Electrical safety is important on every building and remodeling job, especially when installing lights and outlets. Tim Carter offers some electrical safety tips that will keep your home and you safe from electric shock.
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Wiring light fixtures is simple if you know the right steps. Tim Carter demonstrates how to wire a light fixture or ceiling light. His tips will allow you to wire up bathroom light fixtures or any ceiling light fixtures quickly and safely.
Wiring up a light fixture saves time, prevents head injuries and provides extra light while working. Tim Carter shows you how to wire up a light fixture to protect your light and yourself. In just a few simple steps, you'll have no problems working around your light fixtures during a job.
Light switch wiring is simple. Take off the light switch covers to see if your light switches are wired correctly. Discovering how to wire a light switch is not hard and can be done safely if you turn off the power to the light switch circuit. You install a light switch by matching up the correct wires to the different screws on the light switch.
A 3 way switch is different from a regular single pole switch. If you look at a three way switch, you will see three screws plus the grounding screw. 3-way switch wiring is simple if you know what to do with all of the wires. Follow the 3 way switch wiring diagram in this video for helpful tips. You will be wiring a three way switch in no time!
Electrical safety should always be in the forefront of peoples' minds. It is a great idea to develop a home electrical safety program, even a simplistic one. Electrical safety requirements like using the correct sized cable and minimizing the use of extension cords are wise choices.
Electrical wiring is a job for a person with experience. You can start an electrical fire very easily if the wiring you install is not done to minimum national electric code standards.
Both old and new homes should incorporate cat5 cable. This new house wiring standard is low voltage cable that provides options for networking appliances, telephone lines and computers all in one. Cat5 provides for future additions of these electronic devices-- and others we may not even have heard about yet!
There are many dimmer switches out there. You can find dimmer switches in the Yellow Pages under "lighting controls." For the best dimmer product selection, go to a specialty electric store.
Dimmer switches come in different varieties. Lutron Electronics has been developing dimmers for many years. Their dimmer switch fits in a regular outlet and tells you how much light is on in the room with a hi-tech LCD. Other dimmer switches are controlled by remote control.
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