Video: When to Call an Electrician

SAN FRANCISCO — Host, Sarah Rutan: Even if you’re an avid do-it-yourselfer, when it comes to electrical repairs, it’s always best to leave the job to a professional. Today we’re in San Francisco with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Miro Bokaric of BV Electric to learn why.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Miro Bokaric: Let’s say you have a problem with your electrical in your house. You’re sitting, you’re watching TV, all of a sudden all of the lights are flickering. Your TV is losing power. Your refrigerator doesn’t work. You have a strange flickering in the bathroom. The best thing is to call an electrician, first available, and make sure that you guys do not try to do it by yourself. Focus to the idea that electrical could kill you, could hurt you, or could make more heart problems in case that you get shocked. So the best thing is that since we are electricians, we have testers, we have the equipment so we could physically reach to those enclosed spaces, open the panels, open the meter sockets, and focus the idea that breaker box is live. So we know which part we could test it, which part we could disconnect it, without damaging your equipment in your house.

In case that the PG&E problem is the wiring outdoor, which is most of the time from the weather and win and like some truck came by and ripped the wires, then definitely still call the electrician, make sure that the electrician is testing the electrical wiring on the main source, which is on the top of the building. And again, focus the idea that you do not try to fix it, neither like try to test this, because those wires could have a big electrical impact and you could get electrocuted yourself, or even kill yourself. So do not do this at home by yourself. Focus with the electrical contractors or experts who knows what exactly could be – could happen in case you disconnect something or correctly – incorrectly remove some wires. In that case, you could maybe electrocute – damage your equipment. That would be the best thing for you to get the electrician on the site, make sure he record everything and try to help you out the best way to do. That’s all. Thank you.

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