Nine Mile Electric

04/16/2026

Work was slow for a few weeks in late February. It's been busy busy since. I've managed to get the larger tandem axle trailer stocked and I'm using that now. I finally managed to use "one" of those silly "crystal bead chain" pull chain for a closet light today. We gave avay 300 or so to the Veterans thrift store and have a couple left now. If my work is a reflection of the economy, I would say it's going well. Larger jobs lately and not too many small service calls. Have a great year everyone. Summer is coming.

01/20/2026

Had a few jobs this last week that dealt with kitchen circuits acting "funny". Overloaded circuits over time will degrade the receptacle. The receptacles had discolored wire insulation and were melting or starting to bend from heat. Be aware of too many high amp items running at one time on a circuit. If your receptacles have been installed a long time on heavily used high load circuits, it may be time to replace. There is no exact timeframe to replace receptacles, just be aware.

10/23/2025

Be careful how many amps you are loading onto your circuits. Summer is over, but those in room air conditioners draw 13-14 amps. I have a customer who uses those and have had to replace several receptacles/circuits then not working due to the receptacles starting to "melt" on 15 amp circuits. Winter is coming and a 1500 watt space heater is already overloading a 15 amp circuit and most receptacles are only rated for 15 amps, even when on a 20 amp circuit. Just be aware when plugging in high load appliances on your circuits. Over time that heat will wear down the receptacles and switches.

10/17/2025

This year has been a bit slower, not quite as many big insurance jobs. Still steady, but I've heard from a few other guys that it's been a tougher year. Starting a partial rewire due to flood soon and hopefully some more "inside" with heat larger jobs this winter. If not, and it's slow, Bundle up and go winter fishing.

09/13/2025

I haven't posted a while regarding the "don'ts" regarding DIY. If you have a 20-amp circuit with 12-gauge wire, don't extend the circuit with 14-gauge wire. You will then need to change your breaker from 20 amp to 15 amp. Don't leave 3" of wire in the box. Splurge a bit more on your copper expenditures and ensure there is 3" of wire minimum past the wall surface. It's ok to update your panel schedule as you add circuits or move breakers around; "lighting or receptacles" doesn't exactly identify where in the house the circuit runs. Using extension cords and having splices in the wall with no box is against code. Don't run THW conductors like it is k**b and tube. I can keep going on but will leave more examples for another day.
I've seen a few melted receptacles and plastic device boxes with the sides blown out, so take your DIY wiring serious. Electrical is the #1 reason for residential fires (or at least that is what insurance and the fire department claims). Be safe and have a great fall season.

07/21/2025

The new website is up and running. There are a few stock photos that need to be replaced, and I will attend to that. My Google page issues are resolved. If anyone would like to leave a review, it helps customers find me. Thank you to all who have hired me.

05/13/2025

The work picture has really slowed down. Started about 3-4 weeks ago. Still finishing a few projects and some odds and ends coming in. It's all ok, We've been running hard the last couple of years and I've been able to get through a few projects that have been waiting for a while and one left to do. Plus, we have house painting and a deck rebuild at our own house to do.
Started fishing again too. Fished more this year, than the last two years. I've caught some nice fish this year. My new personal best 6 lb 12oz walleye, and lost probably a 10-12 lb walleye after a long fight right at the boat. Oh well, the double digit is a goal for next year or this fall.
I've been asking and hearing that work is slowing for quite a few different trades. Some of my general's have nothing new coming in and supply house is saying that "in general it is slowing". It will pick up, nothing to worry about.
I have a new website provider, and it appears I finally have a working business google page. So we will finish our bigger jobs, keep handling service calls as they come in, finally get some company apparel ordered and hopefully catch some big fish during this slow time. Make lemonade with lemons, so to speak. lol.
BTW, she was let go to get bigger and spawn. Keep the smaller fish, better tasing and there are plenty of them to keep.

04/10/2025

The new website should be active soon. Left Townsquare and have a new developer. Turns out Townsquare wasn't maintaining my google "profile/page" and it wasn't even working. That's why I pay someone to take care of it, not my specialty. I'm and electrician not a website administrator. Hopefully the new provider creates more local business. Love it when the commute time is short.

01/02/2025

2024 ended up a strong year. January is still looking fairly busy. I will finally have time to catch up on a few projects that I haven't had time for. Thank you all for the support and business/referrals. I'm going to attempt to keep working on life/work balance. In other words, more fishing and family trips. Have a great 2025 everyone.

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11/17/2024

Holidays are upon us. Calls have slowed down. I have enough work to get me to the end of the year. I've had to turn down several decent sized jobs due to the need to complete sooner than I could get to. Hopefully I have at least a few slow weeks to get stuff done around our house.
Some more do's and don'ts: use appropriate connectors when fishing wires into boxes, tape isn't an approved splicing method, don't use ground crimps and tape as a splicing method for hots and neutrals, use the correct sized wire for your breaker, use the correct sized breaker, splices in walls are not a good idea, crimp or splice grounds together correctly, don't use EMT in the ground (it will eventually corrode and be non-existent), lamp cord wire isn't a appropriate wiring method when extending a circuit (or at all), don't cut EMT, install a jbox between the cut emt, tape the exposed conductors so they "are protected" and tape a ground wire jumper to each side of the cut EMT. In general, do it right, these are mostly examples of non-qualified maintenace people doing electrical work.
All these examples are fire hazards, so beware who you hire to help you out.
Have a good upcoming Thanksgiving.

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