Who could imagine making through one day without electricity running through your home? Life would be dark and humid. Food would be warm, and the TV wouldn’t record your favorite shows. You may come out of your Palm Beach Gardens home looking like Tom hanks in Cast Away. Fortunately, we do have electricity in our South Florida residences. Of course, it often comes at a high price. In fact, people tend to spend hundreds of dollars every month just to keep their power up and running. Let’s just make sure you are depending on your home’s electricity safely.

To begin, make sure every electric outlet in your Palm Beach Gardens luxury home is working safe and sound. Get any visible power cords out of the way to prevent folks from tripping over them. The cords should be in tip-top shape as well, free from any breaks, cracks, or holes. Under no circumstances should you ever nail an electric cord to a wall, floor, or ceiling. That’s a sure way to get electrocuted or lose power, if not a full-fledged fire.

The plugs on your walls need to be totally secure. Never try to force anything into an outlet, such as a child’s toy or a European power charger. It’s also important that you never try to chop off the third prong of a power cord, even if your wall only fits two prongs. These outlets should have covers on them as well, especially if there are kids running through your home. Rather, get to the store and simply buy an adapter before you cause a disaster in your home.

The same can be said for light bulbs. Make sure you only use the recommended bulbs, circuit breakers, and fuses. Confirm that everything is safely screwed in right and receiving the amount of electricity that you want. If you are not sure, simply read the manufacturer’s instructions on the case that it came in. If that is lost, look for directions online from a trusted source. Nobody needs to take electrical advice from the 9-year-old grandson’s Facebook page. Finally, do your best to keep every electrical cord and outlet away from water, like a bathtub or swimming pool.

Folks with Palm Beach Gardens homes for sale also need to be aware of any power lines around your property. The last thing you want to do is run into one while cutting the hedges on a tree in your backyard. If you do have some power lines around your home for sale in Palm Beach Gardens, don’t try to clip any plants that are growing around it. Leave that to the skilled specialists before you electrocute yourself. In fact, rely on one of these specialists anytime you want to dig and install a fence or sprinkler system. It is also important to steer clear of any power lines that have fallen over due to any reason, such as a nasty hurricane. Call Sunshine One Call of Florida when you are ready to take any of these steps to ensure electric safety on your property.

 

About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty:

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty has 42 locations serving 19 counties throughout Florida and approximately 1,800 sales professionals. The full-service brokerage, founded in 1999, is a wholly owned subsidiary of WCI Communities, Inc. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty is ranked fifth in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network and is the overall No. 1 fundraiser for The Sunshine Kids Foundation, having generated more than $3.1 million. To learn more about the best Palm Beach Gardens real estate business, visit www.BHHSFloridaRealty.com today.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WCI Communities, has over 39 locations and more than 1,650 real estate sales professionals and team members serving 17 counties throughout Florida.
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