Dear Pat: I was redecorating my family room, and I changed the electrical outlets myself so the colors matched. Now, one from a wall switch does not work, and another has intermittent power. Help! — ...
Based on the 2020 NEC. Many of the Code concerns I write about in these “Practically Speaking” articles come from questions asked by my students, seminar attendees, or electricians simply looking for ...
Chance are you know about smart outlets and outlets with integrated USB ports, but you might be surprised at how many different outlets you can buy and install in your home. Of course, they’re all ...
Q We have recently knocked through our dining and sitting rooms to create a through room. We obtained an engineer’s report and followed his advice to leave a nib wall of about nine inches (215mm) on ...