New Day Electrical Contractors

12/23/2022

08/13/2022

We just finished upgrading a 600 amp meter room powering half of an old shopping center

* Background sounds courtesy of Sheeshthabeast (my daughter 🙂)

07/22/2016

Replacing damaged meter can and breaker box correctly with city inspection.

Standing behind our work is the least we can do.

12/08/2015

Please test your smoke detectors and replace the batteries.
I recommend one that detects carbon monoxide also, but at least get a working smoke detector in your house. If you don't have a working smoke detector, your local fire department will install one for free. Serious stuff family...

Enjoy your house! :-)

03/09/2015

Rule of thumb:

Whenever the time changes, change your smoke detector battery

They do save lives

05/22/2014

Energy saver, compact fluorescent (swirly) bulbs 4 pack - 14watt (60 watt equivalent) regular $6.97 now only 97 cents!! Back by the ceiling fans.

That's less than the CHEAP, regular incandescent bulbs! (Which are being phased out of production because of their high energy use.)

THESE ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Depot

12/21/2013

Stay away from downed power lines!!

05/11/2013

CIRCUIT BREAKERS ARE NOT JUST SWITCHES

Electrical note:

Do your fuses blow or circuit breakers trip often?

Circuit breakers that often trip or fuses that blow don't always mean you have electrical wiring problems or a bad breaker/fuse box.

** There are times when you may need an electrician, and when in doubt, make that call 💯

Circuit breakers and fuses are called “overcurrent protection devices”.

The purpose of the overcurrent protection device is to protect the wires and structure from the fire hazards of too much current or a short circuit by killing the power. If the overcurrent protection device doesn’t kill the power, their could be a fire.

Many times there's simply too much power being used on a circuit and the breaker will trip or the fuse will blow. In this case, the circuit breaker/fuse is doing its job by killing the power… otherwise the wires will heat up and start a fire. Try pluging in at another outlet on a different circuit.

If your house still has fuses, that is an old, outdated system and you should consider upgrading to a circuit breaker box.

** As illustrated on the image, the typical breaker lets you know when it is “tripped” vs being turned off by the breaker being in the middle, not all the way off or on.

Tripped breakers must be “reset” by firmly switching the breaker to the “off” position, then switch the breaker back on. If it immediately trips again, call an electrician. Never try to force a breaker to stay on.

Enjoy your day!

Better yet, have a New Day 😊

01/24/2013

MULTIPLE SPACE HEATERS WILL USUALLY BLOW A FUSE OR TRIP A BREAKER IF ITS NOT ON ITS OWN CIRCUIT BY ITSELF.

Space heaters are not bad, as long as they are powered correctly.

👉🏿Any appliance that produce heat by electricity (toasters, coffee pots, hair dryers, iron, etc) pull a lot of power and need to be on its own circuit👈🏿

Make sure your breaker box is up to date.. don't wait till its too late. Enjoy your house! 😁

11/12/2012

Honoring all Veterans today... Thank you for your service

08/06/2012

Winds are blowing, no rain so dead tree limbs are falling on power lines..and electrical boxes are being ripped off houses. We got a call today that a dog was a victim of a tree also :-(

Get those trees cut from around your power lines...

07/31/2012

We get so many calls from customers saying their insurance company will not renew their home owners policy until their old fuse box is updated to a 100 amp breaker box. If your fuses look anything like these...you'll need to upgrade. Just fyi...

01/01/2012

Happy New Year!!

12/14/2011

LISTEN: Cheap surge suppressor strips aren't always the best buy. I've seen with my own eyes house fires that were literally traced back to the 5.99 surge suppressor. Do your best to get a descent surge protector (same as surge suppressor) to protect your goods or have one installed at your breaker box. Enjoy your house! :-)

12/04/2011

REMINDER: MULTIPLE SPACE HEATERS WILL USUALLY BLOW A FUSE OR TRIP A BREAKER IF ITS NOT ON ITS OWN CIRCUIT BY ITSELF. Any appliance that produce heat by electricity (toasters, coffee pots, hair dryers, iron, etc) pull a lot of power and need to be on its own circuit. Make sure your breaker box is up to date..don't wait till its too late. Enjoy your house! :-)

08/26/2011

1st of 4 meter banks complete........

07/01/2011