There is a lot of talk in the Comox Valley these days about the need for backup generators. “Winter is predicted to be hard this year. Do I need a backup generator?” “The winds in the Valley cause so many outages. Do I need a backup generator??

When comparing estimates how do you know if you are comparing ‘apples to apples?’ In fact, in most cases, you likely aren’t comparing apples to apples, meaning one might be a McIntosh and the other might be a Granny Smith. These are very different tasting and looking apples.

A GFCI outlet, or Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter, is an outlet that detects tiny electrical leaks that would not necessarily cause a circuit breaker to trip, effectively breaking the circuit and preventing electric shocks.