Electrical Grounding: Ensuring Safety and Stability with Service Minds Mister Sparky in Sarasota, FL
Don’t Put Up With Any Malarkey When It Comes to Electrical Safety!
We know how important it is to trust your electrical. So if you have an older home, your system isn’t working the way it should, or you get shocked when you touch your outlets, it might be time for new electrical grounding.
Electrical Grounding in Sarasota, FL: How it Works
When you call Service Minds Mister Sparky, our electrical grounding services create a path for any extra electrical to dissipate into the ground, rather than into your home, outlets, or electronics. This protects you and your home from shock, damage, or electrical fires.
How Electrical Grounding Protects Your Home or Office
In Sarasota, our local electricians know how common lightning strikes and power surges are. That’s why we work so hard to provide top-tier electrical grounding services.
When you invest in electrical grounding, you can:
- Prevent damage: When a surge of electricity hits, it can damage your entire electrical system, or significantly harm parts of it like anything that is currently plugged in. You can prevent this level of damage by giving the surge of electricity somewhere else to go.
- Control voltage: You want to protect your appliances and electronics, and every part of your electrical system like your lights. With electrical grounding in Sarasota, FL you can control the voltage that is distributed throughout your home or office.
- Protect against injuries: When your system isn’t properly grounded, it leaves you and your family susceptible to injuries from shock. This can not only hurt, but in some cases, be fatal.
What to Expect with Service Minds Mister Sparky
When you call our team, we will start with an initial assessment of your current electrical system and the measures you need to install electrical grounding.
This process can take several hours depending on the services you need but we will always offer upfront, honest pricing before we get started on any project. There are no hidden fees and no malarky!
Your electrical grounding services might include a whole home grounding system, especially if your home was built before the 1960s. It might also include updated electrical panels and circuits, or GFCI outlet installation.
We might need to:
- Use ground screws to connect your grounding wires to your switches
- Connect a ground lead to your ground wire on current fixtures
- Ground a metal box or receptacle
For example:
New code has required that all homes since 1971 have grounded receptacles behind their outlets and switches. If your home is older than this (or even if it isn’t) you can call our team of licensed electricians to test and confirm that you have ground wire connections.
Florida code requires that you have the right type of GFCI outlets in places near water like the basement, kitchen, bathroom, or boathouse. If you don’t, our local electricians can help you properly wire a three slot, GFCI outlet.
We will go over all of these options and their respective costs when we conduct our assessment.
Choose Service Minds Mister Sparky in Sarasota, FL
When it comes to electrical grounding and keeping your home or office safe, don’t settle for quick fixes or DIY repairs.
Depending on the service you require, you might legally need a licensed electrician like our team members and no matter the situation, we can bring the right tools and experience to get the job done safely.
Don’t risk additional damage or trying to ground something with the wrong amperage or wiring. Let our team help.
Don’t Put Up With Any Malarky!
If you need electrical grounding in Sarasota, call Service Minds Mister Sparky today.
Electrical Grounding FAQs
Is electrical grounding required in Sarasota, FL?
Yes. For a variety of reasons, Florida homes require grounding as a safety feature, and older homes in Sarasota may not meet the current code requirements for safe electrical grounding. When you call our licensed electricians, we can help you make sure your grounding system is current.
How do I know I have faulty grounding?
There are two key signs that you have faulty grounding. First, you get shocks when you touch metal appliances or ductwork in your home and second, you look around your house and see two-pronged outlets instead of GFCI or three pronged models. Another way to tell is if your home is more than 30 years old; older homes typically don’t meet current grounding requirements.
Does electrical grounding really help?
Yes! With the right electrical grounding, you can prevent damage to your appliances, outlets, switches, and home when there is a surge of electricity. As the lightning capital, Florida is no stranger to these types of surges.
Protect your home today by calling Service Minds Mister Sparky.