CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO FIX IT MYSELF?

• How to "properly" reset your circuit breaker
• Easy light fixture installation.
• Ceiling fans 101
• Properly sizing dimmer
• Dimmer de-rating factors
• Installing a dimmer or switch

AREN’T  HOUSTON ELECTRICIANS EXPENSIVE?

• The good ones aren't, click here to see why

CAN  SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL FIX MY PROBLEM TODAY?

• We provide same day electrical service for most electrical problems.

WHAT WILL IT COST TO FIX? 

• Our prices
• What about financing projects or repairs?

ARE FPE OR FEDERAL PACIFIC BREAKERS BAD?

• If you have an FPE breaker box, read this.
• What the consumer product safety commission says about FPE circuit breakers.

SHOULD  ZINSCO BREAKER BOXES BE REPLACED?

• If you have a Zinsco breaker box, read here.

BUYING or HAVE A HOUSE WITH ALUMINUM WIRING? 

• Things you should know about aluminum wiring in houses.
• What the national electrical code 2005 edition says about aluminum wiring devices.
• What the consumer product safety commission says about aluminum wiring devices.
• Copper & aluminum approved devices (CO/ALR)
• Pigtailing, is it safe?
• Larger circuits and aluminum wiring.
• Anti-oxidant compounds and what they do.

MY BREAKER KEEPS TRIPPING, CAN’T YOU JUST PUT IN A LARGER BREAKER? MY FRIEND DID THIS IN HIS HOUSE...

• Common dangers of non-licensed individuals doing electrical work.
• The purpose of over current protection
• The hazards of overloaded circuits
• Properly sized wiring and fuses

I HEAR SIZZLING NOISES COMING FROM MY BREAKER BOX, PLUGS, or SWITCHES, SHOULD I BE CONCERNED?

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WE ARE INSTALLING AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN

• Let's determine your added "load".

CHECKING OUT THE SMOKE DETECTOR

• My smoke detector chirps, and it keeps us awake.

I WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND I SWEAR I GOT SHOCKED!

• Electrocution Hazards
• If you have any appliance, washer, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, or any plumbing fixture, sink, tub, or shower that shocks or "tingles" when you touch it, read this.

WHEN I TURN ON A SWITCH THERE SEEMS TO BE SPARKING BEHIND THE WALL PLATE, IS THAT SAFE?

• How switches work
• When to replace a switch

OUR PLUGS DON’T HOLD THE CORDS IN, WHEN I PLUG IN MY VACUUM, THE CORD JUST ABOUT FALLSOUT, SHOULD I BE CONCERNED?

• Arcing Hazards, Loose Connections = Fires

MY LIGHTS GET VERY DIM WHENEVER MY A/C UNIT COMES ON, IS THIS NORMAL?

• How larger loads can affect your service

 I  NOTICED MY LIGHTS GETTING DIM AND GETTING BRIGHTER, WHAT’S GOING ON?

• Proper Grounding Systems
• Neutral Problems
• The Solution

I CAN'T RUN THE COFFEE POT AND THE MICROWAVE OVEN AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT TRIPPING A BREAKER, WHY?

• What you can plug into a 15 amp circuit.
• What you can plug into a 20 amp circuit.
• What causes a breaker to trip.
• Why a "tripping" breaker is a good thing.
  

I HAVE ONE OF THOSE GROUND FAULT PLUGS IN MY BATHROOM, AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE “POPPED” AFTER IT RAINS, WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?

• What is a "ground fault"?
• Ground fault protection and its purpose
• What the national electrical code 2005 edition says about ground fault devices
• Locating a ground fault

I RECENTLY MOVED INTO A NEW HOME AND HAVE HAD TO RESET THIS FUNNY “ARC FAULT” CIRCUIT BREAKER SEVERAL TIMES NOW, WHAT IS THIS TYPE OF BREAKER FOR?

• Arc fault circuit protection and its purpose
• Over forty thousand fires in homes annually occur in the United States due to electrical problems

I’M BUYING A HOUSE THAT’S A FEW YEARS OLD AND THE HOME INSPECTOR FOUND SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE ELECTRICAL PORTION THAT CONCERN ME, CAN YOU FIX THESE?

• No main circuit breaker
• No grounding electrode
• Improper grounding electrode conductor
• No means of disconnect at A/C unit
• Reversed polarity on several outlets

MY ELECTRIC HEATER DOES NOT SEEM TO GET THE HOUSE AS WARM AS IT DID LAST YEAR, COULD THIS BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM?

• Electric heating element arrangements

MY AIR CONDITIONING MAN SAID THE PROBLEM WITH MY A/C IS THE BREAKER, IS THIS POSSIBLE?

• Why motors trip circuit breakers
• Loose bus connections cause overloads
• Lock rotor amperage on home A/C units

MY ELECTRIC BILL IS TOO HIGH, CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO REDUCE THE COST ?

• Energy conservation tips
• Energy conservation calculator
• Balancing your "load"
• Air conditioning, half your bill, and how to reduce the energy it demands
• Electric heating, in cooler months half or more of your electric bill, and how to reduce the energy demands.
• Light up your life with new generation fluorescent and even light emitting diode lamps.

I KEEP HAVING POWER SURGES IN MY HOME, DO YOU RECOMMEND SURGE PROTECTION?

• Types of surge protection
• Levels of recommended surge protection
• Good surge protectors come with insurance to cover your electronics equipment and appliances

DO YOU SELL OR SERVICE GENERATORS?

• Generator fuel types
• Generator clearances
• Kohler generators
• Briggs & Stratton generators

Energy consumption myth #1 - low voltage lamps will save me money on my utility bill.

• How it really works