Here Are Our Top10 Electrical Safety Tips For This Coming Winter

In winter, your electricity usage is always going to be higher than in summer. You may have heaters going all day, perhaps you have underfloor heating, you will be using more power points than in summer, and you need more lighting. In addition, the rain or the snow, or both, could be causing havoc with your street lights or electricity poles.

It’s vitally important, especially in Canada, to make sure your electrics are always in good condition, and in particular, before winter sets in. You may need a Toronto electrician to come in to assess and service all your electrics, prior to any winter electrical problems, and you may need an upgrade of your electrical systems too.

Some Toronto homes are really old and while they are gorgeous, the electrics can be old too and therefore not so gorgeous. New homes have sometimes been built in a rush and the electrics not done as well or as efficiently as they should have been. Call your electrician in York, and ask for an assessment.

These Are Our Top Ten Tips, To Ensure Your Electrical Circuits Are Safe

1.      Have Your Electrics Serviced?

We suggest you have an annual service, and Dynamic Electric in Toronto can do this for you.  It can take just twenty minutes for your electrician to tell you everything is fine, but most systems do need a little cleaning or servicing, to ensure safety. 

2. Make Sure There are No Overloads

Your Toronto electrician will do this for you. You do not want to have power surges or power cuts at any time, but especially not in winter. Your residential electrician will check each individual circuit for you, ensuring no power cuts in the middle of a snowstorm.

3. Wiring Must be Checked Regularly

When house fires occur in Toronto, it’s usually because of faulty wiring. Ask your electrician to check your wiring.

4.  Put in a Surge Suppressor

You may have power cuts in winter, and not because of your own system but because of the weather. When the power comes back on, surges may damage your electrics. A surge suppressor will stop this.

5.  Check All Outside Lighting

Remember it gets dark early in winter. Ask your licensed electrician Toronto to do outdoor electrical maintenance too.

6. Service Your Underfloor Heating

Most underfloor heating comes with a long term guarantee, but underfloor heating can still be tricky.  It’s worth having a service, before winter, as part of a general electrical service.

7.  Make Sure You Have Enough Light Bulbs

This sounds silly but you don’t want to run out of bulbs in the middle of a snowstorm.  Dynamic Electric doesn’t mind replacing your bulbs and will offer you energy efficient options too.

8.  Go Energy Efficient

Electricity is expensive and your Toronto electrician will come over, check out your system which may be antiquated, and suggest environmentally friendly and energy efficient options for you.

9. Get Child Friendly

Don’t have any wires running across the floor that a child or dog could trip over.  Fires have started that way.

10.  General Maintenance

Have your electrical systems maintained regularly.  Dynamic Electric has an electrician in York who will do this for you, professionally and reliably.

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