There are a number of reasons that you may need electric repairs at your home or business. However damage from storms, rain or flooding requires special attention as do older homes when it comes to electrical repair.
Electrical damage from rain or flooding
Storm and hurricanes can cause significant damage to homes. Winds and driving rain can blow shingles off of roofs, and weaken the structural integrity of a home.
Further, any of these potential issues are then compounded by the flooding that accompanies these major weather events. Making any repairs after a storm or hurricane is a daunting task; and making electric repairs is something that should only be done by a trained professional. Without the background experience and education in electric repairs, it is easy to miss something that needs to be fixed.
For example, every electrical component that has been below floodwater needs to be replaced after the water recedes, from outlets to appliances and even major components such as furnaces. The standing floodwater is full of unknown pollutants that will cause damage to the finely tuned parts of electric appliances and insulated electrical wiring, even if they seem unaffected at first. If these components are not replaced, this damage can lead to simple malfunctions or major electric fires.
Maintaining older homes
Additionally, regular wear and tear on electrical systems, particularly the electrical systems in older homes, can require electric repair. Most older homes and buildings are simply not equipped to handle the electricity needs of a modern family or business. For example, the minimum requirement for a new home’s circuit breaker capacity is one hundred amps, but many choose to have two hundred amps because they have more than three major appliances.
Older homes, however, generally have only a sixty amp capacity, making it much easier to overload the electrical system in an older home. Between washers and dryers, dishwashers, televisions, stereo systems, the coffeepot, oven, and the many other conveniences of modern life, it is easy to overload an older system and require electric repairs.
Even if the system in an older home is able to handle the energy demands of its occupants, the current that flows through the many wires and connections in an electrical system creates constant heat, pressure, and other stresses. This constant use and stress wears on the component, affecting the integrity of the insulating as well as the conductivity of the metal components. Normal use will eventually wear some components out, requiring electric repairs or replacements of those overused parts.
Electrical damage from rain or flooding
Storm and hurricanes can cause significant damage to homes. Winds and driving rain can blow shingles off of roofs, and weaken the structural integrity of a home.
Further, any of these potential issues are then compounded by the flooding that accompanies these major weather events. Making any repairs after a storm or hurricane is a daunting task; and making electric repairs is something that should only be done by a trained professional. Without the background experience and education in electric repairs, it is easy to miss something that needs to be fixed.
For example, every electrical component that has been below floodwater needs to be replaced after the water recedes, from outlets to appliances and even major components such as furnaces. The standing floodwater is full of unknown pollutants that will cause damage to the finely tuned parts of electric appliances and insulated electrical wiring, even if they seem unaffected at first. If these components are not replaced, this damage can lead to simple malfunctions or major electric fires.
Maintaining older homes
Additionally, regular wear and tear on electrical systems, particularly the electrical systems in older homes, can require electric repair. Most older homes and buildings are simply not equipped to handle the electricity needs of a modern family or business. For example, the minimum requirement for a new home’s circuit breaker capacity is one hundred amps, but many choose to have two hundred amps because they have more than three major appliances.
Older homes, however, generally have only a sixty amp capacity, making it much easier to overload the electrical system in an older home. Between washers and dryers, dishwashers, televisions, stereo systems, the coffeepot, oven, and the many other conveniences of modern life, it is easy to overload an older system and require electric repairs.
Even if the system in an older home is able to handle the energy demands of its occupants, the current that flows through the many wires and connections in an electrical system creates constant heat, pressure, and other stresses. This constant use and stress wears on the component, affecting the integrity of the insulating as well as the conductivity of the metal components. Normal use will eventually wear some components out, requiring electric repairs or replacements of those overused parts.
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