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What Electricians look for When Troubleshooting your Home

There are more services than most people realize in which an electrician can be of help. Things like basic repairs can be done easily and conveniently. Whenever you think that electrical troubleshooting should be done in your home, give John's Electric a call.

First and foremost, electrical safety is something that all electricians should practice. There are several ways in which electricians practice electrical safety. One of them is having the proper tools and related equipment. This helps to get a job done quicker and also prevents unforeseen complications.

With the proper tools, equipment and preparation, troubleshooting helps electricians identify and alert homeowners of electrical problems. Things such as your wiring can be affected as well as your outlets and switches. Also, when an electrician comes out to your home, they will routinely check your panel box.


John's Electric troubleshooting
 works in your home by:

• Locating problematic areas of the home

• Listing the appliances that are not working

• Determining circuit breakers that are tripped

• Ensures correspondence between electrical components



Once everything is thoroughly checked out, the next step is to make sure that every works properly. A properly working electrical system can provide you with much better energy efficiency. Saving money on your energy bills does not have to come at an unmanageable cost.

There’s lots of ways in which you can save money on your electric bills. Besides a working electrical system, you should always turn the lights off in the room that you’re not in. Turning off the lights will keep you electric bill at a minimum.

Another thing to prevent high energy bills is to do a sweep. Things such as leaving your ceiling fan running can cause your energy bills to skyrocket. Whether you realize it or not, every time you leave a light on or ceiling fan run you are paying for it. On the other hand, ceiling fans running in place of overworking your A/C can cut your costs significantly, and living in north central Alabama, you know how hard your A/C works.

Troubleshooting in your home is the first step of many in how you can go from being broke every month to having more money in your pocket. Having more money in your pocket means that you have made your home as energy efficient as possible.

There are lots of other ways in which you can make your home more efficient. One of them is upgrading old appliances. Older appliances run constantly and break down a lot. When they do they end up costing more to repair than they are worth to replace.

Look into new appliances and also energy saving light bulbs. These are not your traditional type of bulb. They are constructed to last and will not use up a lot of energy. Help protect the environment by using less energy.

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About John's Electric

Linn Park Fountain, Birmingham, AL

John's Electric Inc. is a family owned and operated electrical contractor business that proudly provides electrician services in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding areas such as Hoover, Homewood, Chelsea, Vestavia Hills, Pelham, Alabaster, Trussville, and Mountain Brook. John's Electric provides residential and commercial electrical solutions at competitive rates. We have been in this line of work for 30 years, giving us not only experience but expertise as well. You can depend on us. We are a state licensed electrician (#03875) for your protection.

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What others say about John's Electric Service

I had a strange electrical issue in my home, and I was expecting it to be an expensive repair. Aubrey came out very quickly, ran some tests, and knew exactly what it was. He repaired it for a fraction of the cost of what I was expecting. I will absolutely call John's Electric any time I need a professional electrician. I highly recommend this company.

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Had part of a circuit series of outlets/lights stop working while running vacuum. Was very pleased with service.... courteous....professional....good blend of knowledge and interaction.

Jim M.

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Aubrey showed up within 30 minutes of my call. Very friendly and great service! I highly recommend Aubrey and John's Electric.

Jerry Mcgalliard

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First, they were there within the hour of calling them. Secondly, I thought I had 2 bad florescent lights, but it turned out to be tripped GFI outlets. Instead of just going ahead and replacing the lights, the electrician found the tripped outlets and let me know that was all the problem was. He showed me where they were so, if I had a problem in the future I could look there first. I appreciate his honesty. It saved me a lot of money.

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