
Recent Tips and Articles by Lehigh Valley Electric, Inc

Electrical Home Inspection: What You Need To Know!
Whether you’re buying a home, or just moving into your new home, here is some advice that can help you. If you’re in the buying process the things you will be looking for are safety and repair aspects. Most electrical contractors can offer you an inspection […]

What You Should Know About Lightning Safety
Lightning can travel from outside your home to inside your home -and to you - through materials that conduct electricity, including electrical wiring, phone lines, water, and plumbing. These safety guidelines will help minimize your risk. If you’re inside and you hear thunder or see lightning, it’s […]

Should You Get An Electrical Inspection?
You know that when buying a home, a property inspection is vital. But what about an electrical inspection? According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, a separate and comprehensive electrical inspection is necessary for many home purchases. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes electrical safety. […]

How To Save The Planet Without Breaking A Sweat
Global warming is a major concern today. But what can you do? Buying some compact fluorescent light bulbs doesn’t seem like much, and buying a hybrid automobile is pretty expensive. There are things you can do that are affordable, save money, and reduce your impact on […]

Create Atmosphere With Allentown Dining Room Light Fixtures
Lighting is an essential aspect when it comes to decorating an Allentown home and is exceptionally important in the dining room, where you eat and entertain guests. It is important that the dining room light fixtures have a wow factor when entertaining and something that you […]

Why You Should Avail The Services Of Allentown Electricians
Once your home is finished, the next step that you should take is to hire a qualified electrician. However, this is not as easy as it sounds because finding the best electrician takes some effort and time. You have to make calls to electrical companies that […]

Allentown Homes LED Light Against Incandescent Light
A LED light, or light-emitting diode, is considered to be the future connected with residential Allentown lighting. A great number of users have started to use LED light bulbs rather than the conventional incandescent ones or any other type of lighting options. Whilst incandescent bulbs take […]

Where To Put Your Allentown Home Security Lighting
When many people think about home security lighting, they automatically concentrate on their interior lights. The truth is that your exterior lighting also plays a large role in keeping your Allentown home safe and secure. When you hear noises outside at night, it really isn’t very helpful […]

Allentown Grounded And Ungrounded Receptacle Outlets - Is There A Difference?
The rising cases of electrocution and electric fires in Allentown homes have made many of us think about the kind of conductors that we should ask Allentown Electricians to install in our homes to make them safe. In old Allentown homes, especially the ones built before the […]

Landscape Lighting Gives A Cool Effect To Your Allentown Home
Landscape lighting in Allentown is the jewel in the crown of excellent landscaping. This is not to suggest that it is optional. Far from it. Most professional landscape designers consider light essential to completing their work and essential to making it work. This is why tailored […]

An Introduction To Your Allentown Home's Electrical System
Electricity has become an absolutely essential part of modern life. It is used to power the largest industries down to the smallest household convenience. In your home, electricity is used to power appliances, furnaces, light fixtures, and many other items. Have you ever wondered how exactly […]

Arc Flash Is Not A Super Hero
Your Allentown electrician has your best interest at heart when it comes to electrical safety. Learn here about a common cause of electrical accidents. And be sure to call your electrician should you need any assistance with electrical repairs or for a technician to perform a […]

If The Breaker Fits... It Still May Not Be The Right One!
From time to time, there may be a need to change a breaker or add one to your Allentown home’s electrical panel. Most electrical devices, like switches, outlets, and such, can be switched out with another brand without any problems. Breakers, however, are brand-specific and require […]

Back To Basics: What Are The Watts?
Watts are the gauge of just how much electricity a thing makes use of. Watts are also the measure the electrical power service uses to figure out your monthly invoice. The more watts you take advantage of every single thirty-day period, the larger your energy bill. […]

Choosing The Best Lighting For Your Kitchen
Given that you likely spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, it is important to make sure that this room has both an appearance and an atmosphere that is welcoming and comfortable to be in without compromising functionality. The design of your furnishings, cabinetry, […]

Why Is Copper Used So Much In Making Electrical Wires?
Copper is a well-known chemical element with the atomic symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It has a beautiful red-orange metallic luster. In the modern days, this reddish metal is used in various areas like in the construction line as a building material, in roofing and […]

List Of Things To Do To Save On Your Electric Bill
It’s not that hard to save money on your electric bill and be environmentally friendly. It only takes a few changes in your household, and the end result will be large savings on your electrical bill as well as being good for the environment. Please keep these […]

Do You Have Proper Surge Protection?
One of the best ways to take care of one’s home is through taking care of one’s appliances, and the best way to take care of one’s appliances is through surge protection. There are many benefits one can get from good management of the electric flow […]

Proper Bedroom Lighting Advice
Bedrooms require flexible lighting that is both invigorating in the early morning and then calming at night. Besides having an atmosphere of relaxation, bedrooms need good general lighting in addition to appropriate task lighting for reading, dressing, grooming, and other activities. It is best to create […]

