{"id":479,"date":"2019-12-23T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/?p=479"},"modified":"2019-12-19T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:46:31","slug":"warning-signs-need-electrical-rewiring-your-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/electrical\/warning-signs-need-electrical-rewiring-your-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning Signs You Need Electrical Rewiring for Your House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/electrician-rewiring-house.jpg\" alt=\"electric-house-rewire\" class=\"wp-image-481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/electrician-rewiring-house.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/electrician-rewiring-house-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/electrician-rewiring-house-768x323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most important jobs we perform for our customers is rewiring older houses to keep them up to code and handle modern electrical loads. There are many vintage homes in Western New York that have outdated wiring that can lead to numerous power failures and even safety hazards. If your home is one of these, you\u2019ll need the assistance of a professional <a href=\"\/service-areas\/clarence-ny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">electrician in Clarence, NY<\/a> to take care of the rewiring\u2014and that means calling us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how will you know your home needs professional rewiring?\nAge alone isn\u2019t the best indicator, since a previous owner may have done\nupgrades. We\u2019ve put together a list below of the major warning signs that you\nshould call us to rewire all or part of your house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Tripped breakers\/blown fuses: <\/strong>First, if\nyou still have a fuse box rather than a breaker panel, we strongly recommend\nyou call us to check on your home\u2019s electrical system. At the very least, you\nneed to have the fuse box replaced with a breaker panel. If you have\ncontinually tripped breakers, it means the circuits can\u2019t handle the electrical\nload.<\/li><li><strong>Acrid burning smells:<\/strong> The smell of an\nelectric fire is sharp and distinct\u2014and you don\u2019t want to encounter it in your\nhouse. If you can\u2019t find the immediate source, it may be coming from wiring or\nbehind an outlet or switch. <\/li><li><strong>Scorch marks on outlet covers and light\nswitches:<\/strong> Here is another sign of electrical fires. You may only need to\nhave the outlet or switch replaced. But for an older home, this may be pointing\ntoward a need for more extensive rewiring.<\/li><li><strong>Dimming and flickering lights:<\/strong> When this spooky\nphenomenon starts to happen, it means power fluctuations occurring through the\nelectric system. This might happen because a large appliance (such as an AC) has\nput extra demand on the electrical system that the wiring cannot handle.<\/li><li><strong>Frequently burnt-out lightbulbs:<\/strong> Standard\nincandescent light bulbs can last 3 to 4 years. If you are changing bulbs much more\noften, it probably means the fixture the bulb is in cannot handle the voltage\nlevels.<\/li><li><strong>Alarming electrical buzzing sounds:<\/strong> Can\u2019t\ntell where that sizzling electrical noise in your house is coming from? It may\nbe burning wires\u2014and we recommend you call an electrician quick to investigate\nit.<\/li><li><strong>Sparking and arcing from outlets:<\/strong> Each\ntime you put a plug into an outlet or unplug one, do you notice sparks or\nelectrical arcs? This is another sign the wiring is experiencing trouble with\nthe electrical load.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Call Licensed Electricians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other possible sources for each of the above symptoms\u2014they\ndon\u2019t all mean you have to have extensive rewiring. But most of them are\nwarning about an electrical concern somewhere in your house, such as a short in\nan outlet or loss of insulation along wires. Only licensed electricians can\naccurately diagnose what\u2019s wrong and offer a solution. The work must be done up\nto code, and that requires an experienced electrical contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact-us\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Call Western New York\u2019s Favorite Electrician<\/a>: Scherer Electric! Serving the Buffalo-Niagara Area since 1995.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are the major warning signs that you should call an electrician to rewire all or part of your house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[104,100,99],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}