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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 Electrical hazards often develop quietly through overloaded circuits, aging panels, or outdated outlets until they become costly or dangerous problems.

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Home Safety

Are Your Outlets Childproof?

Jul 08 2025

With electrical outlets in nearly every room of the home, and being located near the ground, there is a constant risk if you have small children.

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Home Safety

Smoke Detectors: How to Explain Them to a 5-Year-Old

Jul 08 2025

Children are never too young to be educated about fire safety and smoke detectors. Informed children are far less likely to panic

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Home Safety

Smoke Detectors: 10 Signs to Invest

Jul 08 2025

Are you living on the edge when it comes to fire safety in your home? You need more than a keen eye and a sharp nose to act quickl

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Mr Electric blog graphic - yellow saying 10 signs you should invest in smoke detectors.

Home Safety

Electric Code Violations

Jul 08 2025

Whether the problem is an outdated electrical system or one tampered with by an inexperienced DIYer, electrical code violations put your home and family at risk.

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Home Safety

Are GFCI Outlets Required in Bathrooms?

Jul 08 2025

In most parts of the United States, ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlets have been required in bathrooms since 1975.

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Home Safety

How to Childproof Outlets

Jul 08 2025

The endless curiosity of children can land their sticky little fingers in dangerous situations. As your child grows into a toddler

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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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