A good time to call an electrician would be if there are any electrical components other than a light bulb that is not working correctly.

Short of changing light bulbs all electrical work should be preformed by a licensed electrician.

Tamper Proof residential grade should be installed in all homes.

There will be a WR engraved on the outside of the receptacle.

Breakers are able to be reset and fuses must be replaced when they go bad.

Turn it fully off past the trip point and then flip it to the on position, if it trips again call an licensed electrician.

Surge protectors have many benefits, they protect electronic from spikes in electricity, surge protectors will become required by the National Electrical Code in 2023.

It could be a loose connection, or burned wires, also could be a breaker going be or a circuit pulling a lot of amps.

This is caused by the amount of amps or a loose connection.

If it is broken or burned it should be replaced.

New refrigerators do not require a dedicated circuit but it is preferred, make sure you put it on a circuit that is very low use.

This would more than likely be a ballast going bad or bulbs that are going bad.

Typically most switches can be changed to a dimmer switch.

Bathrooms, Garages, Kitchens and Basements and outdoor receptacles are required to be gfci protected.

These are used to test and reset the gfci if it happens to trip.

Afci breakers are required for all habitable rooms circuits per the National Electrical Code. An Afci will trip if there is any current differential from the hot to neutral load.

No most houses can be rewired without excessive cutting of drywall and tearing out of walls, depending on the extent of finishes in a basement.

You will not have to move completely out of your house but you may have to rearrange or move some rooms out in order to compete wiring, a typical rewire depending on the nature and finishes will take 2-4 weeks to complete. Again this is dependent on the extent of rewiring.