Electrical Building Blocks

Electrical Building Blocks

What we are sharing is information on how to organize and build any electrical inner structure in the form of building blocks as material funding permits. Planning is the key knowing what the final outcome needs to be before starting any project.

Knowing what the final building blocks are takes all guesswork out of over purchasing materials and cuts down on scrap waste. Example of this are it is always better to install conduit raceway systems before buying large cables at over $5.00 or more per foot for the of wire cost X 3 runs of wire 2/hots 1/neutral along with grounding and switching that may need to be considered also. After the conduit systems are in place you will know exactly how many feet of large cables are required for the given project? Working with others budgets can be tight and stages of projects may need completed in building blocks as funding permits.

The National Electrical Code/Your Local Authority is the minimum required for any given electrical project you can never go below that level of workmanship but you can always go above code with quality workmanship. It’s always better to do any job right the 1^st time even if that means doing the work in stages as funding permits.

After over 40 years as a Master Electrician I have seen many projects that were completed by others that do not meet even the lowest standards of workman ship let alone the safety of others.  

 Others have called this Tinker Bell Wiring, aka old out dated and usually ungrounded electrical load centers in many homes and business.

The only true fix is a total 100% up grade and dealing with finished closed walls that cannot be fished with new wiring from below or above as fire blocks and old framing encounter all kinds of hick up’s. Leaving only what is called trench cutting the wall or ceiling surface. By trench cutting this allows wall studs to be open for the drilling of new wiring, boxes and devices. A good dry wall installer can easily patch these trench openings after all electrical work has been completed. This method of a building block that can save money by not having to gut every wall in the home or business for the update. A finished product is invisible and blended to look as good as the day that it was built or better.

When updating any project the time to consider every energy saving option available should be considered as in the long run it will lower the monthly utility bill or eliminate it altogether by using modern appliances like energy star rated energy savings ones on today's market. 12 volt dc lights have come a long way and are very energy efficient and also can be switched like ac switching single pole, three and four way. Lithium Ion battery banking can easily take your ac lighting load off grid and off the utility meter using solar and wind for charging. Also plug in transformers for all kinds of devices like cell phones, ect can be eliminated entirely by having the battery banking and a stable dc source. By updating older electrical systems many options are available as ac and dc circuits can be installed with wiring harnesses intended for each purpose.

Most electricians prefer open studs new construction projects but personally I prefer the old out dated and nightmares as there is nothing easy about these projects and each one has it's own set of hiccups and challenges. After many years in the trade I have consulted many to do these updates themselves saving the labor payment and by doing the labor they learn all about the line and load side of every device in their homes and business. For those who consider that just to much to handle send me a message and I will consult you on how a quality job can be achieved by local skilled labor in your area using project management from my business D B Electric. In short modern electrical building blocks added all together make a safe, reliable, clean electrical system 7/24/365.

D B Electric

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