Articles about Electrical
Outdoor Ceiling Fan and GFCI Protection
How to Wire and Install an Outdoor Ceiling Fan: When installing an outdoor ceiling fan, does the fan have to be connected to an GFI circuit?
Cable Types for Home Electrical Wiring
How to Select the Right Cable for Home Electrical Wiring Projects. This color standard affects the outside sheath colors, not the individual insulated wire conductors. The NMB cable comes with a ground wire as well.
Understanding Electrical Testers and Readings
How to Select and Use Electrical Testers for Electrical Wiring and Troubleshooting
Install A Garage Door Indicator Light Using Home Automation
How To Monitor if Your Garage Door is Open or Closed
Identifying Travel Trailer Outlet Problems
Troubleshooting Travel Trailer Outlet Problems: I have a travel trailer which suddenly lost power to several electrical outlets while several others work fine…
Can I connect my hot tub to a 220 volt shop circuit?
Typical a hot tub requires a dedicated 220 volt 4-wire GFCI circuit. More detailed information can be found here…
How to Deal with Smart Meters and RF Concerns
The Advantages of the Smart Meter Technology for our Homes and Communities.
X-Box Play Station and Mobile Device Surge Protection
How you can protect your Xbox Playstation and mobile device chargers and ensure provide Power Quality
You Can Control Anything Using X-10 Devices!
X-10 devices can be used for just about anything! I use these devices to automate my home lighting and much more. The system can be set up to monitor any area of your home and view it remotely…
How to Activate a Garage Light from the Garage Door Opener
Here is a easy solution to activate a separate garage light that would be triggered by the garage door opener using a socket adapter that can be connected to any light fixture and operated by your garage door opener.
Is Your Contractor Doing It Right?
How a Homeowner Can Know if their Contractor is Great or a Fake – Both the homeowner and the electrical contractor should never assume anything, but rather ask questions and make sure every detail is agreed on and understood.
How to Build an Environmental-Friendly House with Limited Funds
If you’re remodeling a home, do an energy review first to help you figure out what energy efficiency changes should and can be made to your home. In this way you’ll calculate how much energy your home needs.
Mobile Home Outlets that Work On and Off
Outlet Circuit Repair for a Mobile Home: The most typical cause for part or all of an outlet circuit to stop working, or to work intermittently is due to either a deteriorating connection where the electrical wires attach to the outlet.
Grounding a Light Fixture Plug
How to Ground a Light Fixture Cord and Plug – By code, if a ground source is not provided, then an outlet or receptacle should not have a ground plug.
RV Electrical Service Pedestal
RV Park Electrical Service Pedestal Connection – If the service pedestal is designed to accommodate additional equipment being installed onto it without violating the UL rating or any other code stipulations.
Furnace Thermostat Wiring and Settings
How to Operating Your Furnace at Safe Settings – The internal high temperature safety switches will prevent the furnace from overheating as well.