Montgomery

Auburn-Opelika

Columbus, GA

Montgomery

Auburn-Opelika

Columbus, GA

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Get expert tips on the best ceiling fans, whether or not you should replace your air conditioning unit, or how to trouble shoot common garage door problems. Our blog is a combination of resources that our clients have found useful in improving their homes electric, plumbing, air and garage doors. 

Times You Should Call an Emergency Electrician

Every home can have an occasional electrical issue. A circuit breaker is tripped when you plug in the holiday decorations. A light fixture is flickering for no apparent reason. An outlet or series of outlets no longer has power. The difficult question for Auburn, Opelika, and Montgomery, AL homeowners is

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When to Call an Electrician about Household Power Surges

Are you experiencing household power surges?  Welcome to the 21st century where your Auburn, Opelika, or Montgomery, AL home is filled with more and more electrical devices. Now think for a minute about having to replace some or many of them. Sounds like an expensive proposition doesn’t it? That’s the

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Carbon Monoxide Detectors: Why Put One in Your Garage?

Have your ever walked to the refrigerator then forgot what you were after? What about leaving a room and not shutting the lights off? Or leaving the water running in the kitchen sink? What does that have to do with a blog about carbon monoxide safety? Just bear with us,

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Holiday Fire Safety Tips

We understand that right now your top priority is finding the right costumes for the trick or treaters, but this is Fire Prevention Week (October 6-12) so it’s also a great time to talk about fire safety to prevent emergencies during the upcoming holiday season. Baking & Cooking Who doesn’t

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Workplace Fire Safety

The best way to avoid disaster is to train and prepare to avoid disaster. Specifically, we are talking about fire prevention for your business or company in Auburn, Opelika, and Montgomery, AL. Dixie Electric, Plumbing & Air is here to help because we can all use a refresher course from time

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4 Rules for Electrical Safety After a Flood

Here we are once again in the heart of the hurricane and tropical storm season which means we can all use a refresher course in electricity and water safety. Dixie Electric, Plumbing & Air knows there aren’t any beachfront homes in Auburn & Montgomery, AL but there is still danger.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Safety Switches Trip/Go Off

People often confuse electrical safety switches and circuit breakers. Both are vital in protecting your Auburn or Montgomery, AL business or commercial building but they do have different purposes. In simple terms, safety switches are designed to primarily protect people. They detect the smallest of fluctuations and shut off the

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Why Is My Electric Water Heater Tripping My Circuit Breaker?

The old saying is electricity and water don’t mix, but sometimes they have to. Case in point: An electric water heater. Electricity is used to heat the elements inside the tank which in turn heat the water for use in your Auburn or Montgomery, AL home. Sometimes Dixie Electric, Plumbing

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Why Electrical Maintenance is Necessary

Think of all the 3-letter acronyms you know off the top of your head: FBI EPA CIA CDC SUV And don’t even get us started on all those acronyms our kids are using on social media. Don’t know about you, but we’ve pretty much given up trying to learn them.

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