Archive for the Electrician Category

Sooner or later, every family needs more room and frequently thoughts turn to remodeling the garage to create more space. Whether repurposing the garage to a new use, or just creating a more useable space with more storage, the electrical supply in the garage can make a

It might be wet and cold now, but we all know our thoughts are starting to turn to the coming warmer months, barbecues and relaxing times in the backyard. Outdoor lighting is a large part of adding to those special times. Even when the moon and stars

Electrical wiring encompasses everything from the wiring in a floor or table lamp that plugs into a wall outlet, to the correct wiring and outlets for household appliances and complex cabling and conduit systems for large commercial, industrial, and public infrastructure electrical needs. Whether the wiring is

Light emitting diode (LED) lighting has come a long way since the technology’s introduction in the 1970s. The lighting has gained popularity because today’s LED lights are around seven times more efficient that incandescent bulbs, don’t produce heat, use 75% less energy and last 25 times as

What do you do when your dryer has a three-prong plug and your new house has four slots in the outlet? It’s actually a pretty quick fix according to the San Luis Obispo electricians at Electricraft, Inc. A trip to the hardware store for the right cord

-It’s a surprise to learn that an “older home” isn’t necessarily a beautiful old Victorian built in 1900 or that old log farmhouse that’s been in the family since the covered wagon days; the real estate industry considers a home built before 1970 to be an “older

-One of the most common electrical problems is when the power to a certain part of the house goes out—the lights go off, the television stops working or the stove doesn’t work. A trip to the breaker box, find the switch at fault and reset it usually

Homes get by for many years without electrical problems, but there are signs and circumstances that indicate it’s time to rewire the electrical system. The team from Electricraft, Inc. the San Luis Obispo electrical company has prepared a list of signs it may be time to rewire

It happened again! You plug in the coffee maker and the plug falls out. “Easy fix,” you say to yourself as you spread the plug prongs to make it fit tighter. A word from the electrical wiring experts from San Luis Obispo’s Electricraft: Don’t do that anymore!

Lighting has come a long way since the first light bulb amazed the world. First brightening up the darkness in Britain in 1835, the arc light led the way for Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulb. In the 40 plus years between the British arc light and Edison’s first