Maybe at some point you have been suggested by your friends or acquaintances to hire some kind of service to do electrical maintenance in your home, but as you do not know what it is you have not thought about it. But for that, today we are here to explain a little more about it so you can think about taking care of your home in the right way. Well, although not everyone knows it, doing this is extremely necessary about twice a year to avoid multiple problems. Don’t worry, read on and we will give you all the necessary information.
What are electrical maintenance services?
Going into the matter, we can summarize the electrical maintenance services as a priority to prevent major accidents that can affect you in the long term in your home, or if you have a commercial real estate structure. There are a lot of things to take care of in this case, but you can classify it as a general check that everything is running correctly, and if not, then it will become a repair.
The best way to keep your installations working in the long term, beyond simply buying a good device and leaving it to chance, is to have a professional maintenance service that will take care of protecting your devices. It is worth noting that the term “Professional” should be emphasized, as many people tend to believe that doing small cleanings or checking on their own will be enough to keep them safe.
In addition, there is something that many people do not mention about maintenance, and that is that by taking care of your facilities in the long term you will have to avoid a large expense to repair or replace your equipment, nothing compared to the investment that is to hire a professional. Imagine that for a small short that could have been avoided you have to buy a new refrigerator, definitely not something you want to do.
If you still lack reasons to do this good to your home, we leave you a detailed list with the most important reasons:
Benefits of Good Electrical Maintenance
Fire Hazard Reduction
If we sit down for a moment to review the current statistics on fires in the country, we can see that 30% are caused by electrical deficiencies in recent times, and if we do not want to be part of that statistic, we have to take much better care of our home.
To this problem we can add the fact that most of the apartment complexes are very old, most of them have not had any kind of update for a long time, so this can become very dangerous in the long run if we do not keep at least the small part we live in well maintained.
The effects of this malpractice are usually not long in coming. Overloads, short circuits and fire, as a final result, are very common among its walls. Therefore, with good maintenance of electrical installations, many of these complicated situations can be foreseen and, consequently, avoided.
Reducing Power Outages
Have you noticed that, all of a sudden, the light goes up and down in your home and this is constantly tormenting you? This is one of the first signs that there must be a change in the electrical system soon, either because of a specific fault or because of old wiring that needs to be replaced.
Absolutely everyone at some point in their lives has been directly affected by an electrical fault, be it small or large, from brownouts to wires shorting out in front of us. But this is not normal, and it has a very easy solution and that is constant electrical maintenance and servicing.
All this is as easy as doing a preventive check-up every once in a while with a reliable company like Hollywood Building Services that is on call. It doesn’t cost a lot of money, it’s not constant, but it ensures the life of your property and could even prevent much bigger accidents.
No More Power Surges and Dips
It is as simple as realizing that you are now suffering from one room having a different electrical phase than another, and that this affects the connection of your electrical appliances. In case this is the case, it is very important to have an electrical check-up because you can lose several or an important electrical appliance, such as your refrigerator, and the cost can be much higher than expected.
Within these essential maintenance tasks and to avoid these situations, the installation of differentials is recommended. For this, we insist again on the importance of hiring a company specialized in the electrical sector. Remember, amateur ‘experiments’ always end up going wrong.
Less Repair Costs
All of the above reasons we have explained are important and give you an idea of why you should have a reliable electrical service, and how important the necessary repairs are, but we will also explain the benefit of having a subscription.
Currently you can have a contract with a company that you pay for all at once, so that they are responsible for the electricity in your home and the different maintenance processes, this can be incredibly useful since you won’t have to look for a company every year, and you can adjust the dates to your convenience. In addition, it is a single payment to avoid the headache of paying service increases, etc.
What are the most requested services?
Each residential property has different needs than the other, and we know that in Hollywood Building Services thanks to the fact that we are a constantly contracted service, but through our experience we can give you a summary of which are the most requested electrical services in the area of maintenance and check-up:
Light:
The electrical system affects a lot of things, and is often responsible for 70% of the functions, but specifically the areas that are responsible for lighting the place are the ones that have more calls by far. And it is necessary that in order not to be left in the dark you hire an adequate electrical service for your needs.
Damaged electrical appliances.
Although this has to do directly with a technician, the fact of many damaged appliances tends to be the cause of a general electrical failure that needs to be taken care of carefully so that everything can work properly again. Often these people also have to be helped to fix their appliances, which is twice as expensive. We advise first of all that when an appliance is damaged for no reason, call our company or the one you trust for a good electrical evaluation.
Climate:
By this we are referring directly to the climate control of the environment, air conditioners or heat pumps that allow heating to take place. No matter which one, both are among the first to be damaged in power outages or failures. In case this is your case, you should also contact a professional.
Electrical shorts
They are common nowadays because of the lack of control over the flow of electricity to homes and the various natural disasters around the country. If any object in your house is shorting out, it is best to turn it off and wait for the specialist to arrive because you do not know how much electricity is involved in the problem and a much bigger accident can occur if we explore with our home tools and basic knowledge.
