• Roof leaks
• Plumbing leaks
• Electrical shorts, and 
• Value the insulated quality of the home.

We can't live without electrical service to our homes. Just ask anyone who has lost their electricity in a storm or whatever. 

Listed below are a few helpful hints to keep your family safe from some issues that can happen with your electrical service.

1. When checking your Electrical Service Panel the first thing to do run the back of your right hand across the face of the panel without touching the panel.  If you feel any sensation on your hand, DO NOT TOUCH THE PANEL. This is an indication there is a short in the panel. Call an electrician.
2. Do not grab or touch the panel with your left hand, as this is a shorter distance to your heart and could cause a HEART ATTACK.
3. If you have a short in the Electrical Service Panel and you grab the panel with your left hand, and at the same time grab the panel with your right hand. You have now completed the circuit, and you have become the ground, and have about 3-MINUTES before all your internal organs are liquefied and you are very dead.
4. Invest in a electrical outlet tester (under $10.00) and check all your outlets to make sure the outlets are grounded properly.
5. Upgrade all the outlets in the kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room, garage, and exterior outlets with (GFCI) ground fault circuit interrupters.
6. If you have Electrical Service coming into the house thru an overhead service cable, go outside and look at the mast on the house, and the conditions of the service cable. If you see any signs of deterioration, call an electrician.

We recommend that you go through this checklist annually.

Call me at (518) 577-7707 or send me an email  if you have any questions, and for electrician recommendations.