The Benefits Of Under The Cabinet Lighting
Each individual light fixture has its own pros and cons, with under-cabinet lighting being no exception to this rule. Of course, if you’re not sure whether or not you need to add this particular pendant to your kitchen lighting scheme, you’ll probably find yourself weighing the […]

Electrical Safety Month: Knowing Electrical Safety
Knowing proper electrical safety is imperative for many reasons. One can become shocked, burned, or in the worst case scenario, a person can be electrocuted, which can lead to death by not becoming knowledgeable about electrical safety. One should be aware of basic safety guidelines when […]

Do You Have LED Lighting In Your Home?
Light-emitting diodes have been around for years. Traditionally, they have been used as indicators on electrical devices, such as standby lights on TVs. This was because LEDs were only available in red, but recent advances mean that other colors are now available, and the light emitted […]

Best Electrical Safety Tips For Your Home
Every Pennsylvania home has electricity flowing through it and is normally safe; however, if you have young children or are planning to do work on your home, you must make sure you have some basic electrical safety training and electrical safety rules. Electricity is a part […]

How To Pick An Allentown Generator For Your Home
Allentown generators are your run-to when there are power interruptions. Not having enough electricity could really make it hard for a household to work as normally as it would want, and this is why it’s important that you choose a generator that is most compatible with […]

Your Guide To Choosing The Proper Lighting In Your Bathroom
Have you ever heard the saying ‘a change is as good as a holiday’? There is plenty of truth to this statement; take, for example, changing the ceiling lights in your bathroom – this small act alone could make it feel like a whole new space. […]

LED Lighting For Your Laundry Room
Getting the most out of your laundry room starts with the right lighting fixtures from your Allentown lighting contractor. Without the right lighting in your laundry room, you might as well be doing your laundry in the closet. Conventional lighting can be too hot for an […]

The Power Of Allentown Home Generators
Home generators are one of the most useful machines ever invented. Because of the rapidly evolving technology, people have grown accustomed to making work easier through the use of electricity. In one way or another, electricity is present in almost everything people do – from charging […]

Using Wall Lights To Highlight Your Home's Decor
If you have filled your Allentown home with treasures and artifacts that you would love to display to guests and visitors, perhaps the installation of some well-placed wall lights could be the solution to all your problems. With a number of unusual and attractive designs available, […]

A Guide To Outdoor Electrical Outlets
Regardless of the climate that you live in, there is a good chance that you use outdoor electrical outlets at some point during the year. That being said, there are some areas that will naturally make more use of this type of outdoor receptacle. When used […]

Contemporary Modern Lighting Illuminates Any Home
Decorating your home can be quite a challenge if you are not up to the task. You need to decide on the color that you want for your walls. You need to consider the tiles you will put on the floor. You also have to give […]

How To Know That You Need To Rewire Your Allentown Electrical System
Without any doubt, electricity is responsible in large part for the high quality of life that we and our Allentown families enjoy. It is hard to imagine a single task that we do on a daily basis that is not made possible in some way by […]

How Electrical Panel And Wiring Upgrades Improve Your Saucon Valley Home
As a Saucon Valley homeowner, you have an obligation to make sure that your electrical system is always operating in the most reliable, efficient, and safe manner. You and your family rely on your electrical system for your most important everyday tasks. As such, if your […]

Home Generator - Three Reasons To Install One
As anyone who has ever lost power during a cold winter night can tell you, the experience is a miserable one. While snuggling up under a blanket sounds cozy in theory, doing so at 2 in the morning to keep from freezing to death while your […]

October Is Fire Prevention Month
Every year during the month of October, we try to bring a very important consideration to the forefront of our discussion: fire prevention. October is National Fire Prevention Month, and we would like to take this opportunity to help educate all of our customers on some […]

How To Spot Electrical Compliance Issues In Your Bethlehem Home
One of the most common electrical compliance issues is aluminum wiring. Find out what year your home was constructed. If it was built in years up to the early 1980s, it is likely wired with aluminum. The electrical panel box cover would be removed to inspect for […]

4 Benefits Of Upgrading To LED Lighting In Your Home
You have probably heard a lot of commotion over recent years about home and business owners alike upgrading to LED from more traditional lighting methods, but you might not understand what all the commotion is about. Can LED lights really be that much better than traditional […]

Lighting Solutions For Modern Kitchen Remodels
In most American homes, the kitchen is not only a place for preparing food, it’s a place where we need some good lighting ideas so we have the adequate amount of light to chop vegetables and work with other potentially dangerous food service equipment. It’s not […]

Electrician On The Way? Be Sure To Be Prepared By Following These 3 Steps
When you know you’ve got an electrician on the way, you need to take a few moments to be fully prepared for him. After all, these few moments of prep work can save your electrician quite a bit of time and effort — which, in turn, […]