It is advisable to check the wirings of your home after prolonged use. Periodic checks to ensure that the wires are in good condition and all terminal connections are tight will prevent undue short circuit and electrical overloads. With a well maintained wiring installation in your home, you can save on your electrical bill as loose connections are the biggest culprit in an overloaded circuit. Check The Main Electrical Panel The main electrical panel is where all the circuits in the whole house starts. The main supply from your Power Company comes to this main electrical panel after passing through [...] Read more »
3 Phase Wiring Power Distribution
In layman terms, 3 phase wiring distribution is simply distributing power supply with 3 live incoming supply instead of the single phase which uses only one power supply line. In a normal domestic environment where 3 phase equipments are rarely used, the extra 2 live supplies ensures that the user do not overload the permitted amperage allowed a single phase supply. Due to the increment of power used in modern homes, power shortage is often a problem faced by house owners. Thus many new houses comes equipped with 3 phase supplies. The advantage is of course they have extra electrical [...] Read more »
Three Phase Electrical Supply For The House
Three Phase Electrical Supply is becoming very popular in modern homes. People have progressed significantly and with the improved lifestyle, a modern home will have many extra electrical items that are more energy consuming. In order to have sufficient electrical supply to feed all these power hungry electrical gadgets, a single phase supply can no more take the load. Thus the need for three phase electrical supply. As the name suggest, a three phase electrical supply means 3 incoming live electrical feed. As compared to a single phase where there is only one live wire feeding the entire household, the [...] Read more »
Where To Check If Your Light Is Not Lighting Up
Follow this simple tips when your a light in your house does not light up when you flip on the light switch. The most obvious thing anyone would do is to replace the light bulb. Most of the time, this will take care of the problem, The most common cause is a fused light bulb, but what if even after replacing the bulb, the light still refuse to glow? The most important thing, when trouble shooting is to keep to your basic knowledge. Most of the time, the trouble could be the most basic problem. Do not over think and [...] Read more »
2 Way Switch Wiring Diagram
As mentioned in my previous article, a two way switch have to work in pairs. Above is a simple schematic diagram of how the wiring for a two way switch should be installed. Also check out this New 2 Way Switch Wiring Installation Video As mentioned, a two way switch has three terminals, as seen in the diagram, S1 and S2 represents the two switches. In S1 you will notice that the live wire goes to a and then connected to c in the switch. In this case, the b terminal and the c terminal are the common terminals connected [...] Read more »
How to Install Wiring For A Two Way Switch
As discussed in earlier posts, the two way switch has 3 terminals, there should be a minimum of three wires running to each of the switch. Remember also that the terminals are indicated by the signs, L1, L2 and L3. It might differ among manufacturers. Some like to refer the terminals as L1, and C which stands for “common”. First we have to understand how the wires are installed at both locations. Now we already know that a normal switch has a live wire (the one from the mains) and a switch wire (the one going to the lights) When [...] Read more »