05/16/2020
We are essentially back to work, servicing our customers again. We completed a service upgrade yesterday for the customer that had his wires burning when he came home from work. It was a result of an electric furnace being hooked up to a 100 amp service. With the new 200 amp service, now in place, this family can now sleep easy.
We are upgrading another on Tuesday, for the same reason. Another electric furnace installed on a 100 amp service. This is very dangerous, and has the potential to burn a house to the ground. The electrical demand that an electric furnace requires is simply too much for the 100 amp service. This customer was forced to use plug in room heaters to heat the home because the furnace would not work. They were cold this winter. Too bad, because it did not need to happen. Hard to believe that some companies are allowing this situation to happen. Trouble is, the situation really gets problematic mostly on the coldest days of the year, when heating demand is very high. This is when the problem becomes very real.
The good news is that on Tuesday, we will do the upgrade, and the issue will be resolved. They will be much more comfortable this coming winter, and can sleep easier, knowing that a potentially harmful situation has been resolved.