Electrical Insights That Keep Your Facility Ready

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  • Cutaway views of electrical cables showing their metal conductors.

    A definitive guide to Aluminum wiring in Ontario

    Aluminum wiring is acceptable in Ontario buildings, but it requires extra care.
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  • Hands reviewing readings on a handheld electrical data logger.

    How a Data Logger Can Fix Your Electrical

    Better electrical decisions start with knowing how your facility’s power is actually behaving.
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  • Two Kraun team members reviewing drawings on a construction site.

    How Kraun Does Projects

    A consistent process helps us deliver exceptional results as an electrical contractor.
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  • Padlock and lockout tag securing a machine’s electrical control.

    Planning an Electrical Shutdown: a step-by-step playbook

    Shutdowns can be a necessary part of maintenance and a company’s growth. Let’s make sure it’s efficient.
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  • Aerial view of the Abatement Technologies facility.

    Design-Build vs Design-Bid-Build: Which is Best?

    How you build your project is one of the most important decisions you will make. Here’s what to consider first.
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  • Open electrical fuse panel with wiring and rows of screw-in fuses.

    Fuse vs Circuit Breakers: Which is Best for Your Building?

    Learn the key differences between fuses and circuit breakers, and when an electrical panel upgrade may make sense.
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  • Interior of an aircraft hangar with overhead lighting and a polished floor.

    How to Become an Energy-Efficient Business

    There’s a lot more you can do to become an energy-efficient business than to just remembering to turn off the lights.
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  • Snow-covered residential street with overhead utility lines.

    When Home Generators Fail

    Learn why home generators fail and how maintenance helps keep backup power reliable.
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  • Outdoor Generac standby generator installed beside a house.

    Do I Need a Home Generator?

    Power outages are often inconvenient at most, but for some, needing a home generator is a must.
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  • What is Power Factor Correction?

    Electricity is expensive and vital to keeping businesses functioning, so why waste it?
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  • Side-by-side photograph and thermal image of an electrical connection with a hot spot.

    Reactive vs. Preventative Electrical Maintenance: What Really Costs Your Facility?

    Waiting until an electrical failure may cost much more time and money than you think.
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  • Mouse beside stored nuts in a narrow opening.

    Save with Electrical Preventative Maintenance

    Small maintenance steps today can help facilities avoid major electrical repairs tomorrow.
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  • Outdoor generator surrounded by snow-covered trees.

    Before Winter: 5 Electrical Checks for Your Facility

    Shorter days, freezing, snow and ice can expose electrical problems. Here are five areas worth checking before winter arrives.
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  • Wall-mounted EV charger with its cable coiled beside it.

    Install EV Charging Stations at your Business!

    As electric vehicles (EVs) become more common, a significant value add for many businesses is to offer on-site EV charging.
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  • Electrical distribution equipment, conduit, and a circuit breaker panel in a service room.

    Why Breakers Trip in Commercial Buildings: Causes, and How to Prevent Repeat Failures

    When breakers repeatedly trip in a facility, the problem is rarely the breaker. See what it could be here.
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  • Kraun electricians working beside an open equipment enclosure in a workshop.

    Manufacturing Equipment Installs Done Right

    Learn what to check before purchasing and installing new manufacturing equipment, from safety approvals to power requirements.
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  • Hands sorting freshly harvested grapes on a processing line.

    Harvest Doesn’t Wait: Electrical Support for Niagara Wineries 

    Harvesting grapes can’t wait, so neither should electrical issues hindering wine production.
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  • Outdoor Kohler generator installed beside a commercial building.

    Need a Commercial Building Generator?

    Learn when a commercial generator makes sense and what to consider before installation.
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  • Circular pendant light fixtures suspended from an exposed ceiling.

    How much lighting retrofit services can save you

    Lighting retrofits are an impactful method that many businesses use to cut energy costs down.
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  • Exterior wall lights along the Latitude Air Ambulance hangar.

    Outdoor LED Workplace Lighting: Low-Cost Safety

    Having a safe exterior of your business is more affordable and effective than you think.
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  • Hamilton skyline with apartment towers and the waterfront in the distance.

    Hamilton Safe Apartment Buildings By-law: A plan to pass your evaluation

    A safe apartment building is now the law in Hamilton. Use this game-plan to be electrically compliant.
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