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How Electricians Can Get Jobs and Get Back to Work


How you can get your electrical business back into operation and start getting new clients.



Sub Panel Grounding and Neutrals


Understanding Grounding for Sub Panels: When you add a second electrical panel with separate neutral and common bars, do you ground the common to the box along with a ground rod connection?



3 Way Switch Wiring Problem


3 Way Switch Wiring – How to Avoid the Confusion about 3 Way Switch Wiring when your replacing a set switches and something went wrong and now the lighting is all messed up



Can I Rewire My Tanning Bed Light Fixtures?


How to Upgrade and Change the Lamps in a Tanning Bed



Factors to Consider For Home Made Light Fixtures


How to Build a DIY Light Fixture: Checklist for Planning a Light Fixture, Considerations for Light Fixture Safety.



Ceiling Fan Fixture Flashing On and Off


Why Your Ceiling Fan Lights are Flashing On and Off: When I turn on my ceiling fan the light fixture keeps flashing on and off, as if I am turning a dimmer switch high then low.



Am I Qualified to Install my Electrical Wiring Project?


How Much Electrical Wiring can a Homeowner Install when they are a Do It Yourself Person who wants to Save Money



How To Switch A Ceiling Fan Light Apart From The Fan


Here are some Electrical Wiring Options for the Ceiling Fan Light Fixture that will allow you to control the Light Fixture separately from the Ceiling Fan Motor.



How To Fix 4-Way Switch Wiring


How to Avoid Confusion about the White Wire and 4 Way Switch Wiring with the power and the 3-wire cable of the 3 Way Switches



One Method Of Wiring a Light Switch


How to Wire a Programmable Light Switch even when it appears to be complicated because as I explain, the process really becomes clear especially as you see the examples in the wiring diagrams.



Wye and Delta Electrical Configuration


The Definition of Wye and Delta Electrical Configurations as taught in Electrical Trade Schools



Electrical Cables Through Wood Framing


How to Install Electrical Cables Through Holes When You have a Limited to a Maximum Number of Cables



Permitted Electrical Cords for Dryer


How to Make Sure Your Dryer Cord is Correct: Before using alternative dryer cords you may want to read this



Ceiling Fan and Light Start Delay Problem


Your Ceiling Fan and Light May Have a Delayed Start, possibly a full second before the power comes on



Electrical Wiring – Ask The Electrician


When it comes to Do It Yourself Electrical Wiring for Home Improvements Ask The Electrician is the right place complete with Wiring Diagrams and Answers to your Electrical Questions



Why Lights Flicker and Then Go Off


How to Troubleshoot Electrical Circuit Wiring for Light Fixtures



PVC Water Pipes Not For Grounding


The Importance of a Bonded Ground System: Is it possible to use an outside spigot to ground a satellite dish when the underlying plumbing in our new house is PVC?



Old Ceiling Fan Light Fixture Wiring


Wire Connections for an Old Ceiling Fan Light Fixture: I am trying to reattach the light to a 15 year old ceiling fan.



Bathroom Electrical Circuit Troubleshooting


Replacing GFI Outlet Leads to Sparks: I was replacing a GFCI receptacle,I had accidentally pushed the travelers together with a flat head screwdriver, so the wires sparked, and now my whole bathroom and bedroom, has no power whats so ever