{"id":1094,"date":"2018-07-30T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2018-07-26T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T00:23:39","slug":"reasons-recommend-usb-outlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/home-improvement\/reasons-recommend-usb-outlet\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons We Recommend USB Outlet Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/electrical-outlet-wall-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"electrical-outlet-wall\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/electrical-outlet-wall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/electrical-outlet-wall-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/electrical-outlet-wall.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Outlets have changed significantly over the decades. Once, homes only had two-pronged outlets. Later, three-pronged grounded outlets became the standard. Now GFCI and AFCI outlets help homes to maintain greater safety with even more powerful electrical loads.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most interesting and convenient developments in outlets is the USB outlet, a completely new type of outlet that allows USB cables for tablets, phones, and other portable devices to connect right into the wall for charging. More new homes are coming with USB outlets already installed near the standard outlets. If you\u2019re a homeowner, you don\u2019t have to wait before you buy a new home to enjoy USB outlets: you only have to contact an <a href=\"\/service-areas\/niles-il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">electrician in Niles, IL<\/a> to have these useful outlets installed.<\/p>\n<p>Our licensed and experienced electricians offer USB installation (as well as GFCI and AFCI outlet installation). Here are the reasons we recommend homeowners call to schedule this service:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More power \u2013 <\/strong>Do you currently power devices like your smartphone, e-reader, or tablet through a USB cord connected to a computer? This connection provides about 500 amps of power, and the charging can often be slow. A wall outlet is designed to handle a far larger amount of amps, so you can have your devices powered up much faster.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Won\u2019t break as easily \u2013<\/strong> The most common way for people to charge USB devices is to plug in an adaptor to a standard outlet. These are usually inexpensive and they\u2019re definitely great for traveling. But they also tend to break and fail easily. Have you ever plugged a device into an adaptor and come back hours later to find that it hasn\u2019t charged at all? (Or you see that bizarre readout on your device: \u201cConnected, Not Charging\u201d?) You\u2019ve become a victim to a broken adapter. Permanent USB outlets are far more durable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doesn\u2019t block up other outlets \u2013<\/strong> If you put in a USB adapter into one of the outlet sockets, that socket can\u2019t be used for anything else (such as putting in another USB adaptor to charge up a second device). USB outlets expand your power options so you don\u2019t have to unplug any connections to other appliances. This also applies to the USB ports on your computer. There usually aren\u2019t many, and you may already be using them for crucial peripherals such as a mouse and keyboard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They look better \u2013<\/strong> When you have professional electricians install USB outlets in your house, they\u2019ll be smoothly integrated into your home\u2019s design. If you don\u2019t like the look of various adaptors jammed into outlets, especially easily visible outlets in a place like a kitchen or bathroom, a USB outlet is an excellent solution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Just plain convenient \u2013<\/strong> USB ports make it easier to keep up with all the devices you have to charge. No need to worry about moving an adaptor from room to room or juggling plugs around. You can come home and plug the phone right into the wall and not have to worry about it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our electricians can answer any questions you may have about USB outlets or our many other electrical services. We\u2019re open 24\/7\u2014all day, every day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arrange for USB outlet installation<\/a> and other electrical services in Chicagoland with the pros at ServiceMax.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the reasons we recommend homeowners call to schedule USB outlet installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78],"tags":[156,153,163],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1098,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094\/revisions\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}