With the ever-increasing number of phones and tablets in a typical home outlets are getting taken over by chargers. If you want to clean things up and create more efficiency for your space, you can upgrade your outlets to support not just standard 120-volt power cords but 5v USB charging too. 

Although combination 120v/USB outlets were a complete curiosity even a few years ago, you can now find them everywhere from online retailers to big box home improvement stores in a wide variety…

This is one of the most common install requests we get here at Lemere Electric. It can also be the most “brow raising” install (especially if the hot tub dealer said the install would not be expensive). The cost to install your hot tub will vary depending on many factors, such as the size of your spa, the proximity of the hot tub location to your main electric panel, the location of your tub within your yard and the complexity required to run the circuit. I have heard many spa dealers tell…

Most of us know that electricity and water don’t mix, therefore, things like relaxing in a bathtub with a space heater sitting on the ledge is something we are smart enough to never do. But there are some things that may not seem so common sense when it comes to electrical safety at home, such as what to do if an outlet or light switch feels warm to the touch, or if it’s okay to be using a light bulb that is a higher wattage than suggested for a light fixture. Either of these things can…

Each year, thousands of people in the United States are critically injured and electrocuted as a result of electrical fires, accidents, electrocution in their own homes.

Many homeowners will look at some electrical tasks and say “that looks easy, I can do that!” Not to mention the possibility that may come when you find out the electrical installation is more expensive that the item you are installing. 

However, most do not have the…