Electrical Tips

If you live in an older home, you might find that your electrical work can’t deliver all the power you need for your modern equipment and devices. The electricians at AAA Bishop Electric can fix that issue for you. Newer homes have at least 100 amp service, and many...

Electricity moves through any metal conductor, such as a wire or the metal contacts and other components inside a switch or receptacle. The electrical current must move in a loop or circuit. If the circuit is broken at any point, the flow of power stops. Power comes...

Why Install a Whole House Surge Protector? Spikes and Surges in power happen more often than people think. Power surges are caused by lightning strikes, power outages, and troubles in the electrical grid. Your home is equipped with many electrical sockets to provide...

Smoke detectors are designed to make a chirping noise once the battery needs to be changed. Newer smoke alarms keep some errors in the processor. The smoke alarm must clear errors after the battery is changed, but it might continue to chirp even after you change the...

Why Are Your Bulbs Burning Out So Fast? All light fixtures have a label listing the maximum wattage the fixture will allow. In lamps and open fixtures(where heat can escape), if a higher than recommended wattage bulb is installed then the bulb will heat up and burn...

We get many calls from homeowners when their lights go out. The homeowner has checked the breakers and says that the breakers are not tripped. The AFCI Breakers (pictured above) can be off/kicked slightly so to the untrained person they would not see.  The AFCI...

Set the air-conditioner thermostat at 78 degrees or higher for the most energy-efficient operation. Install shaded window film to block extra sunlight and reduce air conditioning costs. Some states have tax incentives for you to do this. Some films are permanent so...

AAA Bishop Electric has over 25 years of servicing Montgomery County. We are on the pulse of current lighting trends and have the knowledge and design skills to determine the most strategic amount of light and placement to highlight the beauty of your landscape and...

LED Recessed Lighting provides a different aesthetic compared to traditional light fixtures. Often referred to as “can lighting”, an electrician installs the recessed can fixture with the LED into a hollow opening in the ceiling. They can provide task lighting which...