Toronto Electric Repairs & Electrical Wiring in GTA

Toronto Small Electrical Repairs. Min $150 charge applies

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Minimum $150 service call fee applies to one hour or shorter jobs

Electricians & Electrical Contractor seving Toronto and GTA

We take small electric jobs, we do large electrical projects in Toronto including

Troubleshooting
Condominium Electrical work
House wiring and plumbing repairs
Hot water tank wiring and plumbing
Electrical renovations in Toronto, Ontario
Troubleshoot, find, fix office & building problems
Washer, Fridge, Garburator electrical & plumbing hook up
Flat rate water tank heater conversion to metered water heater

We are licensed, insured, quick and reliable

Residential, Commercial, Industrial

Sorry, we DO NOT repair household appliences, devices or equipment

We wire, repair and fix house, office, building, property, etc. electrical wiring and systems inside the walls and ceilings that are a part of the building itself

torontoelectricrepairs@gmail.com

Installing Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter or GFCI in Toronto

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What is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter or GFCI?

Shock or electrocution often occurs when electrical current travels through the victim's body to ground, grounding wire, or grounded structure.

GFCI is an electrical device made to detect and protect people from electric shocks and electrocutions due to these ground faults

A GFCI monitors electricity flowing in a circuit sensing any loss of current. If electricity flows via human body, current leaving the hot wire differs from that returning to the neutral wire. The GFCI detects that and shuts the power to that circuit. Instant interruption of the power prevents a serious injury or a lethal electrocution from happening. One may receive a shock but not a serious burn or injury.

How AFCI or Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter is different from GFCI?

An AFCI should not be confused with the GFCI

AFCI is a device intended to prevent fires caused by arcing faults

AFCI detects arcing (and sparking) in the electrical circuit and trips opening the circuit. AFCI is not designed as a shock preventer and will not detect the same faults as GFCI

AFCI protects the house against electrical fires by detecting the arcing faults but can NOT detect some hot to neutral problems

AFCI usually protects receptacles located in bedrooms

GFCI protects people from electric shocks

And GFCI is NOT designed to detect arcing

Ground faults occur when current leaks from a circuit, for example via the human body, to the ground. Namely, if one touches both a hot wire and a grounded conductor such a water pipe. Or when an individual stands on a wet ground and gets in contact with a hot wire or an energized surface. The person could be injured, shocked, or electrocuted

GFCI protects receptacles located in bathrooms, kitchens, crawl spaces, unfinished basements, wet locations, garages, outdoors, and at some other places such as near swimming pools

We troubleshoot, install, change and inspect both AFCIs & GFCIs in Toronto and the GTA

torontoelectricrepairs@gmail.com

Installing Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters or AFCI in Toronto

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Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter or AFCI breaker protects against electrical arcing and subsequently protects against fires caused by sparking and arcing faults

Arcing faults and/or sparking occur when there is a poor electrical connection, a small gap, a break in a wire, or a conductor. When contact in a point of splicing or termination is not tight enough or is not good enough due to oxidation, etc.

Arcing happens when insulation between hot and neutral wires or hot and ground conductor is lost or deteriorated. As well as when ubinsulated wires, conductors, or contacts of different potential come too close to each other creating a partial short circuit when current flows via arc and sparks. Arcing faults always lead to overheating and, depending of intensity, to spot burning or even a major fire

AFCI trips, disconnecting the line when an unsafe arcing condition occurs in the circuit

Today AFCI protection is required for newly built bedrooms as well as for older bedroom upgrades. AFCIs should be considered for added protection in other circuits of existing homes

Disadvantages of Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter or AFCI:

AFCIs often malfunction and/or trip without any apparent reason
In older homes installation of a subpanel is often required just to accommodate AFCIs, because they are not compatible with some older panels
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters are relatively expensive

Toronto Electricians install Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters or AFCIs in Toronto and GTA

torontoelectricrepairs@gmail.com

Toronto & GTA Electrical Services LIST and LINKS

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http://electriciantoronto.ca - Toronto Electricians

http://electrical-contractor-toronto.blogspot.com/ - Electrical Contractor in Toronto. Electrical Contractor Serving Toronto and GTA

http://electriciantoronto.spaces.live.com/ - Residential Electricians Serving Toronto

http://electrohelp.googlepages.com/fixelectricalproblems&troubleshooting - Fixing Electrical Problems & Troubleshooting in Toronto

http://www.electricalcontractortoronto.ca/ - Electrical Contractor in Toronto. Electrical Contractor Serving Toronto and GTA

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-rosedale/ - Residential Electrician in Rosedale & Toronto

http://low-voltage-wiring-toronto.blogspot.com/ - Low voltage wiring in Toronto: audio, video, data. Home & Office Automation in Toronto

http://toronto-network-wiring.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!756EF13BFD329A5!109.entry - Telephone system installation and wiring in Toronto

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-mississauga/web/mississauga-electricians-mississauga-electrical-contractor#1 - Knob and Tube Replacement in Mississauga

http://electrohelp.googlepages.com/vaughanelectricianwoodbridge - Vaughan, Ontario Electrician Woodbridge

http://electriciantoronto.blogspot.com/2008/03/list-of-services-electrician-licensed.html - Toronto Electrician, Licensed

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-forest-hill - Electrician in Forest Hill. Electrical Contractor serving Forest Hill, Toronto

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-etobicoke/topics - Electrician in Etobicoke. Lic. Electricians serving Etobicoke

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-downtown-toronto/topics - Electrician in Toronto Downtown. Downtown Toronto Electricians, all Licensed

http://electrical-contractor-toronto.blogspot.com/2007/02/low-voltage-wiring-in-toronto-audio.html - Home & Office Automation in Toronto

http://groups.google.ca/group/Electrician-Toronto/topics - Licensed Electricians in Toronto. Quality Electrical Services in Toronto, Ontario

http://electrician-mississauga.spaces.live.com/ - Electrician Mississauga

http://electrician-bridle-path.spaces.live.com/ - Bridle Path Licensed Electrician. Toronto

http://etobicokelectrichighpark.spaces.live.com/ - Electrician Etobicoke and High Park

http://downtowntorontoelectric.spaces.live.com/ - Electrician Downtown Toronto

http://groups.google.ca/group/Toronto-renovate - Electrician Toronto. Electrician serves Toronto & GTA. Licensed

http://electrical.contractor.toronto.googlepages.com/richmondhill - Richmond Hill, Ontario Electrical Contractor

http://electrohelp.googlepages.com - Toronto Residential Electrician. Same Day Service

http://knob-tube-etobicoke.blogspot.com/- Knob and Tube Replacement in Etobicoke

http://electriccontractoronto.spaces.live.com/ - Toronto Commercial and Industrial Electrical Contractor

http://toronto-energy-saving.spaces.live.com/ - Energy Saving and Energy Conservation Services in Toronto

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-lawrence-park - Electrician Licensed in Lawrence Park and Toronto

http://groups.google.ca/group/toronto-energy-efficiency-toronto-energy-savings - Toronto Energy Efficiency Services. Toronto Energy Savings Engineering

http://tv-wall-mount-toronto.spaces.live.com/ - Toronto TV Installation and Concealed Wiring

http://groups.google.ca/group/electrician-bridle-path - Electrician Bridle Path. Electrical Contractor serving Bridle Path, Toronto

http://electrician-toronto.blog.ca/ - Electrician in Toronto. Licensed Electricians serving Toronto