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Do you want to make sure that your home meets the electrical safety requirements? Do you want to protect your home from any potential electrical hazards? By working with professional electricians in Winter Park, FL, you can ensure that your home is safe, secure, and powerful. This is especially true when it comes to the types of outlets that your home has. Many older homes have been constructed with two-prong outlets. However, today’s standards are to use three-prong outlets for the safety they provide. These are some of the reasons why you should consider upgrading to three-prong outlets in your home.
Ground wires protect homes and businesses by offering an outlet for excess energy to safely leave the home and go towards the ground. When outlets are protected by grounding, they offer surge protection. This can spare you from damage to your electronics and wiring systems behind those affected outlets. Three-prong outlets often have this additional layer of protection that two-prong outlets do not offer.
Although many electrical regulations do not clearly state that homes need to be constructed with three-prong outlets, many of them still do not meet the standards that are placed on them. Because two-prong outlets do not possess any surge protection, they are not backed by grounded outlets. Electrical standards require homes to have a specific number of grounded outlets in order to pass inspection. This may require you to rethink the types of outlets you have in your home so that your home is not only protected but also safe and updated.
Homes that were constructed earlier than 1965 have roughly 30 to 60 amps in their fuse panels. This is often inadequate for today’s electrical needs in a typical home. Modern electrical systems will require much more power than that. To meet the needs of your home or business, it may be time for you to upgrade your wiring system. Start with changing out your outlets to have both safe and efficient three-prong outlets instead of two-prong.
Many homeowners may not know that two-prong outlets do not possess the same level of safety and protection as three-prong outlets. This detail may not seem so important until damage is imminent. Two-prong outlets can leave your entire home susceptible to the damage of one small electrical short or surge. To avoid this, keep your home safe with the right outlets.
These are a few of the reasons why you may want to update to three-prong outlets. Older homes may have outdate two-prong outlets, but with the help of electricians in Winter Park, FL, you can update them to meet the new standards. Contact the professionals at Spectrum Electric to schedule an appointment for us to come out to your home today.