Absolute Electric INC

30 million aging homes at risk, preventive electrical maintenance is extremely important.

Aging homes in America has hit over 30 million. These residential home structures are assumed by their owners that everything will last forever. However, there is a rising risk of electrical fires in these aging homes if not maintained properly and often.
Electrical fires in the residential market tops at 24,000 with hundreds of deaths and over $700 million in damages according to the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA.
Non-code compliant installations are often the result of many fires. Installers are not following the National Electrical code and unqualified installers, (mainly homeowners), are undertaking the task of completing the work of what an electrician or electrical contractor would be doing. When it comes to older homes with outdated, over used and inadequate wiring mistakes become costly.
The UL estimates that as many as 30 million homes in the United States, almost a third of the countries homes, is more than half a century old. Even if these homes electrical systems are in good shape, the load demands that we put on them creates a bigger risk of fire.
Common causes of electrical fires in older homes are:
Unsafe installations, poorly done electrical repairs, worn out wiring devices, compromised over-current protection, misuse of extension cords and makeshift circuit extensions, thermally re-insulated walls and ceiling which wire is buried, overburden and inadequate electrical systems.
Call your local electrical contractor today. Ask them to complete a whole home electrical safety inspection to see where you stand with your electrical system. Many complete a 12 to 20 point inspection for free while they are at your home.
If the electrical contractor, electrician, finds code related issues or out of date areas then you can have them fix, repair or replace while they are there. If not now then make a game plan of what to do next and the biggest thing plan the WHEN it is going to get done. Many home owners have good intentions of doing the corrections or updating themselves. However doing and getting actually done are two different things.