🎙️ “Are AC and Lights on the Same Circuit? Here’s Why That’s a Problem!”
This episode explains why an air conditioner and lights should not share the same circuit and how that can cause issues.
It describes how breakers in a panel alternate between two legs (odd slots on one leg, even slots on the other), creating the split 120/240V arrangement that determines which loads share a leg.
As a practical fix, the host suggests checking breaker positions and, when safe and appropriate, flipping or rearranging breakers to move loads onto separate legs to avoid overloads and resolve problems.
🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app or at CheckAPro.com
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🎙️  Is Your Electrical Panel a Ticking Time Bomb? ⚡️🏠
Most homeowners don't think about their electrical panel until the lights flicker or a breaker won't stay reset. But with modern appliances and gadgets, your old panel might be struggling to keep up—or worse, it could be a safety hazard.
In this episode of The Check A Pro Radio Show, host Jim Klauck sits down with Kevin Lipps, owner of Lipps Electric. Kevin answers the critical question: "Is my electrical panel up to code?" and explains what you need to look for to keep your home safe.
🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
The "Outdated" List: Kevin identifies specific brands (like Federal Pacific and Zinsco) that are notorious for failing to trip and causing fires.
Warning Signs: How to tell if your panel is overloaded, from warm cover plates to strange humming noises.
Code Compliance: What the current National Electrical Code (NEC) requires for modern homes, including AFCI and GFCI protection.
The Power Gap: Why a 100-amp service might have been enough in the 1970s, but why 200-amp is the new standard for today's EV chargers and high-efficiency HVAC units.
Don't guess when it comes to your family's safety. Tune in to hear Kevin's expert advice on when to repair and when it’s time for a full panel upgrade!
Connect with Lipps Electric:
Expert: Kevin Lipps | Lipps Electric
Serving: The Greater Cincinnati, OH Area
Expertise: Residential & Commercial Electrical Solutions
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⚠️ When Lights Dim: Nuisance or Red Flag?
A concise discussion about whether dimming or flickering lights are dangerous, explaining that small drops (3–5%) are usually normal nuisances, while dramatic flickering or sustained dimming can signal failing components or overloaded circuits and may require attention.
🎧 Tune in and take the guesswork out of your home's electrical safety!
 
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⚡ Is My Electrical Panel Up To Code? 🔌
In this episode, host Jim Klauck sits down with Kevin Lipps of Lipps Electric in Cincinnati, Ohio to answer a critical question every homeowner should ask: Is my electrical panel safe and up to code?
They break down warning signs of outdated or overloaded panels, common code issues found in older homes, and why upgrading your panel can protect your family, your appliances, and your home’s value. If you’re planning a remodel, adding appliances, or just want peace of mind—this is a must-listen conversation.
🎙️ In This Episode:
Signs your electrical panel may be unsafe
What “up to code” really means
When an electrical panel upgrade is necessary
How a professional inspection can prevent fires and failures
🎧 Tune in and take the guesswork out of your home's electrical safety!
 
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For More Information visit Lipps Electric at https://ronlippselectric.com
or call us at (513) 655-2536.
 
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Why Do My Lights Dim When I Turn On My Appliances?
Have you ever noticed your lights flicker or dim when your air conditioner, refrigerator, or washing machine kicks on? You’re not alone — and it’s not something to ignore.
In this episode, we explain why lights dim when large appliances start, what it says about your home’s electrical system, and when it’s a normal occurrence versus a warning sign of a bigger problem. You’ll learn how power demand, voltage drop, aging wiring, overloaded panels, and utility supply all play a role.
We also cover when dimming lights could indicate:
An undersized electrical panel
Loose or failing connections
Outdated wiring
High-draw appliances starting up
Potential safety concerns
Most importantly, we’ll help you understand when to call a licensed electrician and what solutions may be available to protect your home, appliances, and peace of mind.
If you’re a homeowner experiencing flickering or dimming lights, this episode will give you clarity, confidence, and the right next steps.
🎙️ Check A Pro Radio — educating homeowners so you can make smart, safe decisions.
🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app or at CheckAPro.com
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Most homes today rely heavily on electricity, making electrical safety a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of home maintenance. In this informative episode, electrical expert Kevin Lipps highlights the alarming risks associated with faulty electrical outlets, including electric shocks, circuit overloads, and fire hazards. With over 28,000 electrical fires reported annually, ensuring your home's electrical system is up to code and safely maintained is imperative.
