Electrical Pauses to Lighting
Recently moved into a home that is about 30 years old. The lights in the dining room hallway and restroom would flicker (go dim and brighten back up). Figured t...
Recently moved into a home that is about 30 years old. The lights in the dining room hallway and restroom would flicker (go dim and brighten back up). Figured t...
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answersMy wife was trying to change a halogen lightbulb in our bathroom. The sconce has three bulbs and she managed to rip the wiring of the middle one thus destroying t...
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answersAround the early 90s I remember a Bob Vila TV show where he showed off a "house of the future" which had some very interesting ideas including a hidden storage ar...
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answersI live in a 2 storey townhouse. I would like to wire television cable to the second floor. What suggestions are there on doing this?Thank you.Michael M.
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answersI'm in the process of replacing the siding on my home and will eventually be replacing the service panel also.This question applies to both of these projects. Ho...
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answersWe are renovating the ground floor of our split level. As we pulled down ceiling tiles, we noticed that the retrofitted cable was not run through joists, so it's ...
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answersI have an existing door bell and chime, and would like to add a 2nd chime in the basement (we just finished our basement, and cannot hear the doorbell down there)...
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answersWe plan to purchase a cabinet depth Jenn-Air side-by-side refrigerator and haven't been able to find much information about the quality of the brand. Of course t...
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answersI have a house that was built in 1968 and the range hood has been here ever since. Its old.the problem is it is about 42 inches wide and all the new ones are 30 i...
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answersI have a very tight basement and currently the refrigerator is in a very awkward place. I am thinking of moving a wall so that I have have the fridge right next t...
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answersHi I am moving a hanging ceiling fixture from one room to another. The power cord on the hanging lamp is one color, not black and white at the ends. I forgot to t...
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answersi am in the middle of remodelling my basement,i am using metal studs to frame the walls to be... can i just run electrical wiring between the studs like the old f...
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answersI am purchasing a 14.1 cu ft freezer to place in our basement. Is is necessary to put the freezer on its own circuit, or can I just plug it into an existing out...
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answersHas anyone had experience using "Smart Windows" in residential construction? http://www.howstuffworks.com/smart-window.htm http://www.popsci.com/popsci/computers...
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answersI'm doing some remodeling, and have discovered all sorts of problems. The panel has more installed circuits than it's rated for. Some large-amperage circuits se...
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answersIs it acceptable to use the same circuit for both the washer and dryer? I know that my electric dryer uses 240/30amp breaker, so can I just use one leg of the 24...
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answersCeiling fixtures in kitchen and living room have stopped working there is still power at the base of the socket and the bulbs work in other lamps. Both fixtures a...
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answersAny help would be greatly appreciated, My dinig room light is a chandeler with 10 bulbs in it. When I bought the house a year ago not all lights were working but ...
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answershi,I'm trying to run conduit from the attic to an outlet I'm putting in a wall...the total run isn't but about 7 feet...unfortunatly however this is an older hous...
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answersWhere are GFI receptacles required? I am currently working in a toolshed & basement.
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