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Lockhart Electric, LLC
5.0(
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Serving Tolono, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 1986

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"He is very thorough and efficient. Quick to respond to my call. I've been using him for 20 years in multiple residences that I have lived in. I have always been pleased with his work."
Kitchen Lighting
Response time1 day
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Volo Internet Plus Tech
4.9(
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Serving Tolono, IL and surrounding areas

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In business since 2002

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"Job was done professionally and the installer of my outdoor antenna remained and assisted me with the set up and operation of my TV set up. Would definitely recommend and use again."
Response time3 days
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Edelman Cooling, Plumbing, Electric & Solar
5.0(
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Serving Tolono, IL and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

In business since 2003

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Here at Edelman, we’re your trusted local team for HVAC heating & cooling services around northern Illinois. We provide residential repair, replacement, installation, and maintenance.\n\nEdelman is built on 23 years of experience, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to delivering the best service to every client and customer. We stand behind our work with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee on all service, repairs, and replacements.

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Mini Split
Mini Split
Mini Split
Mini Split

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JP's Home Services
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Serving Tolono, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2018

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Jeff's years of experience and knowledge of home repairs, painting, dry walling, etc. are very apparent and he does quality work. He knows what he can do well and will recommend others if what is needed is not in his repertoire. He is pleasant, honest, and fair and will work with the client to find the best solutions. His prices are reasonable."
Response time2 hrs
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Electrical questions, answered by experts

Window ACs use 500 to 1,400 watts per hour of electricity, while mini-splits use 500 to 700 watts per hour. However, if you need to cool multiple zones in your house, your mini-split can use as much as 2,000 watts per hour. How often you run your system will impact how much electricity you use (and how much you pay per month).

Yes, pool pumps use a significant amount of electricity, making them one of the biggest energy consumers in a home. A pool pump can use up to three times as much electricity as a refrigerator. Typically, a residential pool pump consumes about 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) for every hour it runs. Because pumps often need to run for about eight hours a day to properly filter the water, this can add up to an annual consumption of 3,000 to 5,000 kWh, which can cost between $480 and $800 per year based on average electricity rates.

The amount of electricity your pump uses depends on its size, energy efficiency, and daily run time. To lower your energy consumption, you can choose an energy-efficient or variable-speed pump, ensure it is correctly sized for your pool, and run it only for the minimum time required to keep the water clean.

If there isn’t a C-wire on your thermostat, you can repurpose the G-wire. The G-wire controls the fan independently of the other controls on your thermostat, so the fan-only function won’t work if you decide to go this route.

The standard copper wire gauge to use with any 30-amp circuit is a 10-gauge wire. The National Electric Code specifies a 10-gauge wire with appliances like water heaters running on 30 amps. If you try to use a smaller gauge wire, such as a 12 gauge, with a 30-amp breaker, you run the risk of the wire overheating and melting or causing a fire. Because of the safety hazards, the gauge of the wire is not an area to try to cut costs when connecting a 30-amp breaker to a water heater.

The American Wire Gauge system calculates wire size diameters using the complicated formula D(AWG)=.005·92((36-AWG)/39) inch. A simpler rule of thumb is that every six-gauge decrease doubles the wire diameter, and every three-gauge decrease doubles the wire’s cross-sectional area. On the other hand, wavenumbers are typically measured in reciprocal meters (1/m or m−1) or reciprocal centimeters (1/cm or cm−1).

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