The home inspector added several outlets to the ‘punch’ list when you where buying your house and it says something about a GFCI. What is it and why does it need to be on your report?
- GFCI – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
This is a typical problem as building codes change for different [...]

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Wow!…that’s a long title. I remember working as a carpenter in my younger years and breaking off the third prong on my extension cords to fit two prong plugs. It never shocked me so I thought why even add a third prong to power cords. – This post is for all you ‘lucky’ [...]

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One of the not so nice things about older houses is the lack of information left behind about its inner workings…specifically in the electrical department. The house we live in now, actually several of the houses we have lived in lacked a breaker diagram in the breaker box (list of breakers and what they [...]

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I recently wrote a post about non-contact voltage detector under an electrical safety topic. This is a video to accompany the post, I hope it will make the function of this great tool easier to understand. Anyone that has shocked themselves will appreciate the heightened safety factor you will enjoy when you arm yourself [...]

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Just a quick electrical outlet tip for today…Have you ever wanted to separate a wall outlet so that the top operates with a switch (for a lamp etc.), but the other plug un-switched (like a normal outlet)? This is a fairly easy task that requires a little trick. The outlet has small metal [...]

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Want surround sound or a hard wired internet network in your new house or the old house you are renovating? Do not forget to tell your contractor about it before the dry wall goes up. This is a seemingly easy job when there is no cover on the wall and all or the [...]

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Do you have a toaster that trips its breaker every time you use it. Here is some simple math to help you out with this problem.
** Electrical law for finding Amps from Wattage and Voltage is: >>
Watts/Volts = Amps
Household voltage is usually 120V for plugs and lights and 240 for the dryer ,AC/Heat, Oven. [...]

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Most people find out the bad effects of electricity before learning about electrical safety.  I learned when I was about 8 years old.  I grabbed an electrical switch in the dark without a cover.  I thought all the joints in my body disconnected all at once.  I thought I was dead for sure.  Now being much older [...]

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