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Whole House Surge Protection

January 23, 2011

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Our Vancouver homes are filled with all sorts of electrically powered devices and because of that, we have become more and more susceptible to electrical surges delivered over power, telephone, cable TV and satellite lines. It is not realistic to…

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Electrical Safety Tips

GFCI: What They Are

January 20, 2011

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A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is an overcurrent protection device designed to interrupt the electrical circuit to the load when a current to ground exceeds a predetermined value. GFCIs are designed to almost instantly sense an electrical ground fault…

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