Monthly Archives: April 2010

Attic Ventilation

Summer is here and it’s time to check your attic ventilation fan. Attic ventilation fans are electric fans that move stagnate hot air out of your attic circulating fresh cooler air through your attic. Replacing the air in your attic improves your air quality, lowers cooling bills, and prevents wood rot. Attics can reach temperatures of 160 degrees or more during a hot day. This trapped heat makes your a/c unit work much harder than necessary to cool your home. Attic fans are very quiet and controlled automatically by thermostats. Because these fans are out of the way and quiet, … Continue reading

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Stay Safe with Security Lighting

Security lighting is a great way to deter crime and increase the comfort, beauty and enjoyment of your home. Now, more than ever, homeowners report safety concerns as vandals, robbers, and worse are a constant threat. We have experienced a sharp increase in the number of requests for security lighting, particularly motion lighting. Generally, these request come after a homeowner experiences a break-in either at their home or a neighbor’s home.Thrasher Electric has discussed home security and prevention with several local law enforcement officials and their number one suggestion continues to be improved lighting. Entrance lighting Local building codes require homes to have lighting by each … Continue reading

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