Articles about Troubleshooting
Electrical Outlets and Light Switch Wiring
I changed switches & plugs in the bedroom. I did each one at a time…
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Will Power Quality Affect Air Conditioners?
I have noticed in the last 2 weeks that my wall air conditioner unit only late at night starts to get slow …
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LED Light Fixtures May Produce Dim Light
Why LED lamp, in my house, glow dim light continuously after switch off the light…
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Why Did My Telephone Lose Dial Tone?
I had no dial tone. When I checked the phone jack it was filled with a rubbery substance where phone clicks in and behind it inside the box. Is this common….
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Why Electrical Outlets Trip The Circuit Breaker
My 20 amp breaker which serves 7 wall outlets continues to trip without any reason…
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Troubleshooting Bathroom Electrical Problems
Lights in bathroom will not turn on-Breaker wont snap into position and test will not go off…
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Troubleshooting Under Cabinet Puck Lighting
installed your typical wired puck style under the cabinet lights 6 mos ago, and they work fine. They are controlled via dimmer…
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Light Fixtures Electrical Troubleshooting
a recessed fluorescent light fixture in the basement that did not work. I replaced it with a new fixture which used 2, 4′ T8 bulbs. About a year later it went bad…
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Lost Power to Electrical Outlets – Electrical Troubleshooting
I lost power from two outlets at one of the bedrooms on the second floor. These two outlets are on the same wall…
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Heavy Light Fixtures and Ceiling Boxes
The previous lights I took down must have been to heavy for the circular box in the ceiling and now the plaster has broken away and the box is low on one side…
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Why Does My Ceiling Fan Switch Off
I replaced a light fixture with a ceiling fan and light kit. The ceiling fan works fine, but the light kit only worked for an hour then switched off…
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Identifying Causes of GFI Outlet Problems
GFI plug only works when I don’t have the load lines connected. When I connect load lines I get no power at all.
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Electrical Panel or Circuit Breaker Problem
The lights dim and sometimes don’t react at all even if i replace the bulbs or reset the breaker!
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Three Way Switches Can Become Faulty
I have 2 three-way switches for kitchen light that have worked fine since the beginning. However, recently the switches haven’t worked correctly…
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Identifying The Cause of Dimming Lights
Can a weak breaker make lights dim than brighten? I have a bathroom light that does this but I also found that part of my basement does the same thing…
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Why is my air conditioner not cooling?
Typical checks can be made for refrigerant levels compressor amperage load, condensing fan and coil inspection and of course the most obvious…
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I have a constant hum through all our audio speakers
when you turn anything DC powered on you get a huge hum (surge noise) through the speakers for a moment…
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Older Home Ceiling Fan Replaces Existing Light Fixture
I put up a ceiling fan w/a light in a bedroom with just a light switch. A two bulb light fixture was up prior which only had a black and white wire.after putting up the fan the lights were dim and the fan appears to not be going at it’s correct speeds…
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Electrical Question from Paul about Electrical Surge Problem
Question: why does my main switch red not trip when i send a fault current through it.
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Electrical Question about Under Cabinet Lights Wiring Problem
Question: We have run a coax wire from one switch to an under cabinet light fixture and it works fine.
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