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What To Do If Your Home Electrical Circuits Are Not Grounded


How to Upgrade an Older Home to Have Grounded Electric Circuits: The Importance of Grounding Electrical Outlet Circuits, How to Ground an Electric Outlet Circuit.



How to Identify GFCI Outlet Problems


What is causing a GFCI Outlet to trip off? How to Identify and Correct GFCI Outlet Problems, The Most Common Problems with GFCI Outlets, Troubleshoot, Locate and Fix GFCI Outlet Problems.



Replace or Repair Your Older Light Fixtures


How to Fix Light Fixture Problems: Evaluating the Condition a Light Fixture, The Most Common Methods for Repairing a Light Fixture, Replacement Parts of Most Light Fixtures, Replacing a Light Socket, Rewiring a Light Fixture.



How to Repair a Hair Blow Dryer Outlet that Stopped Working


How to Repair a Hair Blow Dryer Outlet: When the hairdryer stops working and the outlet does not have power then the problem is typically the circuit and can be resolved easily.



Wiring a 220 Volt Air Compressor


How to Install a 220 Volt Air Compressor Circuit: Electrical Circuit Requirements, 220 Volt Single Phase and 220 Volt 3 Phase



Why Outlet Adapters are Not Safe and What the Alternatives Are


The Problem with 2Prong Ungrounded Outlets: The Risks Involved when Using Adapters and Solutions to Consider, Upgrade the Wiring or Install a Ground Wire to Make it Safe



Why Recessed Can Lights Turn On and Off


What is causing our recessed light to go on and off all by itself? How To Fix Recessed Flush Lights that Turn On and Off.



How to Wire a Range Hood Exhaust Fan


Installing Wiring for a Range Hood Exhaust Fan: Wiring from an Existing Power Source or Outlet, I am wiring a hood exhaust fan over the kitchen range cook top.



How to Connect Light Fixture Wiring


How should I connect the wires from the light fixture to the other wires? The Key to Wiring Connections when Installing Light Fixtures.



How To Use Electrical Testers and Meters


How to Use an Electrical Tester or Meter: Types of Electrical Meter Testers and Basic Electrical Testing Procedures, Induction Voltage Testers, Analog Testers, Digital Meters, Common Mistakes With When Testing Voltage, How to Test an Electrical Circuit.



Electrical Question about a HVAC Unit That Trips The Circuit Breaker


How to Locate Problems with an HVAC System: Common Problems with HVAC, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Units



Installing Underground Wiring for a Shed


How is Underground Wiring Installed for a Shed? The Process of Installing Electrical Wiring to a Shed



Installing an Electrical Circuit for a Whirlpool Tub


How to Install an Electrical Circuit for a Whirlpool Tub: Where a 240 volt circuit is required with a neutral a 3-wire cable with a ground must be installed, 4 wires in all.



How To Wire Half Hot Receptacles


Vince in New York asks: I have a receptacle where 3 pairs of 14-2 lines enter the outlet box, how should this be wired?



How To Fix Your Light Switch Wiring


I replaced a switch and now the light turned on when the switch was turned off and the lights in the other room turned off. How to Fix Light Switch Wiring Problems.



Electrical Wiring for a Garage Panel


Wiring a Sub Panel for a Garage: Wire Size for a 100 amp Garage Panel, Factors that need to be considered when selecting and sizing the wire size for a sub panel.



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