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Professional Mr. Electric technician testing a residential electrical panel to ensure home safety during National Electrical Safety Month.

National Electrical Safety Month: Your Guide to Checking Electrical Hazards in Your Home

May is National Electrical Safety Month, making it the ideal time to check the systems that homeowners rely on every day. Electrical hazards often develop quietly through overloaded circuits, aging panels, or outdated outlets until they become costly or dangerous problems.

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Why Is My GFCI Outlet Not Working? Common Questions and Solutions for GFCI Problems

Jul 08 2025

With building codes requiring GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) outlets, you probably have some in your home or are looking to replace old,

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Close-up of a hand resetting a GFCI outlet that has been tripped.

Electronics

Our Favorite Electric Cars for Kids

Jul 08 2025

Gift-giving season is right around the corner! And like most parents, you’re probably wracking your brains for the ultimate pres

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Electronics

Oh No—My Home Has a Power Outage with Food in The Fridge!

Jul 08 2025

The first thing many people do in a power outage is find flashlights and candles to illuminate the dark house.

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Woman holding a battery power lantern checking a circuit panel during a power outage.

Electronics

All About Electronic Waste

Jul 08 2025

The availability of cheap electronic goods combined with our ever-advancing world of technology are rapidly creating a worldwide c

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Graphic copy all about electronic waste with icons of computers being dumped into a garbage can.

Electronics

The Best Electrical Inventions in the Last 20 Years

Jul 08 2025

In a time where gadgets and devices are the norm, it’s easy to take electrical inventions for granted.

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Home Safety

Not Your Granny’s Smoke Detector: The Latest In Home Fire Safety

Jul 08 2025

Round. UFO-like. Able to eat through a 9-volt battery in a single month. Annoyingly difficult to disengage when you burn the bacon

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Illustration of smoke detector with a thunderbolt icon in the center.

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About Mr. Electric

Established in 1994, Mr. Electric® is a global franchise organization providing electrical installation and repair services. Recognized by Entrepreneur magazine among its “Franchise 500,” Mr. Electric franchisees provide these services to both residential and commercial customers at almost 200 locations worldwide. Mr. Electric is a subsidiary of the Neighborly® family of service franchises.

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