upgrade For A Swimming Pool? Let's Ask An Electrician So you just got home from the local swimming pool and spa company about 5 miles from your house. After the kids have gone to bed, you sit down with your spouse to go over the finances, and you...