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Most homeowners think about electricity twice: when something breaks, and when the power bill arrives. Everything in between? It goes unnoticed. Which is exactly how small problems turn into expensive...

Renovations are exciting. New kitchen, open-concept living, a finished basement it all sounds great on paper. But behind those walls? That’s where things get complicated. Fast. Ottawa has a lot...

Electrical emergencies don’t schedule themselves. They happen at 2 a.m. on a Sunday in January, right in the middle of an Ottawa cold snap. A burning smell from the wall....

Electrical work isn’t something you want to leave to chance. A bad connection here, a skipped inspection there adds up fast. And in Ottawa, where winters are harsh and homes...

Walk through enough Ottawa neighbourhoods and the pattern becomes obvious pretty fast. Glebe bungalows with fuse boxes. Westboro century homes where the knob-and-tube is still live. Centretown apartments that haven’t...

Nobody thinks about backup power until the lights go out. Then it’s the only thing anyone thinks about. Whether it’s a storm knocking out the grid for three days or...

Power goes out at home annoyingly. Power goes out mid-shift at a warehouse or a clinic. That’s a completely different problem. Production stops. Revenue stops. Clients notice. And sometimes someone...

Here’s a question worth asking: if your house was built in the late ’60s or early ’70s do you actually know what’s running inside your walls? Because there’s a decent...