Kevin emphasizes the importance of professional inspections and maintenance to prevent hidden dangers like arcing and loose wiring that could lead to catastrophic outcomes. He also discusses the impact of modern electrical loads, such as electric vehicles and additional heating, on existing systems and the necessity of upgrading them to handle increased demands safely.
Discover why regular electrical system check-ups should be part of your home's routine maintenance, alongside plumbing and HVAC systems. Kevin shares insights on how proactive measures and continuous code updates can safeguard your home and loved ones from unexpected electrical mishaps.
 
The Hidden Dangers of Faulty Electrical Outlets – What Every Homeowner Should Know
When was the last time you paid attention to the condition of your electrical outlets? If you're like most homeowners, probably not recently. But those small, often overlooked sockets on your walls can be hiding serious hazards—especially if they're outdated, damaged, or improperly installed.
Here’s why faulty electrical outlets are more than just a nuisance—they’re a potential danger to your home and family.
🔥 1. Fire Hazards
Loose wiring, worn-out contacts, or overloaded circuits can lead to sparks, overheating, and eventually electrical fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association, electrical distribution systems are one of the leading causes of home structure fires.
Warning Signs:
Discoloration or burn marks around outlets
A warm or hot outlet cover
Frequent circuit breaker trips
⚡ 2. Electrical Shock
Outlets with loose or exposed wiring can deliver a dangerous shock—especially to curious children or pets. A damaged outlet may also short circuit when you plug something in, potentially causing injury.
🛠️ 3. Device Damage
Faulty outlets can send inconsistent voltage, damaging electronics and appliances like computers, TVs, and refrigerators. That “cheap” outlet could cost you big in repairs or replacements.
🔌 4. Overloaded Circuits
Too many devices in one outlet, especially in older homes, can trip breakers or lead to permanent damage to your wiring system.
🧰 5. DIY Repairs Can Backfire
Electrical work isn’t a safe DIY project. Without the right tools and training, you could make the problem worse—or put yourself at risk of injury. Trust a licensed electrician to handle repairs the right way.
🏠 Final Thoughts: Be Proactive, Not Reactive
If your outlets are showing signs of damage—or if they’re more than 20 years old—it’s time to call in a pro. Don’t let a preventable issue become a disaster.
Need Help?If you’re in Ohio, contact [Lipps Electric] today for a comprehensive electrical safety inspection.
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or call us at (513) 655-2536 .
 
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🎙️ “Is Your Home a Wiring Time Bomb? What to Check If Your House Is 30+ Years Old.”
If your home is older than 30 years, have the electrical system inspected — and if it hasn’t been rewired, consider doing so. Homes built before the 1980s may still have aluminum wiring, which can be a safety concern.
Even older houses (mid-20th century and earlier) might have knob-and-tube wiring, so get a professional check to determine whether updates or rewiring are needed.
🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app or at CheckAPro.com
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🔌💡 Why Upgrade Your Electrical Service From 100A to 200A — Why It Matters
Older homes weren’t designed for modern air conditioning and electrical loads. Upgrading your panel and service from around 100 amps to 200 amps can make a huge difference in safety and performance.
If you love your home and want to avoid dimming lights and frequent breaker trips, consider upgrading your service to handle today’s demands — it’s a smart, effective solution.
🎧 Tune in and take the guesswork out of your home's electrical safety!
 
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Question: How Much Will an Electrician Cost?
Check A Pro Joe (Jim Klauck) welcomes contractor Kevin Lipps of Lipps Electric to discuss common home-service questions about cost and value. They explain why licensed, trained electricians charge a service fee, what that visit includes, and why transparency matters to avoid surprises.
The episode covers the $79 service/diagnostic visit (waived if you choose their repair), the importance of panel and safety inspections, why accurate quotes require on-site diagnosis, and how professional electricians prioritize training, codes, and customer peace of mind.
🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app or at CheckAPro.com
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⚡🏠 NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT! 🔌✅
"Outlets, USB Ports, New Circuits & Electrical Safety — Everything Cincinnati Homeowners Need To Know!"
