Electrical Safety Services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Unfortunately we often find a gap in safety in the most unfortunate of ways. We experience a significant or catastrophic event which makes apparent to us the what been hidden for so long. Electricity is just that. Significant but silent power when unleashed is explosive, fire prone, dangerous, and can kill without a sound. No different how life teaches us all the national electric code has learned from many years of hard lessons and tries to save others the same misfortune.
We are here to keep your family safe. The code formally changes every 3 years but each iteration increases a homeowner’s safety and protection. Even if your home is relatively new it still may lack critical protection from current technology that can benefit you.
How
If your Home does not have these GFCI type outlets in the Bathrooms, Kitchen, Garage, and Outside, call BIG Family today and we’ll get them installed for you.
Fire Guard…Over 73000 Home Fires each Year in the United States caused by faulty electrical wiring and arcing according to the Electrical Safety Foundation. This device is currently available in circuit breaker form.
It detects the unique characteristics of an electrical arc, the frequency and “bounce” of the Harmonics, and after about 1/10th of a second, it shuts off the power to the entire circuit.
This invaluable device is saving a lot of home owner’s lives and property.
If you want more information or would like to have them installed in your home call us at BIG Family.
Why
Why?
The connection methods for the larger wires take this expansion and contraction into account. Additionally, anti-oxidant compounds are required on these connections.
FPE Circuit Breakers
Federal Pacific electric was a large manufacturer of electrical breaker boxes or load centers and panel boards from the 1960 to 1980 era. Problems arose from these products culminating in lawsuits in the early 1980’s and the withdrawal of the product line from the market by its producer. The consumer product safety commission has produced several case studies of the products and their hazards.
After nearly 30 years in the electrical construction and service industries, I highly recommend if you have FPE (Federal Pacific) breakers, breaker boxes or load centers or panel boards, that you get these replaced immediately. They are well-documented fire hazards and have been proven to “lock on” during an overload condition, just the opposite of what a breaker should do.