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Replacing a 220 Volt Light Bulb with 120 Volt


I bought a wooden decorative lamp from Korea, the salesman told me that I’d need to change the 10 watt bulb because they use 220 V electricity, what bulb should I get…



Installing a Whole House Fan


I am installing a whole house fan that runs on 120v 250 watts max. The fan comes with 2 grounded plugs, 1 to fan, one to damper system to simply plug into an existing outlet in the attic…



Splicing A Short Cable In A Panel


I am replacing the sub-panel in my garage which was an old Stab-Lok type, the neutral wire is too short to reach the neutral terminal strip in the new panel by about a foot…



Electrical Problem With Bathroom Light Switch


When switching on bathroom light my fuse box trips. Have checked all the wiring to light switch and light and they seem to be connected…



Laser Printers May Require a Dedicated Electrical Circuit


I work from home and have 2 computers, a Brother MFC 8640 fax, modem, and a LCD TV. When both computers are running and the fax machine comes on to print it surges power and shuts down my computers…



Can Someone Tap Into Your Electrical Power Lines


Can an electrician determine if someone has tapped into my apartments electrical power lines?



Wiring Diagram for 3way Switches


I am trying to wire a 3way switch, the power comes in at the first switch then to a light then to another light then to the final switch…



Why Lights Will Not Work When Switch Has Power


I recently had a dimmer switch go out, I replaced it with a regular switch, the switch does not work, I have power coming off of one lead and when I cross the leads, the light still won’t work…



Repairing a Sliding Light Switch


I have a Christmas tree simple slide switch that looks like a SMD IS 2235S ISO 9001, This is the 1st time I ever took anything apart, and now I can’t get the tiny brass…