Hutchins Plumbing & Air Conditioning Blog : Archive for February, 2022

Your Kitchen Should Be GFCI Protected

Monday, February 21st, 2022

 

Your home is your sanctuary, and it’s important that you get to live life the way you want to, right?

We want homeowners to be able to live both comfortably and safely in their own homes, and this includes proper electrical work that will stand the test of time. GFCI protection isn’t just a nifty new acronym that young people are using, it’s a term that relates to a huge advancement in electrical engineering in the past few decades. If you’ve got a kitchen or bathroom that sees its fair share of water, then your outlets should absolutely be GFCI protected by an electrician in Plano, TX.

We’re not going to force anyone to convert their outlets to be GFCI protected, but we would like to share why it might be advantageous to purchase this upgrade!

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You Need to Repair Your Smoking Furnace

Monday, February 7th, 2022

A smoking furnace is never a good sign. In fact, unless you’re out by the firepit or camping with the family, smoke should never be something that you take lightly. As the saying goes, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” and your furnace should never be on-fire to the point where it smokes.

Today, we want to talk about two things. The first will be why a furnace might start expelling smoke. We’ll discuss the whole combustion process and how a furnace in good condition deals with the byproducts of the process. This should show you just how dangerous of a situation a smoking furnace can be.

Secondly, we’ll be talking about what you should do if your furnace is starting to expel smoke into your home. Here’s a hint: you’re going to want to call our team for expert furnace repair in Plano, TX!

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