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Dangerous rooftop exposed wiring
Posted on December 1, 2014 at 10:27 PM |
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Believe
it or not, this pipe (first 2 pics from top) that had been beaten up
and pulled far apart was still live. Those wires between the two pulled
apart section of pipe were very live when we got up there. Amazing. The pipe we ran was set
off the surface of the roof and attached to wooden blocks that are
eventually painted to retard water seepage and then glued down to the
roof. I learned a long time ago NEVER EVER shoot a screw into a sealed
flat roof. This piping was to provide power for an additional down-spout
de-icing cable that needs a dedicated GFCI circuit. Also, you
can't see it here, but whenever I run conduit outside like this I
always pule and additional grounding conductor for a redundant grounding
safety measure. The Chicago and National Electrical Code don't require
it in this situation; the metallic pipe itself provides the ground. But I
have seen too many situations where the pipe has rusted away or been
banged apart or subject to some type of physical damage, which separates
the two pieces, breaks the metallic continuity and therefore
compromises the integrity of the grounding. It is only a small
additional investment to pull a dedicated grounding conductor along with
the power wires you are pulling anyway. I think all electricians should
do this. |
Cloth-covered wire NEVER gets better with age
Posted on November 2, 2014 at 8:03 PM |
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New 800 Amp Service in Hyde Park
Posted on October 8, 2014 at 12:30 PM |
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Final Hook up
Posted on September 30, 2014 at 9:54 AM |
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Back porch lighting needs to be WEATHERPROOF!!!
Posted on August 27, 2014 at 5:37 PM |
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New Yelp Review!
Posted on August 7, 2014 at 9:57 AM |
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NEW YELP REVIEW!!!! o Gretchen R. o Chicago, IL 8/6/2014 Peter McCarthy, who specializes in older buildings, is the only electrician I would use for our vintage condo. We've had Peter and his team complete three jobs in our unit : a new pendant for our entryway, track lighting for the hallway, and pendants, cans, and under-cabinet lighting for our kitchen. He does impeccable work, as does everyone on his team, and they clean everything up at the end so that it doesn't even look like they were there. The one drawback: it will make you want to upgrade the lighting (and everything else) in your place! THANK YOU GRETCHEN! You are right, it does make you want to upgrade all the lighting in your place. And in MY place too! |
Gorgeous "Over the dining room table" fixture on University Ave.
Posted on July 29, 2014 at 2:00 PM |
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Sheheryar H. July 26 at
5:30pm Brilliant job
by Peter on installing our dining room drum swag lamp! Thanks very
much! Sheheryar
wrote: "Our new dining room light fixture, masterfully installed
by Peter McCarthy Electric Co., Inc." 5:29pm Jul 26 Thanks Peter, for
the amazing job of getting our swag fixture up. Here are a couple of pics
of it! |
New 200 A Service on Vintage Home in Hyde Park
Posted on July 16, 2014 at 8:55 AM |
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Out with the old and in with the new!
We upgraded the service on this vintage home on Woodlawn Ave recently.
Notice how the old white metal box which contains the original meter was
only fed with a small cable? While that was adequate for 75
years ago, it falls way short today. The 2" rigid pipe that goes up
contains the large power cables for the new 200 Amp service. Also
notice the small 1/2" pipe that comes from the bottom of the meter
housing and goes down to the sidewalk. This provides the supplemental
grounding cable, which is bonded to an 8' driven copper ground rod. The
Chicago Electrical code now calls for a more robust main ground and a
supplemental grounding system on every service. This is very necessary
for fire safety and protection from severe over voltages. |
Emergency Service repair on Harper Ave
Posted on July 3, 2014 at 8:50 PM |
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5 Star Review from ANGIE'S LIST
Posted on June 22, 2014 at 5:06 PM |
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A lovely client put this nice review in for us on Angie's List a couple weeks ago. I really appreciated it. Her old house needed a little attention in the basement. I was very glad to help out. THANK YOU!!!!! Review Date: June 04, 2014
Member: A. East 89th Place CHICAGO, IL 60619 Category: Electrical Services Performed: Yes * More Weight is given to a review where work has been completed. Work Completed Date: June 04, 2014 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $175.00 Description Of Work: Fixed light fixtures and ceiling fan. Member Comments: I
got a quick response from Mr. McCarthy when I "messaged" him. The
service provided was superior! The cost was exactly as quoted; even
repaired a couple of things seen, but of which I was not aware. I will
recommend highly to family and friends!! Very prompt! Share on Band of Neighbors: Yes OverallA PriceA QualityA ResponsivenessA PunctualityA ProfessionalismA |
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- General (54)
- Emergency service calls (3)
- Cloth-covered wire (8)
- Do it Right the First time, will ya? (15)
- Total rewires (4)
- Electrical Fires waiting to happen! (5)
- Paperwork, Office and dealing with clients (1)
- Customer reviews (18)
- Electrical Fires (1)
- All about Lighting.... (6)
- Big Jobs (5)
- KItchens (1)
- "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" (In other words, wait for it to start a fire or (1)
- New Services (1)
- New 200 Amp Services (1)
- Gorgeous lighting (2)
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