http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Smoke-Reports-Near-Black-Forest-Burn-Area-212679831.html A Springs family working to figure out what comes next. Their home was spared in the Black Forest fire, but then they lost it yesterday in an unrelated house fire. Just one week after Richard Reynolds and his family were allowed back into their home- a fire not connected to the wildfire destroyed it. […]
Electrician arrested for stealing electricity by switching his meter out with a meter of someone else.
June 23, 2013 by
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_23487507/las-cruces-electrician-switched-meters-stole-electricity-police This is what can happen to you if you switch your meter, or fool with the pge power to by pass the bill. Las Cruces electrician, arrested for a fourth degree felony theft of meter and power. Marcelino Sedillos. http://www.abqjournal.com/main/212146/abqnewsseeker/electrician-charged-with-stealing-electricity.html
Don’t try to change your own circuit breakers, or this might happen:
June 21, 2013 by
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/law-order-man-suffers-burn-from-electrical-panel/article_697918fa-d965-11e2-bc97-0019bb2963f4.html Lots of guys get hit/by wires that they unintentionally short out during the removal and reinstallation of their own electrical panel covers. CAll Williams Electric 510 339-5601 to avoid panel fire/shocks. Serving Oakland, CA and surrounding area, including: Berkeley, CA Berkeley hills North Berkeley Oakland hills Rockridge Dimond district China […]
Pv systems required to be arc fault protected.
June 20, 2013 by
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10833423.htm See this article on pv low voltage systems. field deployments. The collaboration of Synapse and Shoals aims to reduce fires, burns and other damages associated with faulty power system operations, all by advances in wireless technology. This is an exemplary way of harnessing the powerful potential of cloud enabled software, said Jason Whitaker, CTO, […]
Crawl space corner. This is what we have to deal with on a daily basis.
June 19, 2013 by
Muddy water and dirt don’t mix well with electricity, and electrocution is the second leading cause of death on job sites. Call Williams electric, oakland berkeley montclair piedmont albany kensington for immediate electrical repairs. Gfi, gfci, electric shock repairs, fuse panel, pg&e upgrade panel, grounding system, knob tube wiring, attic wiring repairs, basement […]
WAll of shame. Burned main zinsco sylvania breaker.
June 18, 2013 by
Burned main sylvania zinsco circuit breaker, Oakland ca. williams electric, call 510 339-5601 Replace main circuit breaker, sylvania zinsco, federal pacific, knob and tube, pg&e panel repair, replace, replacement removal, fuse panel, main, r&r, find electrician, berkeley, piedmont, montclair ca.
Home warranties don’t always protect your home.
June 17, 2013 by
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/home-warranties-dont-always-provide-peace-mind-6C10313218 Check this article out, and have Williams Electric do a free inspection, call 510 339-5601.
Wall of shame electrical fires, fixed by Williams Electric, 510 339-5601
June 15, 2013 by
Here is a burned panel bus bar at 64th st., a multi unit property, with electric heaters. This is an electrical fire that burned the wires and outlet in a garage in Pleasant Hill today. This client also had a federal Pacific stab lok fpe panel, the type that […]
Fire marshal recommendations what to do during a power outage, power loss, electrical dead power.
June 14, 2013 by
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/32501 This fire marshal says, “Don’t use candles, esp. if you have oxygen in the home.”
Electrocution is the second leading cause of death at construction sites, followed by fall from height.
June 14, 2013 by
http://www.plantengineering.com/single-article/electrical-safety-from-the-ground-up/704ebba991e540452a58bf62a7eb4a4d.html From this article: How shock occurs
