The Pico Wireless Control: Convenient and Practical Wouldn’t it be nice to control your lights when you pull up to your house late at night or when you’re settled in bed and see that you forgot to turn off your yard lights? How about when your garage is dark, and the light switch is on […]
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Take Advantage of These 5 Electrical Safety Spring Cleaning Tips
Spring is right around the corner! These next few weeks are traditionally the time of year we clean the house, clear the clutter, and finally find the time to really get our house in order. Electrical inspections may not be part of your annual checklist, but as the temperatures start to warm, consider some of […]
Show Off Your Space with Accent Lighting
We take a lot of pride in our homes, and for good reason. Our homes hold our most loved and valued treasures, whether that be family members, pets, or prized possessions. One simple and cost-effective way to show off your living space is with specialty accent lighting! Whether you want to highlight a priceless piece […]
How to Heat Your Home (Safely) this Winter
As temperatures drop this winter, your first reaction may be to crank up the thermostat. But then you remember what it costs to heat your entire home and wonder if there are better options available. Let’s look at a few other methods to keep warm in the coming months. Wood-Burning Fireplaces Traditional fireplaces look great […]
Holiday Lighting
The Do’s and Don’ts of Holiday Lighting With all the excitement that comes with the holidays, it’s easy to go overboard with the decorations. Spend less time searching for burned out bulbs and more time admiring your display this year by following these simple tips: Do: When hanging lights in hard-to-reach places, make sure your […]
Dimmer Lighting
As the leaves begin to change this fall, so will the time the sun begins to rise. There’s nothing worse than waking up on a dark morning and being greeted by lights that are too bright, but Milton Electric has a solution: dimmer light switches! Dimmers not only give you the option to control the […]
Wireless Smoke Detectors
It’s that time of year again. Summer is fading, the kids are heading back to school and you’ll be switching off the AC unit and warming up by a cozy fire before you know it. Is your home ready for the changing of the seasons? Now’s a great time to be proactive and look at […]
Knob-and-Tube Wiring
Was your home built before 1950? There’s a good chance you have knob-and-tube (K&T) wiring. This early method of wiring was most common in North America from around the 1880s to the 1940s. While it’s not necessarily dangerous, the system has been considered obsolete for decades and, in some cases, can pose a safety hazard. […]
Advantages of Installing Timers for Your Lights
Summertime is nearly here, as we’ll soon enjoy the longest day of the year. One of our most popular requests in the summer is timers for exterior lighting. Here are just a few benefits of installing timers around your home: 1. Safe When darkness falls, we turn on our lights. It’s natural and (almost) automatic. […]
Upgrade to USB Outlets and Expand Your Capabilities
Are your current electrical outlets living up to their full potential? We’re all familiar with the basic electrical outlet, a modern convenience for more than a century. Not much has changed in the past few decades, but recent technological advancements have made electrical outlets even more useful than ever before! How? USB charging ports built […]