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How to Install Power to a Garden Shed


How to provide electrical power to a garden shed for a light and outlets.



How to Install Underground Electrical Cable for a RV Motor Home


How to Install Underground Cable for an RV Motor Home: Sizing Electrical Cable for an RV Motor Home Panel, Examples for Determining Underground Electrical Cable Sizes.



Replacing a Standard Wall Outlet


How to Wire a Wall Outlet – Example of Outlet Wiring when there are more than one cable from the electrical circuit.



Fix an Electrical Circuit for a Sump Pump or Septic Pump


My pump is not working and I am trying to troubleshoot the problem: How to Identify Typical Septic Pump Problems.



Upgrade Old Knob and Tube Electrical Wiring


Can I upgrade circuit wiring and outlets and still keep the lighting circuit in tack? How to Fix Old Electrical Wiring Problems: Guide for Repairing Old Wiring, Upgrading Knob and Tube Wiring and a Fuse Box



How Many Electrical Wires In a Junction Box


How to Wire a Junction Box: Selecting a Junction Box for Electrical Wiring, The Basics of Electrical Junction Boxes, The number of wires that are allowed in a Junction Box.



Wire 220 Volt Receptacle Outlets


How should I install two 220 Volt Receptacles that Require Two Individual Power Sources? Options for Installing Two 220 Volt Receptacles that Require Two Individual Power Sources.



Adding Electrical Wiring in the Home Videos


How should I install electrical wiring inside the walls of my home? Installing Electrical Wiring around Obstacles inside the walls and ceilings.



Low Voltage Yard Lights Not Working


Why do my low voltage yard lights turn off 2 or 3 hours after turning on?



Wire a Disconnect Switch for a Tankless Water Heater


I installed a tankless water heater. I put a non-fuseable disconnect between it and the breaker box. How do I wire a 60amp Siemens disconnect switch for a Tankless Water Heater?



Converting a Fluorescent Light to an Electronic Ballast


I need advice about fluorescent ballasts replacements. I have 3×48″T12 lamps installed in a line: one 2 tube fixture,and a single tube fixture The lamp of the single fixture will not illuminate (even after changing the tube). Can a light fixture with a electronic ballast share the same circuit with a light fixture with a magnetic one?



AFCI Breaker Keeps Tripping Off


Why does my AFCI breaker keep tripping, is it because it is on a shared neutral wire?



GFCI Protected Plug Strips for Projects and Applications


GFCI Ground Fault Protection Made Easy for Home Electrical Projects: How to Provide GFCI Protection for Home Projects: GFCI Protection is Simple Using These Parts that are available from Your Local Hardware Store



Adding an Outlet to a Wall Switch


I wired an outlet from a light switch but the outlet does not work, what did I do wrong? How to Wire a Switch Controlled Outlet.



How to Avoid Electric Shock from a Pressure Washer


Safety Guide for using Electric Pressure Washers: Safety Measures When Using an Electric Pressure Washer or a Electric Power Washer.



Hot Tub Pump and Heater Control


Electrical Circuit Control for a Hot Tub Heater and Pump – Install a relay that would be activated when the pump is turned on by the Intermatic Time Clock. The HydroQuip electric heater circuit would be connected through the set of contacts of the relay.



Sub Meter to Track Energy Usage


Using a Sub Meter to Track Electrical Consumption – Discover the variety of Sub Meters available to track electrical usage to produce reports about monthly electrical consumption for billing tenants, or just for personal information about what equipment or device is running in your home and how much it will cost.



Replace a Light Socket for a Light Fixture


How can I repair a broken light socket? Replacing a Socket in a Light Fixture, A Step by Step Process for Replacing a Light Socket.



Wall Outlet Common Wire Started Burning


Wall Outlet with Electrical Problem – I plugged a vacuum in to one of the outlets and another outlet’s common wire started burning.



Wiring a Ceiling Fan with Other Lights and Outlets


Connect a ceiling fan to home wiring – Switch Box Wiring for a Ceiling Fan and Outlets, Ceiling Fan Circuit Wiring, Wiring a Ceiling Fan with a Shared Circuit.



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