Faqs

Why Is My Smoke Detector Chirping, and How Do I Make It Stop? If you have a chirping smoke detector, it is most likely driving you up the wall. The good news: Now that you’re up the wall, you’re [...]

First call your power company and run your project by them. Once you have received approval from the utility company for your project Prairie Electric will be happy to provide a quote and [...]

I have an outdated panel that has been mentioned as a fire hazard, should I replace it? Yes, these panels are outdated and are known to not properly protect your wiring inside your walls when [...]

Circuit breakers are currently the most common type of overcurrent device used in homes today. These are found in the panelboards commonly located in garages and act like switches, turning on or [...]

In living rooms and bedrooms, a wall switch often controls one of the sockets of a duplex receptacle. Either the top or bottom of the outlet will have power to it when the light switch is in the [...]

These areas of your home have a special device called a G(round) F(ault) C(ircuit) I(nterrupter) receptacle which are very sensitive to moisture and water; required by the National Electrical [...]