Fred and his wife went shopping for ceiling fans at the local home improvement center. They picked out a beautiful fan and lighting fixtures for their bedroom. However, Fred made one big mistake: instead of hiring local electricians, he installed the fan himself. Even though this story is fictional, these 3 bad things that happened to Fred could happen to any inexperienced Sarasota, FL homeowner.

Fred removed the bedroom ceiling light fixture to make room for the fan. However, instead of turning off the circuit breaker, he flipped the wall switch to “off” (something experienced electrical contractors know not to do). 

He did not realize the previous homeowner wired up the light switch backwards. Standing on his aluminum ladder, Fred got a pretty good shock while removing the wires from the old fixture.

Fred was not experienced with electrical installation services and did not know the difference between cut-in electrical ceiling boxes and ones mounted to ceiling joists or support systems. Two weeks after the installation, the fan fell onto the middle of the bed. Thankfully, no one was in the bed at the time.

When you need a ceiling fan or lighting installation in Sarasota FL, come to Sergeant’s Electric. Our electricians do it right the first time.  Call us today at 941-373-5658 or click here to request a callback.