It is one thing to have a Federal Pacific Electrical Service Panel, (FPE), but having it directly under the plumbing is not good. The electrical wiring in the home was replaced all but the electrical service panel. To top that off it was a Federal Pacific Electrical Service Panel. If you are going to replace the electrical system in your home make sure you also include the replacement of FPE service panels. Keep plumbing from being directly above the electrical service.
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Electric Repairs, Home Remodeling, Home Safety | TeamAbsolute6 December 16, 2009 | 
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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 When it comes to older homes with outdated, over used and inadequate wiring mistakes become costly.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If the electrical contractor, electrician, finds code related issues or out of date areas then you can have them fix, repair or replace while they are there.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.
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Electric Repairs, Great information, Home Remodeling, Home Safety | TeamAbsolute6 July 9, 2009 |
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Kidde/ FireX brand of smoke alarms are commonly used in the Northwest. The smoke alarm is reliable and easy to replace as they reach their replacement age. Kidde/ FireX have many options for smoke and fire safety products. Their mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards.
If you are ready to replace your aged smoke alarms or installing them for the first time, look into the smoke alarms that have dual smoke and carbon monoxide protection. If you have no smoke alarms and are looking to install battery operated units look into their “wireless system”.
Remember, you need a smoke alarm in each bedroom, one on each floor level, one in the highest part of the home.
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Section 250.94 of the National Electrical Code, NEC, is a new requirement for intersystem bonding termination. (Telephone, Cable television, Satellite Dishes, Antennas, Comcast boxes).
An external accessible intersystem bonding terminal for the grounding and bonding of your home communications system shall be provided at the service equipment and disconnecting means. This is a boring topic for most and overlooked by many that we thought we would pass it on.
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