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Choosing the Right Electrician for Your Project
Whether it’s your home, office or manufacturing building, ensuring your electrical needs are properly met is a number one priority. Finding the right person to do it is crucial, and there are some details you’ll need to discover before choosing your electrician....
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When Should my Business Upgrade its Lighting?
When it comes to lighting for your business, it can be difficult to know when to upgrade. Will LED lighting make that much of a difference in my business? How expensive will the upgrades be? Will they actually save me more money in the long run? To answer those...
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Avoid Fires – Electrical Fire Safety Tips
A Holiday Reminder from Shockley Electric According to the National Fire Protection Association, temporary wiring and electrical cords are responsible for over 25 percent of electrical system fires each year. Whether it is due to old, faulty wiring or...
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The Hazards of Extension Cords
Though we use them in our homes and offices frequently, and especially during the holidays, extension cords are surprisingly hazardous. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that about 3,300 residential fires originate with these cords each...
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Time to Consider an Emergency Backup Generator?
With the worst of hurricane Michael passing to our south, it's still a reminder that an emergency generator should be on your shopping list. Storms like Irma, Nate and Snowmaggedon are still fresh in our minds; now is the time to get prepared before the next storm...
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Why Do I Need a GFCI Outlet?
A GFCI outlet is actually a replacement for a standard electrical outlet. It protects any appliance plugged into it, and can also be wired to protect other outlets that are connected to it. The GFCI outlet is part of a GFCI circuit breaker. The breaker controls an...
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