How to Replace a Ceiling Fan
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Resources
Things worth knowing
before you call.
Warning signs we see every week, quick homeowner tips, a few videos we like, and a look at the community Tron calls home.
Warning Signs
What to look for.
Electrical problems almost always telegraph themselves before they fail. Here's what to notice at home — and when to pick up the phone.
Flickering lights
Especially when the AC or dryer kicks on — that's a sign the panel can't handle the load or a connection is loose.
Warm, buzzing, or discolored outlets
A properly wired outlet is room-temperature. Heat or browning means heat buildup — call before it arcs.
A fuse box instead of breakers
Fuses were replaced by breakers decades ago for a reason. If you've still got one, you're due for an upgrade.
Breakers that trip and won't stay reset
Once is a fluke. Repeatedly? There's a short or an overload — don't keep resetting, call us.
Burning smell near an outlet or the panel
Kill the main breaker and call. That smell is insulation cooking.
Federal Pacific Stab-Lok, Zinsco, or Challenger panels
These three brands have documented failure-to-trip modes. Insurance carriers are starting to refuse to cover homes with them. Worth a free walk-through.
Tips
Quick wins for homeowners.
Five things you can do this weekend that'll save you a future service call.
1
Label every breaker in your panel
Most homes have one or two labeled, the rest a mystery. Spend 30 minutes mapping it out — you'll thank yourself the next time something trips.
2
Test your GFCIs once a month
Push "test," it should pop. Push "reset," it should return. A GFCI that won't test is a GFCI that won't save you.
3
Stop chaining power strips
Plugging a strip into a strip into a strip looks harmless but overloads the circuit behind the wall. One strip per outlet.
4
Know where your main shut-off is
Before you need it at 2 a.m. during a leak. Main breaker lives at the top of your panel — practice finding it in the dark.
5
Whole-home surge protector beats power strips
A $300 panel-level surge protector covers every outlet in the house. One lightning strike pays for it.
Watch
A few videos we like.
Ask This Old House and Electrician U are two of the better sources on YouTube for homeowners. Click to play.
How to Install a Ceiling Fan
This Old House
Electrical Do's and Don'ts
Electrician U
Ceiling Fan on a Cathedral Ceiling
Ask This Old House
Local
Around Eastman.
Tron is rooted in Middle Georgia. Here's a little of the town and county we service most — worth knowing whether you're new here or been here fifty years.
Seat of Dodge County
Eastman has been the county seat since 1871. Tron services all of Dodge County plus Telfair, Pulaski, and Laurens.
Founded by William Pitt Eastman in 1870
A New Hampshire pioneer who donated his land after the railroad was named for him. Incorporated as a city in 1905.
Home of the first Stuckey's Pecan Shoppe (1937)
The Georgia roadside classic started right here in Eastman during the Depression. Still a fun local factoid every out-of-towner hears first.
Jay Bird Springs Resort
A century-old spring-fed pool resort just outside of town — one of the last of its kind in south Georgia.
The Eastman House (1872)
The oldest home in town and on the National Register of Historic Places. Owned today by the Dodge Historical Society.
Facts sourced from the New Georgia Encyclopedia and local historical records.
Community
Faith & community.
Tron's owner, Tyler, also serves as a pastor at Lakeside Church. Work and faith aren't separate around here — you'll find the crew at Sunday service and on the job Monday morning.
We believe honest work is worship. Every panel swap, every late-night service call, every quote we write gets the same answer: do it right the first time.
Have a community project, a church building, or a non-profit in Middle Georgia that needs electrical help? Reach out — we do reduced-rate work for local ministries and community organizations.
Question we haven't answered?
Call or book a visit — we'll write an answer and publish it here.