Purchasing An Older Building For Your Business? When You Should Hire A Commercial Electrician
If you are purchasing an older building for your business, you need to ensure it is safe before you move in. One thing that you may have problems with is the electrical work in the building. Below are three of these problems. If you are experiencing any of them, you should contact a commercial electrician to come to your business.
Lights Flickering or Dimming
If you notice the lights inside your building are flickering or dimming, you first need to replace the light bulbs. If this does not take care of the problem, then contact a commercial electrician. The problem may be with the light switch or fixture. If so, the electrician can replace these things for you.
You may also have more current in your building than your electrical panel can take care of. There are breakers inside the electrical panel. Each breaker powers different things in your building. This could be providing power for lights in one area, providing power for a breakroom, etc. If the equipment in the room requires more amps than the breakers can provide, the lights will flicker or dim. In this case, the electrician can determine if the breakers have enough amps, and if not, they can replace them for you.
Power Surges
Power surges inside your building can damage your equipment, such as computers, networks, etc. This can be caused by electrical storms. If you have not had any storms, this problem is caused by old electrical wiring. The contractor will inspect the wiring and replace it with new wiring if needed.
There may be electrical overloads causing the power surges. This is especially true if you have elevators, large HVAC units, etc., as these things require a lot of electricity. A commercial electrician can determine if this is the cause and make changes to your electrical system to prevent this from happening.
Disorganized Electrical Panel
The electrical panel is what houses the circuit breakers. This panel may be inside your building or in an outer building. If your building is older, the electrical panel may be disorganized. This means the wiring is wound up and messy, which can cause problems.
The commercial electrician can remove the panel to inspect the wiring. If they see everything is disorganized, they can remove the wiring and straighten everything up. This would be a good time to consider replacing all the wiring and all circuit breakers if they have not been replaced in a long time.
The commercial electrician that you hire can give you much more information.