By Alexandr Godonoaga, Owner and Lead Electrician, Cob Services LLC. Illinois Electrical Contractor License #26-00032356. Published February 2026. Rewritten September 5, 2026. We install a lot of USB receptacles, and I want to give you the version we give customers on site rather than the version that sells the most of them. They are a convenience … USB Outlets: When They’re Worth It, and When a Good Charger Beats Them
By Alexandr Godonoaga, Owner and Lead Electrician, Cob Services LLC. Illinois Electrical Contractor License #26-00032356. Published February 2026. Rewritten and verified against Village of Downers Grove code adoptions on September 5, 2026. Downers Grove is a strange town to work in electrically, in a good way. On one block you have a 1920s Sears kit house … Powering Up Downers Grove: Does Your Panel Have What It Takes?
By Alexandr Godonoaga, Owner and Lead Electrician, Cob Services LLC. Illinois Electrical Contractor License #26-00032356. Published December 2025. Rewritten and verified September 5, 2026. Almost everything written about deck outlets stops at “use a weather-resistant receptacle and a bubble cover.” That is true and it is not enough. It does not tell you whether you are … Weather-Proof GFCI Outlets on a Deck: What Code Actually Requires
Your electrical panel is the one part of your home you are supposed to never think about. It sits in the basement or the garage doing its job quietly for decades. The trouble is that when a panel starts to fail, it usually does it slowly, and the early signs are easy to write off … When It’s Time for a New Electrical Panel — and Why You Shouldn’t Wait