Articles about Troubleshooting
Why Is My Bathroom Light Fixture Not Working?
How to Fix a Bathroom Light Fixture and a Bath Exhaust Fan that has suddenly Stopped Working. The Most Common Problems with Bathroom Light Fixtures and How You Can Fix Them.
Repair a Tripping GFCI Outlet
GFI and GFCI Questions: The GFCI Does Not Always Trip, Lost Power to Other Plugs and Light, The GFI to my Bathroom Quit Working. How to Fix Common Problems with GFCI Outlets, Guide to Troubleshoot and Repair a GFCI Outlet Problem.
Why a Light Fixture May Not Be Working
Light Fixture Problems and How to Fix Them: How to Identify a Problem Wire Splice, Repairing an Electrical Wire Splice.
Light Fixture Circuit Wiring
How to Make Electrical Wiring Connections for Home Light Fixtures: Typical Wiring Mistake with Light Fixture and How to Fix It.
Electrical Troubleshooting Lost Outlet Power
Common Causes for Lost Power to Outlets and Switches on a GFCI Circuit: Troubleshooting No Power to a Living Room and GFCI, Free Electrical Help, Learn Electric Wiring.
What is a Parallel Circuit
Troubleshooting a problem with a Multi-Wire Branch Circuit? The Difference Between Series and Parallel Electrical Circuit Wiring, Fixing a wiring problem.
What To Do When The Main Circuit Breaker Trips Off
Identifying a Electrical Problem: Tripping Main Circuit Breaker or Blown Fuse, What to do About a Home Electrical Problem.
Steps to Restoring Power to an Electrical Circuit
How to Repair an Electrical Circuit when there is No Power: Steps for Repairing an Electric Circuit and Restoring Power when a Circuit has Lost Power.
Troubleshoot Electrical Outlet Wiring Problems
How can I find out why my outlets are not working? How to Identify Electrical Wiring Problems with Outlets and Wall Plugs, Checking Outlet Wiring, Troubleshooting an Outlet Circuit.
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.
Locate a Voltage Problem
How to Locate a Voltage Problem, Electrical Tests for Locating the Cause of Incorrect Voltage. Why is the electrical circuit voltage not reading normal with a voltage tester?
Locate an Electrical Wiring Problem
I have a very unique problem in a home where on a 20 amp circuit the bare conductor is carrying the positive or hot side of the 120 volt and the black conductor is acting as the ground and the white is the neutral.
Wire Two Light Switches
Wiring a Light Switch – How Can I Wire Two Light Switches to Control One Light Fixture? The Key to Wiring Light Switches, Wiring Three Way Switches and Four Way Switches.
Why Electrical Outlets Do Not Have Full Power
Why do my Outlets not have Full Electrical Power? How to Troubleshoot Electrical Power Problems.
Could there be a Problem with our Main Circuit Breaker?
Why does our house have partial power, is there a problem with our panel? Electrical storms, or changing an outlet that shorts out and causes sparks can cause a number of problems with the home electrical system.
Causes of Incorrect Electrical Voltage
Why is the Voltage wrong at the Electric Service Panel? How to Troubleshoot Incorrect Voltage Readings.
How to Fix Bedroom Outlets that Do Not Work
Why do the plugs in the bedroom area not work? Bedroom Electrical Outlet Problems and How to Fix Them, Repairing Outlets and Electrical Connections.
Causes of Inconsistent Voltage On a Circuit
Why is there inconsistent voltage on a lighting circuit? Possible causes of a Light Circuit with Incorrect Voltage.
How to Fix Outlets that are Not Working
How to Repair Wiring and Splices in Outlet Boxes: Be sure to double check the wiring and any splices in the outlet box where you have seen the heated neutral.
Why Outlets Stop Working
How to Identify and Repair Outlets: What happened to make my outlets stop working? The most common reasons why wall outlets stop working and how they are repaired.
