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Home Owner Maintenance Tip
We enjoy trying to make sure that your home stays your most valuable asset. One of the best ways we know to help, is to pass along some simple maintenance tips that most people don't know could save thousands of dollars. You will need a three-prong electrical outlet tester. These look like a three-prong plug with three little lights. These can be found at most hardware stores for only $10 or $15. Note: To properly test the bath, kitchen, garage, and exterior outlets – You will need the tester that has the small “test” button. This type can be used to test the standard plugs also. Go room by room through the entire house, checking as many electrical outlets as possible. Ideally, you should check every outlet. Before touching any outlet, look to make sure that it is not physically damaged. Replace any outlet that is cracked or broken. With the rest of the outlets, take your electrical tester and plug it in. The most common fault is a condition called reversed polarity. Reversed polarity means that the black wire and the white wire are reversed where they are connected to the outlet. Appliances plugged into an outlet with reversed polarity will still work, but there is a much greater risk of electrocution. On those kitchen, bath garage and exterior plugs – make sure to reset them! If they don’t reset – REPLACE THEM. Please feel free to forward this maintenance tip to your friends and/or family members so they too can maintain their real estate investment.
Lem McSpadden and Brian McSpadden "Your Property Consultants for Life"
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