Articles about Electrical Wiring
Replacing a Dimmer With A Light Switch
How To Replace a Dimmer Switch with a Light Switch: Wiring a Light Switch to Replace a Dimmer Switch.
Electrical Wiring for a Laundry Room
Installing Laundry Room Electrical Wiring for Dedicated Circuits and Outlet Requirements
Wiring a Smoke Detector in a Basement
How to Install Smoke Detectors – Take the mystery out of smoke detector wiring for basements. Smoke alarms provide the earliest warning of both fire and smoke.
Electrical Wiring for a Workshop or Barn
How to Plan and Install Electrical Wiring for Your Workshop or Barn: Selecting the Electric Panel Size Based Upon the Proposed Electrical Circuits.
Wiring a Light Switch for a Bathroom Exhaust Fan and Light
How to Wire an Exhaust Fan and Switches: Wiring an Exhaust Fan with a Light Fixture Using a Combo Switch.
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.
Grounding Home Electrical Circuits
When installing new electrical wire where do I connect the ground wire? How to Install Ground Wires for Home Electrical Circuits, Common Methods for Grounding Home Electrical Circuits, Ground Buss and Ground Bars, Grounding at the Panel, Grounded Circuit Cables.
Wiring a Shop for Outlets and Lights
Electrical Wiring Methods for a Shop and Light Fixtures: I’m building a shop and have questions about electrical wiring.
Safe Junction Boxes for Light Fixture Wiring
Mary in Florida asks: I started changing light fixtures in my apartment and there were no junction boxes. Isn’t that a code violation?
Grounds and Neutrals in Electrical Panel
How to Wire Grounds and Neutrals in Sub Panels – all the neutrals and ground wire and terminal bars must be separated from each other, and your sub feed should be a 4-wire cable that has a separated insulated neutral wire and a separate ground wire.
Shocking Kitchen Garbage Disposal Problem
How to Fix Your Kitchen Garbage Disposal – Fully explained dishwasher disposal wiring diagrams with pictures for wiring the outlet that serves a dishwasher and a garbage disposal.
Installing a Combination Switch Outlet
How Can I install a Combo Switch and Outlet? Wiring a Combination Switch, Combo 3Way Switch Wiring, Switches and White Wires.
Wiring a Dishwasher Plug and Outlet
How to Wire a Dishwasher Outlet and Make the Wiring Connections. Wiring a Dishwasher Plug and Outlet.
Why Home Lighting May Stop Working
How to Identify Light Circuit Problems – Often the problem is found in a ceiling light fixture junction box where heat from the light fixture travels up into the electrical wiring and causes the wiring to become brittle and connections may be affected and eventually burn apart.
Neutral and Ground Wires in a Sub Panel
How to Configure the Neutral and Ground Wires in a Sub Panel – In a sub-panel the Neutral Wires must be separated from the Ground Wires and may not be terminated on the same buss, regardless if the ground wire is insulated or not.
Kitchen Island Electrical Outlet Wiring
Electrical Code Requirements for Kitchen Island Electrical Outlets
Electrical Conduit Installation
What is the best way to install underground electrical PVC conduit? Can I use schedule 40 PVC conduit coming from underground, exposed for 4 feet outside the wall, then up the wall.
Electrical Junction Box Access
Installing Electrical Wiring and Junction Boxes – Electrical Code for How Many Wires in Junction Boxes – There is always the possibility that electrical wiring connections or splices could become faulty so the required access is necessary perform inspections an repairs as needed.
Splicing an Underground Electrical Cable
How are underground electrical power cables spliced? How to install resin filled cable joint kits for splicing underground wire.
Installing a Bathroom Heater Exhaust Fan
How can a bathroom exhaust fan be installed and sealed? Installing a Bathroom Heater Exhaust Fan, Tips for Installing a Bathroom Heated Exhaust Fan Unit.