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Dual Function Receptacle Protects Homes From Arc and Ground Faults
New Receptacles Protect Homes from both Arc and Ground Faults Faith’s new Dual Function AFCI/GFCI receptacle protects homeowners from the dangers of both arc and ground faults. Homeowners may take wall receptacle installation for granted, but the fact is that they are protecting household occupan...Read more -
Home Improvement eCommerce Trends in 2023
1. The importance of user-generated content constantly grows High quality user-generated content (for example, product reviews, unboxing videos, photos, and other content, created by individual buyers) has obvious impact on the home improvement retail industry, as it significantly increases the c...Read more -
home improvement marketing strategies
To make sure your potential customers can find your business when they want to learn about home improvement, this is the best way to reach new customers because you have become a part of their research process. Actually, there are many ways to do this, but the following five strategies are the m...Read more -
Five home improvement marketing trends to grow your brand
A quarter of all furniture sales will take place in the online channel by 2025. For your home improvement brand to win in 2023 and beyond, these are the five marketing trends and tactics to watch. 1. Augmented reality More and more customers hope to be able to visualize it in their home when sho...Read more -
Can LED Lights Cause GFCI Trip
Today we will discuss the topic if LED lights can cause GFCI trip or not. People usually have the doubt, so I decided to share something I know about led lights cause GFCI to trip. As far as we know, led lights are very good for your home for the reason they can save more money than you will spen...Read more -
Tips for Electrical Safety at Home
Many electrical fires can be prevented if you strictly follow necessary electricity safety tips. In our home electrical safety checklist below, there are 10 precautions every homeowner should know and follow. 1. Always follow appliance instructions. “Read the instructions” should be ...Read more -
8 reasons of installing USB outlets in your home
People had to plug their phones into power adapter devices before connecting them to a traditional outlet before. Thanks to the advancement in smartphone technology, almost all charging devices can now work with USB power ports. Although many other charging options still work efficiently, USB o...Read more -
Three Types of GFCI outlets
People who have come here may have a question for GFCI types. Basically, there are three main types of GFCI outlets. GFCI Receptacles The most common GFCI used for residential homes is a GFCI receptacle. This inexpensive device replaces a standard receptacle (outlet). Completely compatibl...Read more -
Main Changes in the 2023 National Electric Code Impacting Lighting
The National Electrical Code (NEC) updates one time every three years. In this article, we are going to introduce the four changes for this code cycle (2023 edition of the NEC) that impact lighting are as follow: Horticultural Lighting To avoid some certain potential hazards happen in th...Read more -
2023 Light bulb bans in coming weeks
Recently, the Biden administration is preparing to implement a sweeping nationwide ban on commonly used light bulbs as part of its energy efficiency and climate agenda. The regulations, which prohibit retailers from selling incandescent light bulbs, were finalized by the Department of Energy (DOE...Read more -
Where are GFCI Devices Required
GFCI devices were required to protect the circuitry on the exterior of the structure in the 90’s. In South Texas, this GFCI is typically also found in the garage or laundry room area. But from the 1990’s, GFCI devices began to be required in many more areas, eventually being required basically an...Read more -
Expose Six AFCI Myths
AFCI is an advanced circuit breaker that will break the circuit when it detects a dangerous electric arc in the circuit that it protects. An AFCI can selectively distinguish if it is a harmless arc that is incidental to the normal operation of switches and plugs or a potentially da...Read more