There are two essential electrical system safety devices that every homeowner should know about and consider having installed in your Sandy Springs, GA residence. One is the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) and the other is the Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI). Contact Thrasher Electrical, LLC for a free quote to install these essential safety devices.
Sandy Springs Electrician Installs GFCI and AFCI
The Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is an affordable and easy to install electrical device installed in branch circuits of a home’s electrical system to help prevent electrocution from electric shock.
Once installed by a Sandy Springs electrician in the home’s wiring system, the GFCI monitors the flow of electricity to see if there is any noticeable loss of current that is flowing into the ground and presenting an electrocution hazard should an individual come into contact with that current with any part of their body. As soon as a CFCI device notices even a minute loss of current, it immediately goes into action within a fraction of a second to shut down the electrical power to that particular circuit.
For instance, a hair dryer with a faulty exposed wire might cause the dryer to be charged with electricity. While holding the faulty dryer and then touching a metallic object such as a water faucet, an individual could receive a shock that could cause harm or even a fatality.
GFCI’s are available as portable devices plugged into existing receptacles, designed as a receptacle itself, or as a circuit breaker model installed in the home’s main electrical panel box.
AFCIs Prevent Fires
An Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) is another essential safety device installed by licensed electricians in Sandy springs residential structures. They are designed to prevent an electrical fire from starting by detecting any non-working electrical arcs and disconnecting the power before the faulty arc starts a fire. Faulty home electrical wiring causing arcs and sparking of electric current is reponsible for more than 40,000 home fires annually, resulting in almost 400 deaths each year and over 1,000 injuries.
While GFCI devices address the problem of electric shock, AFCI devices help prevent electrical fires from ever starting due to faulty wiring. A certified electrician can install an AFCI in any home’s branch circuit or install a circuit breaker device with an AFCI already built-in.
Protection against electrical fire is especially important for homes built more than 25 years ago in which the wiring may be corroding or aging within the walls, a constant hidden danger for the home’s occupants. Call Thrasher Electrical, LLC to upgrade your home’s electrical system, including these important safety devices.
Both GFCI and AFCI devices are well worth the modest expense required for installation by a certified electrician to prevent two real dangers from harming the home’s occupants: electric shock and possible electrocution as well as electrical fires started by faulty wiring producing an electric arc. Call Thrasher today at 770-217-7527.
