Category: Home Improvement

Voltage Surge The main cause of these voltage surges in power system are due to lightning impulses and switching impulses of the system. But over voltage in the power system Read more

One way to tell if they have screwed into the wiring is to measure AC volts from screw to hot, screw to neutral screw to ground. A Wire that is Read more

The easiest place to tie into a circuit is in a receptacle or switch box. You can tie into a circuit in other places, but you have to install a Read more

Grounds and neutrals were isolated to provide separate paths back to the panel. Another way to wire a subpanel was with a three-wire feed; two hots and a neutral, with Read more

You’ll need to pay a licensed electrician to do rewiring work. Typically they charge by the hour, with the usual estimate being one hour of work for every 100 square Read more

A touch lamp utilizes a sensor that lets you turn the lamp on or off with the touch of your hand. It can be more difficult to repair a touch Read more

Minimizing voltage drop and dimming First, minimize wire length wherever possible. This might mean running wire through a wall, or a ceiling, instead of going around a room – if Read more

Apart from the plastic aging, plastic surfaces can become sticky even when they are new. This is because some come with liquid plasticizers on their surface. These are sticky films Read more

The typical table saw in a hobbyist woodworker’s shop is about 2 hp and will need about 1,725 watts to run smoothly. Running smoothly also has to do with how Read more

According to the National Electrical Code, you can have 4 12/2 nonmetallic sheathed cables through a single bored hole that is fire- or draft-stopped using thermal insulation, caulk, or sealing Read more