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Corrigan, LLC
4.8(
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Serving Fordoche, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 1954

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Emergency services offered

"John Corrigan and his sons are outstanding! They did outstanding work installing our lighting rods at a reasonable price. They were prompt, very professional and honest. I would call them again and recommend them to anyone."
Shingle roof air terminal
Residential 1
Residential Spanish tile
Horse stable
Residential 2

+23

Response time1 day
14 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Optimize EGS
4.9(
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Serving Fordoche, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2010

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Emergency services offered

"i decided to go with phil at optimize egs because they offered the best price and they were the only ones to offer to bury my gas line. the other companies were ok with the gas line being attached to the exterior wall. very unprofessional looking. lastly, their workers took pride in their work. to the point that before they left, one of the workers to the time to wipe down my generator and made sure it was clean looking. awesome company and would definitely do business with again"
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30kW Liq Cooled Generator
Plaquemine LA - 22 kW
GENERAC Air Installations
GENERAC Air Installations

+16

Response time5 days
Response rate100%
8 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Donohue's Lightning Rods
4.3(
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Serving Fordoche, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 1971

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Emergency services offered

"We were contacted immediately regarding adding a lightning protection system on our home. Seamus was very thorough and knowledgeable regarding our concerns. He and his crew showed up and were very professional and efficient. We are very pleased with the installation and highly recommend Donahue’s."
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Lightning protection
Lightning protection
Lightning protection

+10

Response time1 day
97 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by96%of homeowners
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Optimize Generator People
4.7(
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Serving Fordoche, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Excellent service. Everything was explained on initial call. They were quick and efficient with installation. Excellent product. Would recommend to anyone."
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+18

Response time1 day
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14 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Neli Virtual Appliance Repair
4.2(
658
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Serving Fordoche, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2016

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"The problem turned out to be a burned out small electric door switch. I believe the price was way too expensive for the service performed and the price of the door switch. What more can I say? It got done."
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Electrical questions, answered by experts

It's recommended that you only use your circuit breaker for your water heater. Tacking on additional appliances, especially large ones like refrigerators, can overload the circuit and lead to electrical fires. Therefore, it's best to have separate circuits for each major appliance, particularly continuous load appliances, which use a lot of energy over prolonged periods of time.

Most upgrades take 1-5 days, depending on building size and wiring complexity.

Yes, you can use a 3/0 AWG wire for a 200 amp service, but only if it is made of copper, as 3/0 copper wire has an allowable ampacity of 225 amps. If you are using aluminum or aluminum copper-clad wire, you need to use at least 4/0 AWG.

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.

If your thermostat does not have a C-wire, you can hire a professional to check for an abandoned C-wire hidden in the wall, install a new C-wire, repurpose an existing G-wire to function as a C-wire, or purchase a C-wire adapter kit. 

There are some smart thermostat models that do not require a C-wire, but this will limit the functionality of the smart technology.

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