It's possible you have everything wiring prefectly correct. But looking at the photo, my fear is the wires are old and brittle. You could have a br...
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Sorry I misread your original post. You already stated what the Wattage and Amperage of the Heater was. Turn off the 30 amp breaker and add up all ...
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Usually Baseboard heaters are 20 AMP circuits. You'll have to check the Amperage rating on the baseboard heater to be sure. My guess would be it's ...
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I would replace the transformer for the doorbell, it sounds like to me it's putting out too much voltage for the doorbell.
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Generally replacing Thermostat is pretty easy if you don't mix the wires up. First things first, open up the old Thermostat and write down what col...
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Your going to have to replace that line, I think you need 8 gauge wire for a 40 amp breaker, and your going to have to run a new line for the 110v ...
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3 ways are easy, 4 ways are a pain.
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There's no reason to replace wiring just because its old. Other than an underrated ground wire, 1946 wiring works just fine. So long as its not giv...
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A lot of older home have way too much on each circuit, when I brought my house a few years ago built in the 1950's, I broke up the cicuits into 2 a...
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If you replaced a standard outlet with a GFI and the circuit has reversed polarity, the GFI will not work correctly, if at all. What kind of outlet...
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Generally yes, 3-way switches use a Red, Black and White wire that's included in a 14-3 cable, but really all you need is 3 wires, it's possible to...
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Check your ground wire, that's the wire that goes from the panel box to the ground, that connects to a 8 foot pole in the ground. A poor ground wou...
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How many AMPs is your service panel? 50? 100? My first thought is an underrated service panel for the size of your house. One thing you can do, it ...
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You need to read the AMP rating for each applaince, and add them up. General house circuits use 15 amp breakers, Kitchen and basement circuit shoul...
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