by Powertec Electric | Mar 26, 2020 | Electricians
The electrician is coming to your home and you want to make sure you understand all of the lingo. How exactly is your home wired and what do you need to know about it? Most people have either a fuse box or a circuit breaker box in their home. It’s time that you...
by Powertec Electric | Mar 20, 2020 | Electric Company, Electricians
To our valued customers, The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the way all of us live and work. The situation is evolving rapidly. Here at Powertec, we put the health and safety of our staff, customers, and community first. While many businesses are...
by Powertec Electric | Feb 20, 2020 | Electrical Safety, Electricians, Hiring Electricians
You are just settling down in the evening after work with a good movie. The lights are dimmed and your portable space heater is resting near your feet. Things are feeling pretty comfortable and cozy when everything shuts down with no apparent reason. You hear a loud...
by Powertec Electric | Jan 16, 2020 | Electric Company, Electrical Power, Electricians
A strong storm can blow in at a moment’s notice and wreak serious havoc with your electronic devices. If you aren’t careful, a major surge could fry your circuit breakers and cause serious damage to anything that’s plugged in to your outlets. This could spark a major...
by Powertec Electric | Jun 20, 2019 | Electricians, Hiring Electricians
Winnipeg has been around for a long time. Not long compared to other cities around the world, but long enough to have some pretty aging infrastructure. We’ve talked about this endlessly on this blog, from knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring to Canada’s general aging...
by Powertec Electric | Jun 13, 2019 | Electrical Power, Electricians, Hiring Electricians
Human curiosity is part of what makes us so special; we want to know the why and what of things, to better understand how things tick, and how we can use them to our advantage. Fire is the prime example of this; despite the inherent dangers of fire, humans learned to...
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