SHOWDOWN: LEDs vs. CFLs

The ground is sticky with spilled soda and old chewing gum. Hot lights beat down on a square boxing ring, and on all sides the crowds murmur and cheer with excitement. A bespectacled referee clutching a clipboard paces in the middle of the ring. In the left corner sits an LED bulb, looking strangely like an inverted octopus, and in the right corner flickers a CFL, reminiscent of those curly Cheetos that were so much fun (why can’t you find those anymore?) Read more…

Monthly Link Roundup

In our monthly roundup we share all of the links about electricity, energy, home improvement, and the construction industry at large that we found particularly interesting over the past month. Enjoy, and feel free to leave your impressions or your own favorite links in the comments section! Read more…

When You May (Unknowingly) Need an Electrician

What DIY projects are you considering as spring approaches? Some of them may require extra electrical expertise, even though at first glance they seem simple.

Solar Panel Cleaning FAQ

Why do I need to get my solar panels cleaned? Dirty solar panels (as a result of dirt, pollen, leaves, pine needles, smoke & ash, moss, bird droppings, bugs, etc.) can experience reduced performance of up to 30% or more. When cleaned, the return to peak efficiency is immediate and easily measurable. Just read your meter before and after cleaning! Read more…

2012 Home & Garden Show

It’s almost that time of year again- time to roll up your sleeves and take a fresh look at your home with an eye toward improvement. Whatever your goals are this year- from a new bathroom to an updated garage, you will find inspiration at the 2012 Portland Home & Garden Show at the Expo Center! Read more…

Silly Signs

A collection of some of the silly signs you may have seen outside our shop over the past year… Read more…

New Year’s Resolutions, Electrical Edition

Welcome to 2012! The cookies have been eaten, the gifts have been given, the “more exercise” resolutions have been made (har har). So what’s next? As we turn our eyes hopefully toward a distant spring, many of us begin to think about the state of our homes, perhaps a bit disheveled and neglected after a busy holiday season. Here are a few resolutions you should make this year to make sure that your electrical system is in good condition when you are ready to tackle this year’s home improvement projects! Read more…

Christmas Time is Here…

3D Electrical Services would like to extend a big thank you to Derich and Nora of Hartstyle Media for the wonderful photos! For more holiday cheer, check out our Christmas safety video (also by Hartstyle Media) and other videos on our YouTube channel.

Everyone here at 3D is wishing you the happiest of holidays. We hope you can find the time to sit down for a few minutes with a nice cup o’ Joe (perhaps a gingerbread latte?), crank up the Christmas tunes, and relax. Read more…

Christmas Tree Safety

Within the next couple of weeks you will probably be bringing a Christmas tree home, and you will be thinking about decorating it with the kids, redecorating it after the kids go to bed, etc. What you probably won’t be thinking about is whether your tree is a safety hazard. But without the proper precautions, “buzzkill” can go from a description of the person who interrupts decorating to talk about safety to a description of what an unsafely decorated tree is capable of doing to you! Read more…

2011 Home Improvement Show

October 21-23 was the weekend of the ORA/NARI Home Improvement and Remodeling Show at the Oregon Convention Center. 3D Electrical Services exhibited for the first time, and we had a great experience!

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