Lumenor LLC — Houston, TX
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The gear that keeps your home from becoming a statistic. Houston averages 60+ lightning days a year — this category is not optional.
Whole-Home Surge Protector
Mounts directly at your main panel and clamps voltage spikes before they reach a single outlet in your house. After a lightning strike takes out a neighbor's HVAC and appliances, this is the first thing I tell every new homeowner to put in.
Pro Tip
Install it on a dedicated 2-pole breaker, not tapped to a shared circuit. I've pulled fried electronics out of homes where the owner skipped this step — the device looks fine until it's not.
AFCI Outlet
Arc-fault outlets detect the kind of irregular electrical arcing that starts house fires — the sort your standard breaker won't catch. These are code-required in bedrooms for new construction in Houston and are a smart retrofit in any older home.
Pro Tip
If you're replacing outlets in older bedrooms, swap to AFCI. It's a $20 fix that can prevent a total loss. Test and reset monthly — the button should click firmly when you test it.
GFCI Outlet 10-Pack
These interrupt power in 1/40th of a second when they sense a ground fault — that's what keeps you from getting electrocuted near sinks, tubs, and outdoor outlets. Required by code in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and any exterior location.
Pro Tip
Buy the 10-pack and do your whole house at once. One GFCI on a circuit can protect every downstream outlet on the same run — wire it correctly and you don't need a GFCI at every location.
Devices that work with your existing wiring — with one caveat worth reading before you buy.
Smart Dimmer Switch
Replaces standard single-pole or 3-way switches and works with most LED loads. Check the dimmer's compatibility list before you order — not all dimmers and LEDs play well together, and the wrong pairing causes buzzing or flicker.
Pro Tip
Most smart dimmers need a neutral wire at the switch box. Pull your plate before ordering — Houston homes built before 1990 often have switch loops with no neutral present. If there's no neutral, you'll need a different model or a wiring change.
Smart Thermostat
Works with most standard HVAC systems including multi-stage heat pumps, which are common in Houston. The learning algorithm adapts to your schedule and will noticeably cut your electricity bill after a few weeks of use.
Pro Tip
If your current thermostat only has 4 wires and no C-wire, you'll need a C-wire adapter kit or have us run one — otherwise the smart thermostat will drain power from your HVAC control board and cause intermittent shutdowns. Don't skip this step.
Smart Plug 4-Pack
Plug-in smart outlets that give you remote control, scheduling, and energy monitoring without touching any wiring. Good for lamps, fans, and anything you want on a timer or schedule.
Pro Tip
Don't run high-draw appliances through these — max rated load is typically 15A. Plug in lighting and low-draw devices only. Using a smart plug on a space heater or window AC unit is a fire risk and voids the warranty.
LED retrofits that actually work — with the color temperature and dimming behavior worth knowing before you buy a case of them.
LED A19 Bulbs 24-Pack
Standard A19 LEDs that fit every lamp and ceiling fixture with a medium base. These are what we spec for whole-house retrofits — consistent color temperature, actual rated lifespans, and they dim smoothly without buzzing.
Pro Tip
Stick to 2700K for living spaces and bedrooms, 3000K or 4000K for kitchens and garages. Mixing color temperatures in one room looks terrible. Order all bulbs for a room from the same batch — there can be variation between manufacturing runs.
LED Recessed Retrofit 6-Pack
Snap into existing 4- or 6-inch recessed cans and replace old incandescent or CFL trims without any rewiring. IC-rated and airtight for insulated ceilings — important for Houston attic heat management.
Pro Tip
Check your can size before ordering — Houston homes from the '80s and '90s typically have 6-inch cans. If your can is labeled "NON-IC," add an insulation barrier before sealing it up, or replace the housing entirely. Trapping heat against a non-IC can is a code violation.
Motion Sensor Light Switch
Replaces a standard switch and turns lights off automatically when a room empties. Best for garages, laundry rooms, and bathrooms — the places where lights get left on indefinitely and nobody notices.
Pro Tip
Set the time delay to at least 5 minutes in bathrooms — the 30-second factory default catches people off guard mid-shower. Most units have a manual-on override mode for when you actually need the light to stay on regardless of motion.
The products where cheap materials cause real fires. Wire gauge matters more than price here.
Heavy-Duty 12-Gauge Extension Cord
12-gauge wire handles 15A loads without meaningful voltage drop — that's what you want for power tools, compressors, or anything drawing real current. The cheap 16/14-gauge cords sold at discount stores are a fire hazard under any sustained load.
Pro Tip
Never daisy-chain extension cords, and never run them under rugs or through wall openings — both are code violations and genuine fire risks. If you need more reach, buy one longer cord. Extension cords are temporary devices, not permanent wiring solutions.
USB-C Power Strip with Surge Protection
A good surge strip has a clamping voltage under 400V and a UL 1449 listing — check the actual spec sheet, not just the box. This one has both USB-A and USB-C ports with 45W Power Delivery charging built in.
Pro Tip
Replace power strips every 3–5 years even if they look fine. After a surge event, the metal oxide varistors inside degrade silently — the strip stops protecting and just becomes a regular extension cord. Most strips don't warn you when this happens.
Portable Power Station 500Wh
Useful for emergency backup during the Houston outages that come with hurricanes and ice storms. 500Wh will run a CPAP machine overnight, keep phones charged, power a small fan, and run LED lighting for hours.
Pro Tip
This is not a substitute for a whole-home standby generator. It won't run your AC, refrigerator, or sump pump for any meaningful time. Think of it as a bridge — buys you 12–24 hours of critical devices until your generator kicks on or utility power returns.
We install Level 2 chargers across Houston every week. Here's the equipment we trust — and what to know before your panel appointment.
Level 2 EV Charger 48A
A 48A Level 2 charger on a dedicated 60A circuit adds 25–30 miles of range per hour — enough to fully charge most EVs overnight from any state of charge. This is the unit we install most often in Houston residential jobs.
Pro Tip
Your panel needs a free 60A two-pole breaker slot for 48A charging. If your panel is full or undersized, we'll assess it during the estimate. Don't share this circuit with anything else — EV charging at full rate is a continuous 80% load, not a momentary spike.
NEMA 14-50 Outlet
The standard 240V outlet used for EV charging and RV hookups. If you want flexibility to use any Level 2 charger or want to avoid leaving a hardwired unit if you sell the house, this is the smarter install choice.
Pro Tip
Mount it 18–24 inches off the floor and within 18 feet of where the car parks. Cord management matters — a charging cord lying across the garage floor is a trip hazard and wears out faster from repeated kinking. Plan the outlet location before we pull the wire.
J1772 EV Charging Cable 25ft
A replacement or spare J1772 cable for hardwired EVSEs that use a detachable cord. 25 feet gives you flexibility in most garages without enough length to create excess voltage drop or cord management problems.
Pro Tip
Store the cable coiled loosely on a proper wall-mount cord hanger, not bunched on the floor or kinked behind the charger unit. Tight repeated bends in EV charging cables damage the internal conductors over time, creating resistance and heat that shortens the cable's life.
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