Here's a question for every homeowner listening today 👇
When did you last think about the electrical outlets in your home? 🤔
Not the big stuff — not the breaker panel or the wiring in the walls. Just the everyday outlets you plug into a hundred times a week without a second thought. The ones in the kitchen. The ones behind the nightstand. The ones in the garage that have been there since the house was built. ⚡🏠
If the honest answer is "never" — this episode is exactly what you need to hear. 🎧✅
On this episode of the Check A Pro Radio Show, Jim Klauck sits down with Kevin Lipps of Lipps Electric in Cincinnati, Ohio for a practical, eye-opening conversation about one of the most overlooked aspects of home electrical safety and modernization — your outlets, your circuits, and the wiring that connects it all. 🎙️🔧
🔌 ADDING OUTLETS — MORE CONVENIENT AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK
Let's start with one of the most common requests Kevin gets from Cincinnati homeowners — adding new outlets to spaces that simply don't have enough of them. 🏠
Sound familiar? The living room where everyone is fighting over the one outlet behind the couch. The home office where your power strip has a power strip plugged into it. The garage where you're running extension cords across the floor every time you need to use a tool. 😤🔌
Kevin explains 👇
📍 Where homeowners most commonly need additional outlets — and the rooms where the lack of them creates the most daily frustration AND the most safety risk 🔧 What adding a new outlet actually involves — the process, the considerations, and why it's always a job for a licensed professional rather than a weekend DIY project 🏠 How outlet placement affects both convenience and safety — because where you put an outlet matters just as much as having one at all ✅ Why properly installed outlets always beat power strips and extension cords as a long-term solution for a home that needs more power where you need it
📱 USB AND USB-C OUTLETS — MODERNIZING YOUR HOME FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY LIVE
Here is something that every Cincinnati homeowner with a smartphone, a tablet, a smartwatch, wireless earbuds, or any other modern device needs to hear — your home's outlets were almost certainly not designed for the way you live today. 📲💡
Kevin covers the growing demand for USB and USB-C outlet installations throughout the home — and why upgrading your standard outlets to combination power and USB outlets is one of the smartest, most practical, and most affordable modernization upgrades available to homeowners right now. 🌟
In this segment Kevin explains 👇
⚡ How USB and USB-C outlets work — delivering direct charging power without the wall adapter block that hogs the entire outlet 📱 Where USB and USB-C outlets make the most sense in your home — bedrooms, kitchens, home offices, living rooms, and anywhere devices are regularly charged 🔋 The difference between USB-A and USB-C ports — and why future-proofing your home with USB-C is the smart choice for homeowners upgrading today 💰 How affordable and minimally disruptive a USB outlet upgrade actually is when done by a licensed professional like Lipps Electric 🏠 How modernizing your outlets instantly updates the look and feel of any room while dramatically improving daily convenience for every member of the household
⚡ WHEN A NEW CIRCUIT IS REQUIRED — THE HIGH-DRAW DEVICE CONVERSATION EVERY HOMEOWNER NEEDS
This is one of the most important segments of the entire episode — and one that could genuinely protect your home from a serious electrical hazard. 🚨🔥
Kevin tackles the critical question of when adding an outlet or plugging in a new device isn't enough — and when a dedicated new circuit is absolutely required. 📋✅
High-draw devices are everywhere in modern homes 👇
🖥️ Home office equipment and gaming setups 🏋️ Treadmills, exercise bikes, and home gym equipment 🍳 Air fryers, instant pots, and countertop appliances 🔧 Power tools, compressors, and workshop equipment 🚗 Electric vehicle chargers ❄️ Window AC units and space heaters 🖨️ Laser printers and high-powered electronics
Kevin explains 👇
🔌 What a dedicated circuit actually is — and why high-draw devices demand their own circuit rather than sharing power with other outlets ⚠️ What happens when high-draw devices are plugged into circuits not designed for them — tripped breakers are the best case scenario; overheated wiring and electrical fires are the worst 🔥 📋 How Kevin's team at Lipps Electric assesses your home's existing panel capacity before recommending new circuit installations 🔧 What the process of installing a new dedicated circuit looks like — from panel assessment to final inspection ✅ Why a new dedicated circuit is always the right answer for high-draw devices — never a heavier extension cord, never a higher-rated fuse, never a workaround
🔄 REPLACING WORN OUTLETS — THE SAFETY ISSUE HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Here is something Kevin wants every Cincinnati homeowner to understand — outlets wear out. 🚨
That outlet in your bedroom that your phone charger keeps falling out of. The one in the kitchen that feels loose when you plug something in. The outlets in the older part of the house that have never been replaced since the home was built. 😤🏚️
