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Attic Wiring, Junction Boxes and Electrical Safety
How to Store Unused Electrical Wires: Is it safe to leave live wires capped in switch box covered by flat plate?
How To Fix 3Way Light Switch Wiring
How to Get Your 3Way Light Switches Working: The Most Common Problems with 3Way Switches and How to Fix Them.
Why Do I Have Lower Voltage Readings?
Ed in Kansas asks; Why is there only 48volts between the neutral and ground on an electric outlet? How to Identify the Cause of a Low Voltage Condition of an Outlet.
Electrical Code for Wire Type and Size
How to Know What Wire Size and Type to use for Home Electrical Wiring – Continuing the circuit with the same wire size and type is essential to maintain the integrity of the circuit.
Why Part of a Home Lost Power
What will cause lost electric power to part of our home? Electrical Problems that Could Cause a Home to Not Have Full Electrical Power or Abnormal Power.
How to Repair a Ceiling Fan Pull Chain Switch
What to do When a Pull Chain Switch Stops Working: How to Fix a Pull chain switch for light fixtures and ceiling fans.
Sump Pumps and Dedicated Circuit Outlets
Understanding Sump Pump Circuit Requirements – It is good to consider all the possibilities of failure that could occur and deal with them right away and put into place all the safe guards to make sure the project is done right the first time.
Electrical Code and Protecting NM Cable
Installing and Protecting NM Electrical Cable – The NM Cable must be positioned and fastened so that the cable will be protected from damage especially when the wall coverings are installed.
How to Improve Your Power Quality
The Importance of Power Conditioning: Power Conditioning may help prevent Electrical Failures from Abnormal Conditions, Power Conditioning to Protect Your Electronic Devices and Cell Phone
Laundry Room and Dryer Electrical Wiring
Wiring a Laundry Room – See if your panel will provide the right power for your clothes dryer circuit. Electric dryer installation with a typical 220 Volt electric power cord.
Wiring a Bathroom Exhaust Fan Light Combo
How to Install Wiring for a Bathroom Exhaust Fan – Bathroom Exhaust Fan Heater Electrical Wiring – The white neutral wires would be tied together at the wall switch box. Understand that this is a typical wiring scenario, however the actual wiring connections may be different for your specific unit.
Why a EV Charging Station is Tripping a Circuit Breaker
Whit in North Carolina asks; Wiring a EV Charging Station: 240 volt 30 amp Electric Vehicle Charging Station, I’m having a problem with a tripping circuit breaker.
How to Splice Copper and Aluminum Electrical Wires
What is the Best Way to Splice Aluminum and Copper Electrical Wires? How to Splice Copper and Aluminum Electrical Wires.
Electric Stove Circuit Installation
Electrical Panel Requirements for a New Stove Circuit – The complexity of installing the stove circuit will depend on the structure of the house and how accessible it will be to install the electrical cable.
Electrical Wiring Methods in a Modular Home
I have a new home and I have several electrical questions about electric wiring codes which these issues may violate: Electrical Wiring Methods and Procedures Reviewed.
Understanding 4 Way Switch Wiring
How Do You Wire 4-Way Switches? Wiring for three switch controlled locations it is necessary to install two 3-way switches.
