Steps on a Call
Famous Electricians
NEC Definitions
Electrical Potpourri
Easy Payments
100

This is the minimum time you should spend on a maintenance call.

45 minutes

100

While not solely an electrician, this man's invention of the practical incandescent light bulb revolutionized the way we use electricity for illumination.

Thomas Edison

100

Fault current

Current delivered at a point on the system during a short-circuit condition.

100

This is the minimum number of ground rods required for a home.

1

100

These are the 2 primary platforms we use for easy payments.

Service Finance & GoodLeap

200

You should check this, on every call.

The electrical panel.

200

This man laid it down when he defined the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

George Ohm

200

Service drop

Overhead conductors from the power company to the service point.

200

This type of protection is required for outlets near water sources.

GFCI protection

200

These are the 3 types of customer preferences when it comes to easy payments.

Low interest, low payment, and no interest

300

You should don these upon entering every customer's home

Shoe covers

300

A British scientist, this man's research on electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction laid the foundation for the development of electric motors and generators.

Michael Faraday

300

Service lateral

The underground conductors from the utility company to the service point.

300

This is the MAX degree acceptable for a breaker.

120 degrees

300

This type of easy payment option might be ideal for a customer on a fixed income.

Low payment

400

This is what you should you inspect inside the electrical panel.

All connections & the busbar

400

This eccentric inventor drove major developments in our understanding of alternating current.

Nikola Tesla

400

Continuous load

Load where the maximum current is expected to run 3 hours or more.

400

This is the appropriate recommendation for a customer with a Zinsco panel.

Panel replacement

400

This common payment method usually comes with a much higher interest rate than our easy payment options.

Credit card

500

This is where you should present options to a customer.

The kitchen table (or wherever the customer is most comfortable)

500

This Italian physicist invented the voltaic pile, the first electric battery, which provided a continuous source of electric current.

Alessandro Volta

500

Equipment grounding conductor

Conductor connecting equipment to ground.

500

This is the maximum distance for a disconnect from equipment.

50' and within sight with no obstructions

500

This is the maximum amount of the early payment penalty with Service Finance payment plans. 

$0

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