Appliance Wiring in Northern Virginia

Dangers of Overloading a Circuit

These days, most homes in Virginia have been built ready to accommodate large appliances. But if you live in an older home, or have purchased new appliances that don’t already have a dedicated circuit, you need to install a new one.

Overloading your circuit won’t just be an inconvenience to you—it’s also dangerous. When an appliance tries to pull more electricity out of a circuit than it can handle, it can cause power failure, electric shocks, and even electrical fires. Installing dedicated circuits for your appliances reduces the chances of electrical fires in your Virginia home and helps prevent power failures.

Does your home need entirely new wiring? Installing new wiring in your home can reduce the chance of an electrical fire, electric shock, and power failures.

John Goudie Electric’s Appliance Wiring Process

Appliance wiring requires installing dedicated circuitry for your new appliance. Dedicated circuits allow us to connect your appliance—which, depending on its size, likely draws a large electrical current to its circuit—to its own, personal electrical circuit. Doing this increases your Northern Virginia home’s safety and decreases the chance of electrical shock, fire, or damage to your appliances or electrical outlets.

Our electricians can inspect your home’s current electrical system to ensure the proper amperage is reaching your appliance. Next, we install a new circuit for your appliance and tighten all electrical connections. Once the dedicated circuit is installed, your new appliance can safely operate in your Northern Virginia home.