Home Inspection Corrections in Elgin

When it comes to ensuring the safety of you and your loved ones it’s crucial to take every precaution. If the electrical wiring in your home is hidden behind walls, only an electrical home inspection by a licensed electrician can properly assess your build.

Watts Electrical & Construction Services is the go-to for electrical home inspections in Elgin. Our certified electricians have years of electrical repair experience under their belts; moreover, their customer focused approach will leave you feeling secure and confident in your home’s electrical system.

Common Electrical Issues

The question we get asked most often is: what are the kinds of problems we look for? There are a lot more than we can list here, but the following list should put you in the right direction.

Fuses: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Many older homes were built in the 60’s and 70’s. Back then, consumers used fewer appliances. There were less dishwashers, freezers, and dryers. There were no computers or no wireless networks. It was reasonable to expect that a fuse box of 60-amps of electrical current was enough. Not anymore. Due to the risks related to overburdened fuse boxes, many insurance companies in Elgin won’t insure a home with an installed fuse box.

In many cases, Watts Electrical & Construction Services’s licensed electricians have found people using dangerous oversized fuses or degraded wiring. Add the extra current of modern appliances, and you’re sure to create a fire from overheated wiring—it’s basically a ticking time bomb.

Upgrading your fuse box to a circuit breaker is not a simple electrical repair. It’s a full overhaul: but it’s worth it.

Grounded or Ungrounded Outlets?

Back when we used less power, electrical outlets were often built without a ground wire. The ground wire is the third, lower hole on a modern outlet. Its role is to redirect excess electricity out of your electrical panel and into the earth. This protects your electrical panel and your appliances from power surges that cause short circuits, electrocutions, and even fires.

In older homes, some crafty property managers will install a three-hole outlet cover. This makes it look like there is a ground wire connection when there really isn’t one. If you plug your refrigerator into one of those, you’re in for trouble.

Damage to the Electrical System

Watts Electrical & Construction Services’s certified electricians love troubleshooting electrical problems. We’re so proud of our work and take a certain pleasure in finding the careless and negligent mistakes of other contractors. We often find that electrical wiring has been damaged during some renovation project or other—even those done by professionals.

It’s shocking to find out that you have exposed wires in the walls of your home. Unfortunately, it’s all too common. Thankfully our electrical repair services can solve even the most complicated issues. Once we diagnose the problems in your home, we can go straight ahead with the repairs!