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Home Security Outdoor Lighting Tips
Outdoor lighting is your first line of defense against prowlers or intruders. Security lighting discourages prowlers and unwanted guests from entering your property (Dark clothing and dark skies are a burglar's best friends!). In addition to warding off intruders,...
Smoke Detector Installation and Maintenance
You can significantly reduce chances of injury or death with the proper installation and maintenance of smoke detectors in your home. In fact, since smoke alarms were introduced and have become required in most states, fire fatalities in the U.S. have significantly...
Appliance Hacks For Power Savings
Whether a person is interested in saving money or saving the planet, one step in their mission is minimizing power usage at home. There's much more to be done than adjusting thermostats and turning off the lights. Here are some power saving tips that go a long way to...
Hiring An Electrician: The Checklist
When you decide to hire an electrician for work around your home, it's important to choose one that's going to meet all of your needs. You should always use a licensed and experienced electrician and this means having a checklist to ensure you're able to vet them...
DIY Vs Handyman Vs Licensed Electrician: What You Need To Know
When you need electrical work done within your home, your business, or anywhere else, you have options available to you. Understanding DIY versus handyman versus licensed electrician will help you to determine how to get the work done, and ensure that the work is done right.
What Light Bulb Saves the Most Money?
When figuring out your household budget and looking for ways to cut costs, lowering energy consumption is a great place to start. We make it a point to turn the lights off when we leave the room, we may upgrade to Energy Star appliances and then hope to see a drop in...
Programmable Thermostats
We decided to research this topic at Penny Electric because there seems to be disagreement as to whether or how programmable thermostats result in a cost savings. We also wanted to see how the dynamic and exceptionally hot summers in Las Vegas / Southern NV could...
Avoid Unlicensed Electricians
Your home or business is often one of the largest investments you make. Never place that investment in the hands of unlicensed contractors who are not properly trained and certified in their respective fields. Despite the economic impact on those making an honest...
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