Come every Christmas, most household will have hell of a time sorting out their Christmas lights that they have stashed away for the past one year. A common sense tip is when you dismantle your Christmas lights this year, do make sure you roll it up neatly so it does not get tangled up. Once [...]
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Electrical Tips
With the econmy downturn that don’t seems to be ending real soon, practical cost saving solutions should be observed. As apposed to many things that when cut down or done away with may effect our lifestyle, cutting down on electrical cost can be done without any drastic change to our daily lives. However, the changes [...]
The most frustrating moments a hard core DIY practitioner faces is the lack of materials when they are nearly done and the most common case is not something that is unexpected. Most of the time they discover that they missed out the most crucial part of their entire project until the last moment when all [...]
I guess lots of you still uses the old fashioned fan speed regulator like the one you see above. These speed regulators works with a copper coil as resistance to regulate the amount of current passing through to the fan. There is of course the speed dial ranging from 1 to 5 or sometimes 0 [...]
Installing an outdoor light is a good practice especially if you have a wide compound where some areas can be really dark during the night. This can be a security issue. To install a outdoor light will involve some digging as the wires will have to be run underground and the light pole will have [...]
The most commonly used and most commonly replaced electrical item in our house is the common light bulb, which in this case is the incandescent bulbs. Almost every household stocks them in small quantities in case one of them decides to burn itself out in the middle of the night.
All electrical light fixtures uses light [...]
Say you have a room that has only a single light point or maybe a dining hall that you feel is not bright enough. You can always add in an additional light without too much trouble and you don’t even have to mess with the Main Switch Panel.
Wiring Diagram 1- Shows you how the existing [...]
The fluorescent light remains one f the most poplar form of lighting despite the many advancements made in recent years. Though many other more fanciful forms of lighting fixtures have been gaining popularity, fluorescent lights have remained strong in the market due to it’s relatively cheap price, readily available parts and easy maintenance.
Like usual, I [...]
