Electrical Tips & News

For most households, the holiday season is truly the most wonderful time of the year. But for the nearly 300 families that suffer a house fire during the holidays, devastating is a much more fitting descriptor. If you plan to hang holiday lights this year, take the appropriate precautions to keep your home and family safe.

We have begun to slowly schedule jobs as we educate our techs about the new COVID-19 procedures.

If you’re on a mission to make your house more energy efficient, you may have considered upgrading your appliances or even replacing your windows and doors. But have you thought about how the condition of your electrical system affects your household energy efficiency?

Just about everything we do inside our homes requires electricity. And in Minnesota, where our winters can get brutal, household electrical systems do some pretty heavy lifting. Unfortunately, though, it’s exceedingly easy to forget how much we depend on fully functional electrical work to perform our day-to-day activities. But we remember pretty quickly when winter weather knocks out our power.

Are you planning to host a holiday dinner this year? What about whipping up some baked goods to share with family and friends? If any of your holiday plans involve cooking or baking, listen up: More kitchen fires occur around the holidays than during any other time of year.

When you think about childproofing your household electrical system, what comes to mind? Maybe purchasing and inserting a few outlet plugs on the receptacles nearest your floor? Perhaps scooting long cords out of view? While these approaches are certainly helpful, they’re far from adequate.

With our ever-increasing reliance on electrically powered appliances and devices, it’s no wonder our monthly energy bills seem to be skyrocketing. And with round-the-clock heating season quickly approaching (and more time spent indoors) those bills will likely increase further.

If your home was built before 1990, chances are it features an outdated (and unsafe!) electrical panel. Antiquated panels aren’t just a code violation; they present a real threat to your safety and the structure of your home since they do not feature modern safety devices designed to stop power flow in the event of an overload. To help you determine whether your home features one of these outdated panels, the electricians at Harrison Electric explain what they look like and why they’re hazardous below.

If you’ve noticed your electrical system seems off, whether it’s your outlets, switches, electrical panel, or wiring, listen to your gut! Many homeowners see the signs of a potential wiring problem, but rather than addressing those signs, they assume the issue will eventually correct itself. Unfortunately, though, wiring problems never correct themselves; they only get worse.