Unfortunately the majority of electrical goods purchased over the counter, by the average householder, are of poor quality. When you hire the services of a licensed electrical contractor, be sure to use the information provided by them to your greatest advantage. We, as general maintenance electrical contractors, are all too familiar with these cheap and nasty devices that more often than not only last a few months before requiring electrical repairs or even replacement. The old saying of ‘buy once, buy quality’ has never been more relevant in the vast sea of cheap materials we are sailing in today.