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Watts Up With All Those Orange Electrical Outlets?
Have you ever noticed those orange electrical outlets in hospitals and office buildings and wondered, what’s up with that? Last month we told you the reasoning behind outlets that have little orange triangles on them. In this post we’ll explain everything you need to...
How to Level Up with Electrical Panel Upgrades in Santa Rosa
Your business’ electrical panel handles all your facility’s electricity demands. To minimize safety risks, especially fire, it’s important for the panel to be up-to-date. If your panel is showing signs of not being able to keep up with your current needs, it’s time to...
Why None Can Compare to Spyrka Electric
Spyrka Electric offers both residential and commercial services throughout Santa Rosa and the greater Sonoma County area. In addition to electrical repairs, installations, renovations, and build-outs, we also provide lighting system installations and upgrades. If...
FAQs on Electrical Panel Upgrades in Santa Rosa
Your Santa Rosa home’s electrical panel is the main distribution point for electrical circuits and, depending on the rating of the panel, can provides up to 200 amps of power. The power that comes into your home from the utility company's lines first flows through an...
Commercial Electrician Santa Rosa: 7 Common Problems
Businesses of all shapes and sizes rely on electricity more than ever. Both they and the commercial electricians who serve them are constantly bombarded with new technologies, energy considerations, and costs concerns as they safely and efficiently power their...
What Does an Orange Triangle on an Outlet Mean?
The variety of receptacles offered by manufacturers is mind-boggling. There are more than 1,000 different types and they vary in electrical rating, style, color, sizes, and configurations. Although many look the same, they’re not. Each one serves a distinct purpose or...
Backup Generator Installation: Finding the Right Generator Installer
When the power to your home is cut-off due to bad weather, a power failure, or a rolling blackout, you lose the ability to use the lights, air conditioning, heating, appliances, and electronic devices. Even your garage door won’t work automatically. And if a family...
Outdoor Lighting Ideas to Enhance Safety and Security
Outdoor lighting is usually thought of in terms of enhancing a home’s architectural features, highlighting plantings, and lighting up walkways. Landscape lighting, though, can not only boost your home’s nighttime curb appeal, it can also increase the property’s safety...
Everything You Need to Know About an Electrical Panel Upgrade
An electrical panel regulates all the electricity coursing through your home. It’s safe to say it’s an important piece of equipment whose value has only grown over the past 20 years as homes become “smarter” and have more devices that rely on electricity. As your home...
Should You Repair or Replace a Broken Bathroom Fan?
Bathroom fans are one of those household fixtures that everyone tends to forget about until something goes wrong. Yet they pack a lot of punch in a small space by: Directing excess moisture and unpleasant odors out of the bathroom.Helping prohibit the growth of...
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