These aren't just minor annoyances — they are legitimate electrical safety hazards that deserve immediate attention from a licensed professional. ⚠️🔥
Kevin covers 👇
🔍 How to identify a worn outlet — the warning signs that tell you a replacement is needed now rather than later ⚡ What happens inside a worn outlet that makes it dangerous — arcing, overheating, and the fire risk that comes with degraded electrical connections 🔧 How quick and affordable outlet replacement actually is when handled by a licensed electrician like Kevin's team at Lipps Electric 🏠 How many outlets in the average Cincinnati home are past their useful life right now without the homeowner ever realizing it ✅ Why replacing worn outlets is one of the highest-value, lowest-cost safety upgrades any homeowner can make
🎨 UPDATING OUTLET AESTHETICS — YOUR HOME DESERVES TO LOOK AS GOOD AS IT FUNCTIONS
Kevin and Jim also spend time on a topic that surprises a lot of homeowners — the aesthetic dimension of outlet and switch updates. 🌟🏠
Because here's the thing — if you've renovated your kitchen, updated your bathrooms, painted your walls, or refreshed your flooring recently — those yellowed, builder-grade outlets and switch plates from 1998 are quietly undermining everything you've worked so hard to improve. 😬
Kevin explains 👇
🎨 The wide range of modern outlet and switch styles available to Cincinnati homeowners today — from sleek white and almond to designer colors, brushed nickel, and contemporary flat-profile options ✨ How updating outlets and switch plates is one of the most affordable and highest-impact cosmetic upgrades available to any homeowner 🏠 How a cohesive outlet and switch aesthetic throughout your home elevates the overall look and feel of every room 💡 What to look for when choosing outlets that balance both aesthetic appeal and long-term performance
🔧 ROUTINE WIRING CHECKS — THE MAINTENANCE HABIT THAT PROTECTS EVERYTHING
Kevin closes the episode with a segment that every homeowner — regardless of the age of their home — needs to take seriously. 📋🏠
Routine professional wiring checks. ✅
Just like your HVAC needs a seasonal tune-up, just like your car needs regular oil changes — your home's electrical system needs periodic professional inspection to catch developing issues before they become dangerous or expensive emergencies. 🚨💸
Kevin covers 👇
🔍 What a routine wiring check involves — what Lipps Electric looks for, tests, and evaluates during a professional electrical inspection ⚠️ The most common wiring issues found in Cincinnati homes of different ages — from aluminum wiring in older homes to overloaded panels in newer ones 📅 How often a professional wiring check is recommended — and which homeowners should be prioritizing one right now 🏚️ The specific red flags in older Cincinnati area homes that demand immediate professional attention 💰 Why the cost of a routine wiring check is a fraction of what an electrical emergency, a house fire, or an insurance claim denial ends up costing
🚨 KEVIN'S ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY TIPS — EVERY HOMEOWNER NEEDS THESE
Before the episode wraps, Kevin delivers a set of practical, no-nonsense electrical safety tips that apply to every Cincinnati homeowner regardless of the age or condition of their home 👇
🚫 NEVER tape a loose plug into an outlet — if a plug won't stay in, the outlet is worn and needs professional replacement immediately. Tape is not a solution. It is a fire hazard. 🔥❌
🔌 Use the RIGHT extension cord for heavy tools and high-draw equipment — not all extension cords are created equal. Using an undersized extension cord with a power tool, a space heater, or a workshop compressor creates dangerous heat buildup that can ignite a fire. Always match the cord gauge to the amperage demand of the device. ⚠️🔧
📞 Call a professional for ALL circuit work and proper installations — YouTube tutorials and DIY electrical guides are fine for changing a lightbulb. They are NOT appropriate for circuit work, panel modifications, outlet additions, or any installation that involves going inside your walls or your breaker box. The risk to your home, your family, and your insurance coverage is simply not worth it. 🚨✅
🔍 If something looks wrong, smells wrong, or feels warm — stop using it and call immediately — discolored outlets, burning smells, warm switch plates, and flickering lights are all signs of electrical issues that demand professional attention right now. Not next week. Now. ⚡🏠
💡 Your home's electrical system is one of the most critical and most overlooked systems in your entire house. The outlets you plug into every day, the circuits that power your modern life, the wiring running through your walls — all of it deserves the attention of a licensed, trained, experienced professional. And in Cincinnati, Ohio — that professional is Kevin Lipps of Lipps Electric. ✅🏆
🎧 Listen now and give your home's electrical system the attention it has been waiting for!
👉 Check A Pro Radio Show with Jim Klauck — connecting homeowners with the most trusted and knowledgeable home service professionals in the business.
🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app or at CheckAPro.com
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For More Information visit Lipps Electric at https://ronlippselectric.com
or call us at (513) 655-2536.
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