In our previous blog, we mentioned the importance of understanding when not to DIY at a general level. Today, we will look at specific instances of when it would be wise to call upon the services of an emergency electrician. As always, we recommend all electrical work be done by a certified professional, but we do understand that the DIY culture created by internet interconnectivity has more homeowners than ever attempting to take home repairs into their own hands. The following instances are a few definite instances that require the attention of an electrician, more specifically the services of a 24 hour electrician. These examples include:

We hope you never need an emergency electrician, but it is likely that you will need electrical services of some sort while you own your home. If you ever finding yourself in need of an electrician in Des Moines, please contact our certified professionals for your electrical needs or emergency electrician services.

So many exciting things have happened this year – A new blog design, an Pegasus Lighting website, taking into consideration all the things that Pegasus holds so dear and making them even better:

And this week it happened.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to customers having a great experience on our site and wanting to come back time and time again. Our new design has a clean look with a simple color scheme and easy-to-read font. Clear navigation and integrated filters make the perfect lighting product easier than ever to find.

We’re eager to hear your opinion of the Facebook, Pinterest.

solar lights to our online store, and there are a handful that I’ve been ogling since the day they took residence on our site. In a strictly professional quest to gain a better understanding of our product offerings (wink, wink) I requested some products for thorough evaluation. The first item to take the spotlight: The Solar LED White Washed Metal Lantern:

The Nitty Gritty:

This lantern would be an attractive addition to just about any style or decor. Use it with a beachy/coastal home or a rustic mountain cabin. I probably wouldn’t choose it as a decoration for an ultra-modern home, as it has a very vintage look.

Entertainment systems have come a long way since the days of televisions with single mono speakers that plugged into a wall and used antennas. Today, you can have an entire home theater experience with digital 2K projection technology, 7.1 discrete audio channels with lossless DTS-Master Audio HD sound, video game consoles, and streaming technology bringing you entertainment from more sources than anyone could have dreamed of only a decade past.

This does mean a far more complex electrical wiring network, however. The old-fashioned TV simply needed to plug into a wall, and that was it. If you want a full home theater set-up, it’s almost essentially a room renovation or new room addition as far as the electrical wiring is concerned. Nowhere else in your home will have as many appliances requiring electrical power at the same time.

One of the reasons to have professional assistance with this task is that you will want as much of the wiring as possible, such as those running to the speakers, to remain hidden within the walls. Electricians can make this task much simpler and take away the need to rip apart your walls to have the wires installed.

Electricians can also help you protect your home from electrical power surges that an entertainment system can cause; we advise our customers to look into whole-house surge protectors as part of a large-scale entertainment add-on: the basic power strips are not sufficient on their own to protect from the problems of major power surges.

Electricians can also help you upgrade outlets and your circuit breaker panel to accommodate the higher electrical demands. If you have older two-prong outlets, you definitely need those replaced with grounded outlets.