{"id":112,"date":"2018-04-12T10:35:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T14:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electrikamtl.wpengine.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:17:43","slug":"5-things-you-didnt-know-your-electrician-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electrika.ca\/en\/5-things-you-didnt-know-your-electrician-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"5 THINGS YOU DIDN&#8217;T KNOW YOUR ELECTRICIAN CAN DO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/electrika.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Electrika-Montreal-Electricien-247.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;auto&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;auto&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"module text\">\n<h1 class=\"headline title\">5 THINGS YOU DIDN&#8217;T KNOW YOUR ELECTRICIAN CAN DO<\/h1>\n<div class=\"bodytext contentText\">\n<p>1. Help You with Faulty Circuits<\/p>\n<p>Do your electrical circuit breakers trip all the time, leaving you in the dark? If you&#8217;re tired of this happening, one of our electricians can help you make sure that your circuits aren&#8217;t drawing more current than they can safely provide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bodytext contentText\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Declutter Your Outlets<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re like many people, you may have several additional plug-strips hooked into your electrical outlets. Although this may give you the power you need for all of your devices, doing this can put too much stress on your electrical system. One of the electricians on our team can install additional outlets in your home to get rid of this problem.<\/p>\n<p>3. Upgrade Your Wiring<br \/>\nIf you live in an older home, your wiring Montreal may be severely outdated, especially if it was built before 1975. One of the electricians on our team can inspect your home&#8217;s wiring and perform upgrades to make thing safer.<\/p>\n<p>4. Update Your Electrical Service Panel<br \/>\nOver time, rust may start to take over the surface of your home&#8217;s electrical service panel. When this occurs, it&#8217;s essential to have one of our electricians take a look at it. Otherwise, your home&#8217;s main wiring connections could be at risk.<\/p>\n<p>5. Increase the Safety of Your Home<br \/>\nThe main thing to keep in mind is that if you&#8217;ve never had your home&#8217;s wiring checked, you may be living with an electrical system that is unsafe to use. 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