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Split-Buss Electrical Panels
Understanding Split-Buss Electrical Panels: Dave explains that a split buss circuit breaker panel allows the upper circuits to remain energized while the bottom section is controlled by a separate circuit breaker.
How To Wire Light Switches with Diagrams
Wiring Light Switches the Easy Way: Fully explained pictures and wiring diagrams about wiring light switches describing the most common light switches
Kitchen Electrical Circuit Wiring
How to Wire a Kitchen: Basic home electrical wiring for kitchens and common wiring practices with photos and wiring diagrams.
How to Install Ceiling Fans
How to Install Ceiling Fans and Wiring – Keep in mind that most traditional ceiling fans have separate pull chains that operate the fan motor and the light fixture.
Adding a Dimmer Switch To a Ceiling Light
How to Wire a Dimmer Switch For a Ceiling Fixture – 3 Way Dimmer Switch Wiring Diagram. Fully explained 3 way dimmer switch wiring diagram will take the mystery out of wiring a 3-way dimmer switch.
Why Home Outlets May Stop Working
How to Repair Home Electrical Outlets – The Secrets of Successful Electrical Troubleshooting for Electrical Outlets
Ceiling Fan Wiring for Remote Control
How to Wire a Remote Control for a Ceiling Fan – Ceiling fan remote controls are great for controlling most ceiling fan and light fixture.
Kitchen Stove Not Working After Kitchen Installation
How to Repair Kitchen Stove Wiring. What to do With a Possible Damaged Electrical Cable for a Kitchen Stove, testing the circuit and accessing the wiring to perform the repairs
Why Track Lights May Stop Working
How to Know What Causes Lights to Not Work – Installing high watt lamps that are not specified for the track light head. Each light head or compatible light fixture attached to the track light has a bulb size, type and watt limitation
GFCI Wiring for Bathrooms
How to Understand GFCI Codes and Wiring Diagrams – If electrical devices are within reach from the tub or shower then they should be protected by GFCI.
Adding Sub-Panels to Main Panels
How to Understand Load Calculations When Adding Sub-Panels – Adding any panel or sub-panel requires careful planning, however this practice is commonplace in most commercial and industrial applications
Increasing Electrical Circuit Size
Why Increasing the Size of an Electrical Circuit is Dangerous – Electrical circuits are designed to keep all the components of the electrical circuit within a safe limit so they do not over heat an become a fire hazard.
Circuit Power for Gas Stove Oven with Electronic Ignition
How to Wire an Electric Outlet for an Oven – Typical electronic ignition only require a 120 volt receptacle which requires less power than a conventional all electric stove or oven unit.
Connection for the Blue Ceiling Fan Wire
Where to Connect the Blue Wire of a Ceiling Fan – The blue wire is for the ceiling fan light fixture, Here is the Wiring connections for this scenario
Electric Dryer Circuit Requirements
How to Install a 240 Volt Electric Dryer Circuit – You may find yourself with either a 3-wire or 4-wire electric dryer, or a 3-wire or 4-wire outlet. Lets look a how the electric dryer is wired and what to do if your cord does not match the plug.
Adding a Garage Electrical Panel
Hot to Add an Electrical Sub-Panel to a Garage – Adding a sub-panel for a garage involves a variety of planning, here are just a few to consider
