Why Hire an Electrician for Appliance Installation? by Richard Conard


Why Hire an Electrician for Appliance Installation? by RICHARD CONARD
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Why Hire an Electrician for Appliance Installation?

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When it comes to appliance installation not many would fancy the idea of hiring an electrician to do the job because all that needs to be done is simply plugging in the electric cord into the socket and the appliance begin to function. But depending on the age of your home you might need the visit of an electrician to check the outlets and circuits to ensure the existing wiring can handle the extra load of the new appliance.

With each passing day we add new gadgets, gizmos, electronics to our home. Whether it's a new mobile phone, new LED TV, double door large refrigerators just to mention a few and let's not forget that heating/air conditioning units etc already put a lot of load on the wires. So before you install any new appliance its is advisable that you call over an electrician to check whether or not your home is ready to take additional load.

When the electrician visits your place he will check all points and also check what load capacity your home has, but that's not all. He will also check the internal wiring of your home and see if they are good enough to take up additional load. If yes then you are lucky and you can start using your new appliances straight away but if he says that you need to upgrade the internal wiring at your home then that means a lot of additional expenses. This expense has to be made because until you do that you are running the risk of wires not being able withstand the load leading to electrical faults.

In the past, homes had 100 amps of service coming to serve household electrical service needs. Today, 200 amp service is rapidly becoming the norm. You may need more power coming to the house, a new electrical panel, or grounded outlets, but whatever the case, it's critical to understand that bad or insufficient wiring and overloaded circuitry poses a risk of fire. Even though many modern appliances consume less energy than in the past, they also have advanced electronic circuitry. Plugging them into a bad system could do irreparable damage to the appliance. While this is an extreme case, a very realistic scenario is that you find that they do not operate at full power or use energy efficiently.

It now should make good sense to hire the services of an electrician before you decide to install and start using a new appliance. It's always a happy time for the family when a new appliance of convenience or entertainment comes but it's equally important to check whether or not your home is electrically prepared for it.

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