When Should You Upgrade Your Breaker Panel? As a general rule, a home’s breaker panel lasts 25 to 40 years. However, if you have an older home with a fuse box or outdated circuit breaks, it is time consider [...]
Buying a New Home? Why You Should Have Us Inspect Your Electrical System Whenever homebuyers purchase a new house, they usually pay to have a home inspection completed. Home inspectors have a full plate of items they check. This [...]
Things to Think About When Choosing an Electrician At some point, every homeowner will need the professional services of an electrician. Choosing the right electrician is just as important as knowing it’s time to call one. Here at AGK [...]
When to Call an Electrician We love DIY warriors who take the time to work on their homes to make them better. Really, we do. However, there are some jobs that we believe should be left to professionals. With [...]
How to Prepare and Handle a Power Outage Power outages can happen at any time, especially in bad weather, which in Raleigh can happen any time of the year. We get ice in the winter and hurricanes in the [...]
As temperatures continue to stay in the cold crisp 30s-40s, there are some tips regarding electrical safety that need to be kept in mind. The National Fire Protection Association reports that more than one-third of fires in the winter season [...]
Small businesses need to be very careful with how they manage their costs. One way to do this is to be smart about utilities and electric usage. As residential and commercial electricians in Raleigh, NC, we work with small [...]
Tricky is one way to describe figuring out when to throw out chargers. How does one rule out the unclear signs from the obvious signs? Is it the battery or the charger? Should I throw out the charger and [...]
Many homeowners make the mistake of not preparing properly for their home improvement projects. There are steps that need to be taken for safety precautions for the homeowner and their family. When the precautions involve electricity, those usually include [...]
Over the years, residents of North Carolina have experienced summertime thunderstorms, flooding, tornados, and hurricane warnings. We all have a story to tell from when named storms have come through the area. In order to prepare for severe weather, [...]