Although there are common electrical questions, each electrical configuration is different. Contact us today at (780) 460-1505 so that we can discuss your electrical needs.


When is it time to call an electrician?

  • When you are resetting circuit breakers or changing fuses too often.
  • When you turn on your air conditioner and the lights dim in the room.
  • When your lights flicker or go on and off.
  • When you can smell electricity burning.
  • When you have six or more electronic devices going into one outlet in back of your electronics center.
  • When you have receptacle outlets overburdened by multi-plug strips.
  • When a three-prong plug needs a two-prong adapter.
  • If you have to run extension cords to plug in electrical devices.
  • If there is any question of your home’s safety.

Where do we service?

Here is an alphabetical list of our service areas. If your city isn’t on there, give us a call! We will make sure that you get the electrical services that you need!

  • Ardrossan
  • Beaumont
  • Calahoo
  • Calmar
  • Devon
  • Drayton Valley
  • Edmonton
  • Fort Saskatchewan
  • Gibbons
  • Leduc
  • Morinville
  • Namao
  • New Serepta
  • Nisku
  • Parkland County
  • Sherwood Park
  • Spruce Grove
  • St. Albert
  • Stony Plain
  • Strathcona County
  • Sturgeon County
  • Villeneuve
  • Westlock
  • Wetaskiwin

Where do you put GFCIs?

Any bathroom or garage outlet that is within 5′ of a sink must be GFCI protected. The code also requires all kitchen outlets for counter top use to be GFCI protected. GFCI outlets must be installed in any area where electricity and water may come into contact, including basements, pools, spas, utility rooms, attached garages and outdoors. At least one GFCI outlet is required in an unfinished basement and for most outdoor outlets.

The are two types of GFCIs in homes, the GFCI outlet and the GFCI circuit breaker. Both do the same job, but each has different applications and limitations.

How much should I attempt on my own?

At The present time most provinces allow you to do whatever you want in your own home. But doing electrical work yourself is a gamble. How much are you willing to risk to save money. There is a reason why it takes so much training to become an electrician. Do not make a mistake by taking electricity lightly, even the smallest job could be a safety hazard. Don’t take a chance. Get a professional to do the work.

How many convenience outlets should be in each room?

In every kitchen, family room, dining room, living room, parlor, library, den, bedroom, or similar room or area of dwelling units, receptacle outlets shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any wall space there is more than six feet, from an outlet in that space. This is to prevent the use of extension cords. Outlets are usually placed about 18 inches above floor level. Switches usually go about 48 inches from floor level. For convenience outlets, each single receptacle in a single branch circuit is usually figured for 1.5 amps, duplex outlets for 3 amps in estimating total amperage for that circuit. Air conditioners should be on a single dedicated circuit.

How should outlets should be installed in a kitchen area?

All 15 and 20Amp receptacles installed within 6 feet of a kitchen sink or wet-bar need GFCI protection. Receptacles in a kitchen used to serve counter tops should be supplied with at least two 20Amp branch circuits, for small appliances. Each fixed appliance (refrigerator, stove, dish washer) needs its own dedicated circuit. On counter tops 12 inches or wider a receptacle shall be installed so that there is no more than 24 inches between outlets. Receptacle outlets installed to serve island counter tops shall be installed above, or within 12 inches below the counter top. There shall be no more than 24 inches from center line of counter top. No receptacle shall be installed face up on a sink counter top.

What is an AFCI?

Starting January 1, 2002, The National Electrical Code, Section 210-12, requires that all branch circuits supplying 125V, single phase, 15 and 20Amp outlets be installed in dwelling unit bedrooms and that they be protected by an arc-fault circuit interrupter.

The AFCI (Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter) breaker will shut off a circuit in a fraction of a second if arcing develops. The current inside of an arc is not always high enough to trip a regular breaker. You must have noticed a cut or worn piece of a cord or a loose connection in a junction box or receptacle arcing and burnt without tripping the regular breaker. This is a major cause of fires in a dwelling.

There is a difference between AFCIs and GFCIs. AFCIs are intended to reduce the likelihood of fire caused by electrical arcing faults; whereas, GFCIs are personnel protection intended to reduce the likelihood of electric shock hazard.

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