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One type of call I get often as an electrician in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and its surrounding areas is for open ground receptacles-that is when a receptacle has no equipment grounding conductor connected. This is commonly noted on inspection reports when a home is inspected by a representative of prospective buyers, or by a town inspector for a rental property. This "open ground" condition is very common in older homes with older wiring methods such as Knob & Tube, Cloth ins

An above ground #pool requires an equipotential bonding ring be ran in #8 solid copper around it. 18-24" off of the water, 4-6" deep all the way around the pool. In-ground pools have even more complicated bonding requirements. The pool shell, pool water, and pump bonded together to bring metallic components to the same potential and reduce the chance of shock from stray voltages in the ground…does your pool have this? If you don't see a copper wire attached to the pool filt

Prolonged hot weather-such what we are experiencing now in the Phillipsburg, New Jersey area undoubtedly result in more services calls for HVACR companies to work on central air conditioners. But at Mc Caffrey Electrical Contracting, we notice an uptick in calls reporting problems with individual circuits in the home. This is often due to window air conditioners running near constantly to keep up. These units usually have a 15a plug, allowing you to plug into any receptacle n

Phillipsburg NJ- Another week, Another melted wire! Hard to say what caused this, as we don’t know if it melted 2 years ago or 20 years ago. What I did notice was the breaker this wire came off of was a General Electric and the panel was a Bryant (now Eaton BR Type) Just because a breaker fits doesn’t mean it is UL listed for use in a panel. This breaker did not clip on to the buss in the panel very well and resistance of a loose connection causes heat! Only use breakers UL l