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 »
Outdoor Lighting Wiring Diagram
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 to be planted. Refer to the diagram below. As in installing any lighting circuit, there are always the live and the neutral wire coming from the source which can be the Mains Distribution panel of the switch and light nearest to the new circuit that [...] Read more »
How to Check, Repair a Faulty Florescent Light
One thing to bear in mind is, a new set of florescent light doe not cost much, so before wasting a few hours to fault finding what is wrong with the florescent light, ask yourself if it is worth it. There are 3 main components that makes a florescent light work. The tube, the starter and the ballast or choke. These are the 3 components that works itself to death in all florescent lights. So the first things to check are these three. In all fault finding scenarios, do not think in too complex terms. A florescent light that has [...] Read more »
Florescent Lights.
The most common kind of lighting fixture that almost every household and offices use is the fluorescent light. The fact it is is so widely used is because it is undeniably the most cost saving kind of light fixture that gives the best ambiance in terms of really lighting up an area. The Advantages of Using A Fluorescent Light. The most advantageous aspect is the brightness. The light emitted by the fluorescent is white light as compared to the normal filament bulbs which emits a dull yellow light. Tough it has been argued that this kind of light can be [...] Read more »
Simple Circuit Diagram For A Lighting Point
To install a light point we need a to create a simple circuit. An electrical circuit as mentioned before is just a loop that current travels through continuously non stop. To break this loop we use a switch. The continuous flow of electricity will light up any lights that has been designed to work with the specified amount of current or electrical supply. With reference to the diagram above, run 2 wires from the main switch panel. It would be advisable to use two different color coded wires to easily differentiate where the wire go. In this example we shall [...] Read more »
The Ceiling Fan Switch
Many people mix up the ceiling fan’s speed regulator with he ceiling fan’s switch. The fact is the ceiling fan has two items controlling it. First you have a normal switch for switching the fan ON or OFF. Then we have a speed regulator to regulate the fan’s speed. Each is an individual item though they are inter dependant on each other to make the fan run smoothly. The fact that I said both are individual items is because the fan will still be able to run with any one of them. We can forgo the switch and have the [...] 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 »
Float Switch, Level Switch
To keep the level of water or any form of liquid constant in storage tanks, a float switch or a level switch is used. It is a very crucial switch. If and when the switch malfunctions, the whole town could be out of water or the whole production line can go down. So constant checks and maintenance are usually called for. First let’s describe the float switch. The float switch naturally come with a float. This float has a switch attached to it in such a way that when water is low, the float will slant to one side, closing [...] Read more »