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Are you looking for expert electrical services from a well-trained electrician? We can take on Commercial projects of all different scopes. Our projects include New Construction, Code Violation Corrections, Landscape Lighting, and kitchens. Our professional electricians provide electrical contractor work as a stand-alone project, or as a part of a larger project.
We are highly trained in all aspects of electrical service and are ready to complete your job. We will work on large and small projects involving anything from repairing electrical outlets to installing security lighting. We're available in Daytona Beach FL.
Highly Trained Technicians: We only employ trained technicians who are qualified in the industry. This is your assurance that the work will be done right the first time.
Some of the local communities in the Daytona Beach area that we have serviced include: Beachside, Midtown, Seabreeze, Daytona Beach Shores, and Ormond Beach.
Kitchen or bathroom outlets reset in a flash… within a few seconds, the outlet resets again. In a few minutes, the outlet will not even reset at all. GFCI outlets are one of the most common types of electrical service calls we see at homes all over the Daytona Beach area including Beachside, Midtown, Seabreeze, Daytona Beach Shores and Ormond Beach. Many homeowners are unaware of why the GFCI failed in the first place, and whether or not they can even fix it themselves.
GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. The Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter is an electrical device used in outlets to protect against accidental electrocution. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters are most commonly found in areas where there is a large chance that water will come into contact with electricity, including bathrooms, kitchens, garages, outdoor spaces and any other space where there is the potential for water to come into contact with electricity. In the state of Florida, the building code requires Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters to be installed in all of these types of outlets.
The most common reason for a GFCI to fail and not reset is moisture. It does not matter if you live in the middle of the city or in the country, in Florida there is moisture in the air. This moisture can find its way into outlets and into outlet boxes. When enough moisture enters an outlet or outlet box the GFCI will trip to protect its user from potential electrocution. Tripping a GFCI of this type cannot be cleared by pressing the test button. The moisture must first be located and then the outlet or outlets dried out.
Problems with the wiring that is downstream from the GFCI also account for a large number of problem calls with these types of outlets. Because many GFCI’s are designed to protect multiple outlets downstream on the same circuit it can be very confusing when a fault is found in the wiring of a downstream outlet. For example you may be in one bathroom pressing the test button on the outlet and find that it trips the outlets in another bathroom.
GFCI outlets can wear out too. Typically GFCI outlets have a life of 10 to 15 years. In the state of Florida with all the humidity, even the better GFCI outlets can wear out faster than usual. There are many newer GFCI outlets that have been made to last longer and function well in very wet environments. Even with these outlets, sometimes a GFCI outlet will just fail to hold the reset button in place. When this is a good time to replace the outlet.
Additionally, it is not uncommon for electrical circuits to become overloaded. This can happen when a number of high current draw appliances are plugged into a single outlet. For example, a hair dryer, a curling iron, and an electric shaver, all used at the same time in a bathroom, could trigger the GFCI outlet to trip due to the excessive amount of current being drawn by the appliances connected to the circuit.
A Ground Fault within an appliance can also cause a GFCI Outlet to trip. The easiest way to determine if the GFCI Outlet is faulty or if there is a Ground Fault within an appliance is to test the Outlet with another appliance.
It is also important to remember that if you have to replace a GFCI outlet due to a persistent problem of tripping of the outlet, that you first make sure to diagnose the cause of the problem with the outlet. By replacing a GFCI outlet due to persistent problems without determining the reason for the problem, you can determine that you are just covering up a problem with moisture, wiring, or a downstream fault in the circuit that the GFCI outlet was protecting against in the first place.
GFCI outlets are put in your home for a reason, to protect you and your family from ground faults and shock. Don’t let your GFCI outlets give you problems, as there is a reason they were put in your home. Contact a licensed electrician to come out to your home to troubleshoot any problems that your GFCI outlets may be having.
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