Reasons as to Why You Should Replace Your Old Power Wall Outlets

The common old beige electrical outlets are part of your electrical décor that makes your home or office to look too familiar and bland. Replacing such old electrical fixtures can give your home or office an added touch of beauty. Renovating such fixtures is not all about aesthetics. In fact, such replacements may make your home or office safe.

Electrical wall outlets and other related fixtures such as brush wall plates, and the brush wall plate mounting brackets can be a source of fire disasters in your home. Therefore, if you don’t check your outlets regularly, you may be setting yourself up for a fire disaster.

Here are tips on when to replace your wall plates and brush wall plate mounting brackets.

Do your wall plates have cracks or gaps?

Findings from the Pew Research Center show that 90% of American adults use the internet. This means most houses have electrical and internet cables running all around the house to serve various electronic gadgets. Properly channeled cables are often hidden in walls or floors and wherever they emerge from they need to be neatly let through the wall outlets so that they don’t short-circuit.

Cracks in a wall receptacle or brush wall plate mounting brackets will most likely act as dust traps, which can ultimately contribute to fires when the outlets heat up or when short-circuiting causes, sparks. Similar problems may also occur when undersized wall plates create gaps. Gaps of 4.5mm or more increase the danger of short-circuiting. To prevent such potential disasters replace all your cracked or undersized wall outlets.

Are you stuck with old electrical fixtures?

Are your wall receptacles, brush wall plate mounting brackets and other electrical fixtures as old as your house? If your house is more than 25 years old, then you’re missing out on the newest outlet technology. Therefore, spice up your home by going for new electrical outlets that will give your home an ideal aesthetic appeal and the functionality that you need. Installing new outlets such as the HDMI cable wall plate and HDMI cables for 8k TVs may modernize your home a little bit.

Is the installation or renovation of your electrical fixtures worrying you?

Contractors are meant to do perfect jobs when renovating or installing brush wall plates, brush wall plate mounting brackets, and other electrical fixtures. But sometimes you may end up with a poorly done installation or remodel. Painted over outlet plates and switches should be replaced because the paint increases the danger of fire if the outlets heat up. Similarly, clearly burned or charred outlets should also be replaced. The charring and paint do not only increase the danger of fires, but they also diminish the visual appeal of your décor.

Is your outlet ever warm or hot?

If you find that your brush wall plate and brush wall plate mounting brackets and their screws are warm or hot to your touch, then this is a sure indicator of overheating. Overheating may imply that you’re drawing too much power from the outlet. Such overheating is dangerous because it can damage electrical fixtures and even cause fires. Therefore, it’s recommendable to change your outlets and install outlets with a higher capacity.

Are you selling or leasing your property?

Buyers and tenants often judge your property based on how its spaces are functional and visually appealing. Office space or living rooms with ill-fitting electrical components may not appeal to any buyer. Similarly, charred and cracked electrical outlets may deny you the chance to sell or lease your property at a good price. It may be costly to renovate your entire home, but there are affordable renovations that you can do such as the changing of electrical fixtures. Such simple changes may improve your chances of selling your property at a better price.

 

In conclusion, replacing your outlets may not only improve the visual appeal of your décor and reduce the danger of fire, but it will also eliminate the bugs that live in such spaces. Finally, such changes may also improve the resale price of your home when selling your property.

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