Overloads

In recent years, the aver­age Amer­i­can house­hold has dou­bled its use of elec­tric­i­ty.

Because some old­er homes weren’t built to han­dle the increased elec­tri­cal load, it’s impor­tant for home­own­ers to peri­od­i­cal­ly check their wiring to deter­mine whether it can safe­ly car­ry the increased load.

Signs of over­loaded wiring include:

• Fre­quent­ly blown fus­es
• Tripped break­er switch­es
• Slow heat­ing appli­ances

If you think your wiring may need updat­ing, remem­ber to deal only with licensed, rep­utable con­trac­tors.