Electrical Safety Checklist for Older North Carolina Homes
North Carolina has beautiful older housing, from mill villages to mid-century ranches, and most of it is overdue for an electrical check. Walk through this list; if you tick more than two boxes, schedule an electrical inspection.
- Two-prong (ungrounded) outlets anywhere in the home
- No GFCI outlets in kitchen, baths, garage or outdoors (GFCI installation)
- Fuse box or panel under 100 amps
- Federal Pacific, Zinsco, Sylvania or Challenger panel
- Smoke detectors older than 10 years or not interconnected (smoke detector wiring)
- Extension cords used as permanent wiring
- Warm outlets, flickering lights or buzzing switches
- Cloth-covered, knob and tube, or aluminum wiring
- No whole-house surge protection (surge protection)
- Exterior outlets without in-use covers
Most common fixes
Grounded outlet replacement, GFCI protection, panel upgrade, and in the worst cases a whole house rewire.
Older home in electrician in Asheville, electrician in Salisbury or electrician in New Bern? Call (888) 592-6466 for an inspection.