old recessed lighting
Quickest thing to try is replacing that 60W incandescent bulb with a brighter compact florescent bulb. You probably can't go bigger than 60W i...
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about 6 years by TimBonham
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replacing halogen bulb
Many of these fixtures have one of the sides that the ends of the bulb fit into as a spring-loaded socket -- push it to the side, and you can get t...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Wireless Lighting
No. This is ridiculous. Where would such lights get the power to light up? Unless you mean those little round lights with a battery built into...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Metal or plastic
The major factor in safety and longevity is how much use/abuse they will have to take. If they are mounted high on a ceiling, where nobody bumps...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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de-recessing
Look for something called a "plaster ring", a "mud ring", or most correctly, an "extension ring". This is a box designed for just this problem. ...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Unclogging a chandelier arm
I've heard of people doing this in similar cases: take the end of a shop-vac hose, duct tape it as airtight as you can to the opening of the chand...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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ballast
Service life is typically several years. Replacing the florescent tubes as soon as the start to flicker will prolong their life -- a flickering tu...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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garage workshop lighting
Florescent tube lighting is the most light for the least electricity, and quite appropriate for this location. If you need more light, just ad...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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installing on/off switch on wall sconces
There are adapters available that consist of a screw-in base, a pull chain switch, and a screw-in socket at the top for the bulb. You can remove t...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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laundry room lights
The breaker is almost certainly NOT tripping because of overload; this collection of lights probably doesn't use even 20% of the capacity of that c...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Question about voltage...
Your voltage is an average -- the power goes in a sine wave from zero to about +150 volts, back down thru zero to about -150 volts, and repeats thi...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Surge Protector
I agree completely with BillHart. The recommended surge protector for a refrigerator is NONE. A refrigerator is basically just a compressor m...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Shop wiring...
First, to reassure you, everything you describe your electrician as doing is pretty typical wiring, done this way in thousands of houses, and shoul...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Garage Breaker....Help...
Circuit breakers are NOT designed to be used as switches to turn lights on and off every day. Using them that way is likely to wear them out much f...
over 6 years by TimBonham
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heating an addition
Two possibilities: If you ran those ducts thru an unheated attic space, did you insulate around them when you installed them? If not, a lot of ...
over 6 years by TimBonham
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tankless waterheaters
"how come track housing divisions are not going with the tankless waterheater" You must remember that tract home builders are interested in buil...
over 6 years by TimBonham
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Wire for future use
Like BillHart said, you do not need a neutral to operate this compressor. But you might consider using a 12-3 w/g cable for this. This would ...
over 6 years by TimBonham
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