Using the Proper Fuse-Keeps Your Property Safe

Using the Proper Fuse - Keeps Your Property Safe

Greater Cleveland has many older apartment buildings however many of them still have fuses. Fuses were the norm prior to circuit breakers being installed in new construction to help wires from overheating and causing electrical fires. Fuses still work well when properly sized, however, in very old fuse boxes or overtime, the wrong amperage fuse […]

Lightning Strike Technology; While it Maybe Old it is Still Effective.

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According to the Insurance Information Institute 30% of all church fires are started by lightning strikes. With that in mind why don’t more churches use Lightning Rods to prevent damaged caused by lightning?  Lightning Rods originally developed by Benjamin Franklin in the mid 1700’s still offer an effective method to divert the energy of a lightning […]

5 Tips for Fire Pit Safety

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Firepit safety checklist Don’t get burned by your firepit As Covid-19 has changed my social life, sitting around the fire pit on a Saturday evening has become a normal event for me. After using the pit for the last time on Halloween, I covered it and put it away for the season. When I took […]

Would You Invest $100 to Save a Life?

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As the owner of rental properties, if you could reduce your economic loss by reducing the size of a cooking fire for approximately $50.00 per unit would you do it? You can do this with a simple item called StoveTop FireStop. According to the National fire Prevention Association (NFPA) a kitchen fire starts every 8 […]

Would You Invest $100 to Save a Life?

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As the owner of rental properties, if you could reduce your economic loss by reducing the size of a cooking fire for approximately $50.00 per unit would you do it? You can do this with a simple item called StoveTop FireStop .   According to the National fire Prevention Association (NFPA) a kitchen fire starts […]