Commercial
Know The Facts
Each year businesses in the United States lose billions of dollars due to electrical accidents and related fires. DON’T TAKE A CHANCE. Have your electrical service and wiring inspected by a union electrical contractor every year and remember, Union Built is Better Built. IBEW electricians serve extensive apprenticeships involving 40 hours a week on-the-job training and night school. Training programs are constantly upgraded and expanded to keep up with changing technologies.
Note: Commercial construction costs can be up to 4% Less* when Union Labor is used.
- Sight~
- Moisture In Equipment
- Smoke
- Discolored Lugs
- Metal Fragments
- Frayed Belts
- Loose Terminals
- Smell~
- Burning Odor
- Ozone Odor
- Hot Insulation Odor
- Sound~
- Bearing Noise
- Ballast Noise
- Belt Slipping, Flopping
- Fans Not Running
- Transformer Noise
- Chattering Contacts
- Alarms
- Touch~
- Breakers Feel Hot
- Conduit Warm or Hot
- Vibrations Due to Imbalance
- Electric Motors Burning Out~
- Improper Motor Size
- Low Voltage
- Improper Application
- Improper Fuse Size
- Out of Balance Phases
- Worn Motor Bearings
- Moisture in Motor
- Dirt on Cooling Fans
- Computer System Problems~
- Improperly Isolated Ground
- System
- No Lightning Protection
- Communication Cable Not
- Isolated
- Things To Check~
- GFCT’s In Public Areas
- Improper Mounting of Light
- Fixtures
- Proper Number of Wires in
- Conduit
- Proper Size of Wire in Conduit
Your electrical system requires annual attention due to expansion and contraction caused by heat and cold and by vibration. The best suggestion, as always, is to call a qualified union electrical contractor for a complete safety check once a year or when you suspect a problem. It will save you money and costly downtime. Check out the list of Union Electrical Contractors on the Contractor’s page for the one nearest you, or call 800 252.8922.
*Research sponsored in part by the National Bureau of Electronic Research.