Power Outages

If you experience any unexplained power outages, be sure to check the GFI outlets in the kitchen and bathrooms and your breaker box before creating a service issue. Having too many plugs in one area can cause a breaker or GFI to trip.

• The GFI Outlets - Located in the kitchen and bathroom. Press the square reset button – an amber light will appear. Press and hold the reset button in the middle of the plugs.

• The breaker box - All switches in the breaker box should be evenly aligned on one side. If there is one (or multiple) switch that is slightly out of alignment, flip the switch off (the opposite direction of the rest of the switches) and back on again.

Examples of Safety Issues

split bus panels

These two panels ️and the burned up breaker are called split bus panels. They are a terrible design - 90% of the emergency panel change outs come from burned up panels are from this type of panel design.

*Also highly recommend anyone that has one should have it replaced. 

LEFT - Examples of damaged or poorly designed panels.

An example of an electric panel that should be replaced.

RIGHT - Federal Pacific Electric Panel

This is a federal pacific electric panel (FPE) It’s a panel that should be replaced. FPE panels are known have malfunctions that start fires in additions to many other issues.

*Companies will not insure a house with one of these panels.