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Electrical how to videos and tons of articles by Dominick Amorosso
It's just so easy to add another high hat to your existing recessed lighting. Lot of times the builder just didn't add enough of these or was just trying to be cheap. Well lucky for you I decided ...
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Most garages only have one or two outlets at most. But let's be serious now. Why would a builder only install one outlet ?. Simple, because he's only doing what the minimum code requires. We ...
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Below is a list of PDF files of the NEC electrical code. I will be adding more of them as time goes on. If there is one you don't see please send me an email what you're looking ...
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Since I have only lived and worked in the US I find it very interesting just how different electricity is in the UK. Fred from London shared this with me and thought it would make some interesting reading ...
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The different outlet cover plate sizes Did you know? Did you know that wall plate covers come in three different sizes? Well, they do. Three to be exact. You ...
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In this video, I show you how to install a 220-volt outlet using 4 "wire" The fourth wire is neutral (white wire). Most dryer wires will be a 10 gauge wire for 30 amps. However, the wire shown ...
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A whole fan can cool your house off on those summer days in a matter of minutes. Now if it's hotter outside of course you wouldn't want that hot air in just yet. A whole ...
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In this how-to install a sub-panel installation I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There are either one ...
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Is it your cable company? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for ...
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Ever wonder how to install/replace a three-way dimmer switch on a three-lighting circuit. Well, think no more. One of the biggest questions I get asked is when someone replaces a dimmer switch and now their ...
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If you're pulling too many amps from a breaker it will trip. And the easy way to check this is to use an amp tester. Inductive testing like the one I use in this video is the way ...
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An Arc Fault Circuit Breaker / Interrupter AFCI Arc fault circuit breaker types are now code. In the past, it was up to the local building inspector. But times have changed and they are ...
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4 Wire Outlet The wire. If you were installing a four-wire 220 outlet chances are it's for a stove/oven. Now, this could be either 40 or 50 amp. So either #6 ...
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How to wire a dryer Well, the first question asked is always what size wire.? How many amps ?. Well, that is going to depend on your dryer. Look on the back panel. But most ...
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Installing a 220-volt outlet isn't all that hard at all. Following the instructions in my video and you'll be fine. So here's the deal on installing more than one per circuit. It's all math by ...
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Always the big question, how many lights on one breaker I'm asked so many times how many outlets and or lights can I put on a 15 amp ...
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