If you are thinking about improving your home, you may be looking into making it bigger and, therefore, better. You could be considering adding an extension on your house. Be…
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Many of us like to keep the costs of home renovations down, by doing the work ourselves. It’s a good idea if you’re a dab hand at DIY. Unfortunately, there…
Replacing a one way light switch with 2 two way light switches allows one light to be switched on and off independently of the other switch. An example of such…
Mounting electrical boxes, device boxes, J-Boxes (Junction Boxes), and outlet boxes requires an understanding of the National Electric Code and the local building codes whose requirements may be more stringent…
A fuse box or breaker box contains safety devices (fuses or circuit breakers) that prevent electrical wires from overheating. The box is usually mounted on a wall inside a residence.…
It’s great to see your model trains running around the track, but if they suddenly stop, tip over or can’t get started, you will have to troubleshoot the problem. Electrical…
This section is mainly concerned with the “electrics” in your home, that is, the CONSUMER UNIT, or DISTRIBUTION BOARD (the unit with the large ON/OFF switch), the various combinations of…
Repairing a broken Circuit Board is easier than it sounds! The circuit board forms the base of almost all modern electrical devices because of the ease in production at large quantities…
Measuring electrical power of light bulbs can be done in different ways to find the amount of power a device uses. Most store bought appliances have a label indicating the…
Find buried electrical cable easily with this simple Letsfixit guide. When you decide to do a home improvement or landscaping project that requires you to dig in your yard, your first…