EMERGENCY HOTLINE 1-800-475-1504
Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday 8am – 7pm
If you’ve faced an electrical problem in your home, it’s more than likely you’ve considered fixing it yourself. Perhaps you think the repair job isn’t serious enough to call an electrician, or perhaps you’re trying to cut costs by attempting the electrical repairs yourself. However, there are a number of reasons why electrical repairs are best left to the professionals.
The most important – and most obvious – reason to hire a professional electrician is to ensure the safety of your home and family. Electrocution is a real risk, and while you may know a few things about electrical wiring, a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Even if you are able to complete the repair job, further risks lie in the fact that poor electrical work could create a fire hazard. For the sake of your own, your family and your home’s safety, hire an electrician who knows how to do the job properly, and avoid putting lives unnecessarily at risk.
Years of training are required to become an electrician, and electricians continue to acquire specialist knowledge for years after that. Electricians are skilled at quickly identifying the root cause of the problem, and taking the necessary steps to fix it. They will know exactly which safety precautions to take, and will be able to assess your home’s electrical connections and wiring for damage or any other underlying problems. Many homeowners are also unaware that in order to do a proper electrical repair job, you need the right tools – and we’re not talking about whatever tools you have lying around in your garage. Electricians are equipped with the latest tools and technology, allowing them to complete their repairs quickly and accurately.
Homeowners who attempt their own electrical repairs often fail to realise that the electrical fault they’re dealing with is actually the symptom of a wider problem. Professional electricians will use their holistic knowledge and expertise to identify any bigger underlying problems in the system, and will carry out systems maintenance proactively when a weakness in the system is detected. Hiring an electrician who will be able to identify and resolve related problems in your home’s wiring all at once, will save you time and money and provide you long-term peace of mind that the problem has been fixed properly.
The advantage of hiring a licensed electrician is not only that their license certification guarantees a certain level of skill and training, but it is also likely to result in careful and attentive work of the highest standards. Licensed electricians are at risk of having their licenses revoked if they make serious or careless mistakes in their work. Losing one’s license would be equivalent to losing one’s reputation as an electrician – so you can be sure that electricians are committed to avoiding mistakes and providing the highest quality of work at all times.
While carrying out your own electrical repairs may seem like a great idea at first, the reality is that unless you’re a trained electrician, you’re likely not to get the job right on the first attempt. In fact, you could end up causing further damage to your home’s wiring and connections system, which means even higher repair costs in the long term. Rather fix the fault once and for all by hiring a professional to do the job. In addition, professional electricians have a wealth of knowledge about good electrical maintenance, and will be able to advise you on how to avoid electrical faults in the future.
For these and many other reasons, it is simply better to hire an electrician than to complete electrical repairs yourself. Thankfully, Art Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Electric provides cost-effective, reliable and trusted electrical repair services. Our friendly teams of licensed electricians have years of experience between them, and will leave you feeling certain that you made the right decision to call in the professionals!
