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Electrical Safety Inspections in Strathroy, London & Surrounding Areas
Your house, family, and belongings are the highest priorities that need looking after. We offer complete electrical safety inspections in and around Strathroy, London, Mount Brydges, Watford, Parkhill, and Glencoe.
Our objective is pretty simple; ensure that all wiring, receptacles, switches, and fuse or breaker service panel is in working order. Offered for both residential and commercial buildings, we work with you to make sure your electrical meets safety standards.
If you have questions or concerns about the electrical in your home or business, we can help determine whether the issue needs fixing or not.
We work in conjunction with the Electrical Safety Authority to make sure your home or business is safe.
Our inspections reveal:
- Outdated wiring and circuits
- Worn out or overloaded circuits
- Damaged or worn out breakers, fuses, and electrical panels
- Insufficient grounding and bonding
- Work that hasn’t been permitted for renovation and unofficially violates the electrical code
- Overheating, corrosion, and short circuits
Upon completion of the inspection, we will provide a comprehensive report highlighting the risks along with honest solutions for repairs and upgrades, no additional work or up-selling needed.
🧭 Residential & Commercial Property Evaluation and Surveys
Whether it is your first home and you are purchasing it in Strathroy, or you are modernizing an office in the City of London, or you are managing an aging rental property in either Lucan or West Lorne, we understand every environment and tailor the examination to examine and cover every detail.
- Homeowners
We check and verify every panel and every circuit, every major connection point and wiring and junction and the whole ESA system, and wire of units, modern day HVAC systems and EV chargers to make sure everything is compliant.
Case in point, a Mount Brydges inspection is an aluminum wiring we found behind a kitchen wall. The kitchen was remodeled some decades ago and the wiring was spliced, and still to this day, people do aluminum wiring splicing, with no connectors or lack of connectors and essentials of line connectors. Our firm worked on the problem stealthily, mitigating the risks of the worst case scenario, an electrical fire, by some critical percentage.
- Business Owners
Also, property managers and contractors or business owners and managers of the business do appreciate us.
Whether it be retail in the city of London or in the town of Watford near the farm shops, we check and protect the wiring and the load balance and every piece of equipment to check if it meets and follows the mandatory insurance checklist.
🧰 Compliant to the Ontario Electric Safety Code
The Ontario Electric Safety Code (OESC) is a cornerstone of electrical safety in Canada and is the one which Tom Schmidt Electrical complies with.The Code gets updated frequently to include the latest technology and practices, and our team fulfills proper training for every update to ensure that your property is protected and safe for years to come.
Each and every test is performed under the guidelines set forth by the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), so you can be confident that the report you will receive is approved, trusted, and recognized fully compliant with the safety standards of Ontario.
🔍 What to Expect During an Electrical Inspection
When scheduling an inspection for the first time with Tom Schmidt Electrical, here’s what you will need to do:
- We review all panels, circuits, wiring, and outlets in the property.
- We check if OESC and ESA standards are fully adhered and followed.
- We check for potential safety issues like overloading or overheating.
- You will get a fully comprehensive report written in simple words with clear recommendations with actionable steps.
- If problems are found, we can do the repairs and upgrades right away, so no surprise costs.
🧠 Top 5 Electrical Safety Questions
1. How often should my home be inspected?
Most homes should be checked every 3 to 5 years however, homes that are older or have been renovated recently should be checked more often.
2. Is there an inspection needed before a purchase or sale of the property?
Safety inspections are a necessity for shields for the buyer and the seller from potential unseen hazards. Such hazards include Cerro wire and other forms of unsafe electrical installations.
3. What constitutes a commercial electric inspection?
Your enterprise should be insurable, safe for personnel and customers, and compliant with applicable regulations. We analyze emergency light fixtures and wiring, grounding systems, panels, and equipment.
4. Is there a difference between ESA inspections and the ones done by Tom Schmidt?
ESA inspections are regulatory inspections by the ESA. We do the inspections to prepare the property to be ESA approved by ESA’s standards through identifying and rectifying issues before the actual ESA inspection.
5. What does an electrical safety inspection cost?
The cost of an inspection is relative to the size and the age of the property. Nonetheless, most inspections are considered cheap and save the owner a sizable amount of money.