Over time, the upgrade can pay its own way in those savings. If your home's wiring is getting old, consider having it redone for these reasons and many others.
Old wiring malfunctions frequently. It trips breakers for no obvious reason, leaves outlets inoperative, and generally does strange things.
Avoiding Repair Bills
Old wiring malfunctions frequently. It trips breakers for no obvious reason, leaves outlets inoperative, and generally does strange things.
Each of those issues will call for a visit from an electrician, who is likely to tell you that your best choice of electrical services is to rewire the house.
Listen to that good advice. If the electrician is actually suggesting something that will eliminate those repair calls, it must be a good idea.
When your furnace or other heavy appliance kicks on, you probably see a brief "brown-down". It may not seem like a big deal, but that dip in power can be very damaging to sensitive appliances.
Protecting Appliances
When your furnace or other heavy appliance kicks on, you probably see a brief "brown-down". It may not seem like a big deal, but that dip in power can be very damaging to sensitive appliances.
Televisions, computers, and many other high-dollar items in your home can suffer significant damage when their power supply drops like that. A rewired home will provide enough power to prevent those troughs and the damage they can cause.
Preventing Fires
This is probably the most obvious reason to rewire. Old wiring may do more than malfunction. It can overheat, break, or otherwise suffer physical damage that leads to a fire in your home.
The risk to your belongings, house, and family is too great to ignore. If you're having electrical problems or just have old wiring, rewiring it could save lives.
Older homes were built long before anybody dreamed that everybody would have four cell phones, two big-screen TVs, miles of Christmas lights, and countless other electrical items in the home.
Upgrading Equipment
Older homes were built long before anybody dreamed that everybody would have four cell phones, two big-screen TVs, miles of Christmas lights, and countless other electrical items in the home.
Heavy power users like swimming pool pumps and outdoor kitchens are also relatively new to homes. With an undersized electrical service and outdated wiring, your home cannot handle additional money-saving upgrades like additional lighting or central heat and air. Rewiring will make it possible to save money elsewhere.
Sometimes people get overwhelmed at the thought of rewiring. They worry about the cost and hassle involved in the project, even though they know how good the outcome will be.
Sometimes people get overwhelmed at the thought of rewiring. They worry about the cost and hassle involved in the project, even though they know how good the outcome will be.
Do yourself a favor and find out just how affordable and convenient it can be. Your project will pay dividends for decades to come.
