An inspection of a home’s wiring and service panel is an electrical service that a homeowner should have performed by a licensed professional electrician. The USFA’s National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) reports that an estimated 28,300 residential building electrical fires cause 360 deaths, 1,000 injuries, and $995 million in direct losses annually. Forty-seven percent of residential fires are caused by electrical wiring where equipment was involved. The residential fires outnumber the non-residential fires by 3 to 1.
In the period of 2003 – 2005, 28,300 residential building electrical fires occurred annually and resulting in 360 deaths, 1,000 injuries, and losses of $995 million in each year. Most, if not all, of these fires could have been prevented by an electrical inspection. Many of the dangerous conditions are visible on a walk through, and some require examining the walls, attic and basement areas.
Many older homes today have far more electrical equipment than when the homes were built. The electrical system of a 50 year old home is definitely at risk, and any home built since has the potential for becoming a fire hazard. FEMA reports the typical homeowner to be a person who adds electrical equipment to a circuit without questioning how much the system can handle. So, even newer homes can be turned into a fire hazard if the homeowner continues to overload a circuit.
Henderson electrical services include finding problem areas in the home and fixing them before they develop into a fire. One particular area that a fire prevention inspection would look at is the placement of a junction box between the walls, which can be a serious hazard. Another item to inspect is the main circuit breaker or fuse panel which can be overloaded, and it can also be a place where fires can start. Nash Electric is a company that can perform this service.
A company providing Electrical Services in Henderson can add an updated circuit panel to handle your electrical needs today and tomorrow. Homeowners will add more electrical equipment in the future, and when this new equipment’s electrical use is added to the existing use, there will be the potential for a fire. This potential is great when a homeowner adds a six-plug extension to an outlet and fills all six with electrical devices.
