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The Role of Electrical Maintenance in Home Safety

Electrical Maintenance It is essentially important to carry out electrical maintenance on a regular basis; maintaining all the electrical material fittings, appliances, and devices in and around your home. Maintenance enhances the smooth running of all the electricity-powered items in your home while creating a safe environment that will be free from all sorts of [...]

Choosing the Right Automatic Transfer Switch

When the power goes out, the load is transferred from utility power over to a backup or secondary power source using an automatic transfer switch. It is imperative that the switch is selected with reliability, safety, and capability in mind. It is, therefore, important to look at technical factors that include the kind of load, [...]

A Quick Guide to Troubleshooting Home Electrical Issues

It is true that most of the electrical problems you have in your home will need to be taken care of by a licensed electrician. However, there are various smaller problems that you can easily and safely troubleshoot. Here are just a few: Flickering Lights This can be quite bothersome and yet pretty easy to [...]

What Is a Molded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB)?

What are Molded Case Circuit Breakers(MCCB)? Molded Case Circuit Breakers(MCCB) are electrical protection gadgets that can be used with a wide range of voltages to protect your appliances and electrical circuit from excessive current. MCCBs, as they are commonly known, have adjustable trip settings and can hold as much as 2,500 amps in current ratings. [...]

Significance of Electrical Equipment Maintenance in Buildings

Being the owner of a plant is a big responsibility and it is very important to keep your equipment in working condition. You need to remember that all your maintenance must be planned in an efficient way for both economic and energy efficiency. Usually, when you choose to partake in your routine maintenance, it may [...]

Effective Practices in Electrical Wiring

A special attention is required while doing electrical wiring of home or workplace as it directly relates to safety of a person or equipment. If you want to achieve flexibility of loading different electrical appliances in your home, implement the following electrical wiring practices. The electrical conduits practices recommended here meet NEC guidelines guaranteeing proper [...]

The Effective Use of Conduits in Power Substation Designs

Electrical engineers usually have a huge responsibility in implementing safe electrical conduits to ensure safety and efficiency in designs of power substations. Conduits are the means in which power cables run from the ground to the electrical equipment and appliances. While they can also run to cable trenches, enclosures of electrical equipment and manholes, electricians [...]

Difference between Explosion Proof Enclosure and Intrinsically Safe Protection Method

Hazardous areas such as oil refineries, paint shops and chemical plants have a high potential for explosions. In such an area, a small spark is enough to cause an ignition. Since these hazardous explosions could occur even with special technologies in place, it is very important that during the designing of a factory, electrical apparatus [...]

How to Buy From Surplus Electrical Liquidators?

Every business drives around making quick profits by selling their products at a higher price than they bought it and keeping other production expenses at a minimum. Among the lucrative businesses are those dealing with electrical liquidation goods. Many of these electrical liquidators advertise their products either online or in local newspapers. Factors that bring [...]

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