Catalyst Electric

As professional electricians at Lake of the Ozarks , we get to help clients with a lot of very cool electrical upgrades. Some of our customers ask us to do updates to improve functionality. Others are looking at having electrical services at Lake of the Ozarks done to improve safety. Homeowners interested in improving their home's appeal to buyers have electrical upgrades made as well. If you’d like to hear about 3 types of fun and practical upgrades that we help our clients with on a day-to-day basis, we have lots of examples in this week’s blog. 1) Upgrades for Safety A lot of the work we do for clients has to do with improving safety or eliminating safety hazards. Having dedicated breakers installed for things that draw a lot of electricity is cheap insurance when it comes to preventing a short or overloading your electrical system. Examples where you would need this include hot tubs, and if you use electric space heaters on a regular basis. We also replace a lot of outlets tha...

LED lighting has become much more of the standard these days. More and more of our clients are switching over to LED to enjoy the benefits that come with it. Sometimes, all you have to do is put in new bulbs, but if you have your light fixture on a dimmer switch, that dimmer switch may need to be switched out as well to be compatible with the bulbs you are installing. But either way, it’s not a difficult process, and people who make the switch to LED lighting are consistently happy they did it. If you’d like to know why, we share 3 reasons in this blog. Reason #1: LED Lighting is More Durable Compared to incandescent bulbs, LED bulbs are much more shock resistant and able to hold up in tougher conditions. That’s why they make the perfect choice for outdoor lighting where they will be exposed to harsh weather conditions. Reason #2: LED Lighting is More Efficient It’s crazy, but 90% of the energy that an incandescent bulb uses is actually in the form of heat. Only 10% goes towards produc...

If you’ve ever experienced a power outage, you know it’s no fun. But in extreme temperatures, a power outage can be dangerous or costly and damaging. Even in mild temperatures, if you rely on certain equipment to keep your business running or medical equipment, for example, to keep you breathing then going without electricity can be a serious issue. That is why clients contact Catalyst Electric to see about having a whole home backup generator installed at Lake of the Ozarks . We’re not talking about the portable kind that runs on gasoline, but an integrated one that automatically kicks in even if you’re not at home. In today’s blog, you can read more about this kind of generator and how many ways one could come in handy at your home or business. Why Power Failures Happen There are a lot of different reasons for power outages, and some last way longer than others. Some of the more expected causes include snow and ice storms, high winds, and lightning. But you never know when a car acc...

Are you a DIY enthusiast? Are you always looking for a way to improve your home’s value or functionality or aesthetics with a do-it-yourself project? We totally get that. We know there are people who have enough understanding of electricity to safely replace an outlet, switch, or light fixture. But some of the work we do is much more complicated than that and requires more experience and a lot of safety precautions. While we don’t really recommend DIY for electricity much at all, there are some cases in which we insist, for safety reasons, that your electrical work should be done only by a qualified professional. If you would like to know what kind of electrical jobs you should never tackle yourself, we will describe those to you in today’s blog. Diagnostics Electrical diagnostic can be very tricky. The majority of your electrical system is hidden behind walls. There are different symptoms or signs that can indicate problems with your system that you may not be aware of. What is certai...