Steps on a Call
This is the minimum time you should spend on a maintenance call.
45 minutes
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
Fault current
Current delivered at a point on the system during a short-circuit condition.
This is the minimum number of ground rods required for a home.
1
These are the 2 primary platforms we use for easy payments.
Service Finance & GoodLeap
You should check this, on every call.
The electrical panel.
This man laid it down when he defined the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.
George Ohm
Service drop
Overhead conductors from the power company to the service point.
This type of protection is required for outlets near water sources.
GFCI protection
These are the 3 types of customer preferences when it comes to easy payments.
Low interest, low payment, and no interest
You should don these upon entering every customer's home
Shoe covers
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
Service lateral
The underground conductors from the utility company to the service point.
This is the MAX degree acceptable for a breaker.
120 degrees
This type of easy payment option might be ideal for a customer on a fixed income.
Low payment
This is what you should you inspect inside the electrical panel.
All connections & the busbar
This eccentric inventor drove major developments in our understanding of alternating current.
Nikola Tesla
Continuous load
Load where the maximum current is expected to run 3 hours or more.
This is the appropriate recommendation for a customer with a Zinsco panel.
Panel replacement
This common payment method usually comes with a much higher interest rate than our easy payment options.
Credit card
This is where you should present options to a customer.
The kitchen table (or wherever the customer is most comfortable)
This Italian physicist invented the voltaic pile, the first electric battery, which provided a continuous source of electric current.
Alessandro Volta
Equipment grounding conductor
Conductor connecting equipment to ground.
This is the maximum distance for a disconnect from equipment.
50' and within sight with no obstructions
This is the maximum amount of the early payment penalty with Service Finance payment plans.
$0