Do-It-Yourself Projects
By Timothy Thiele, About.com Guide to Electrical
Electrical do-it-yourself projects can be challenging if you are unsure what to do first. With these step-by-step instructions and how-to project tips, you'll be installing, upgrading, and repairing your home's electrical in no time.
Step-by-step articles feature steps to complete a project from start to finish. They supply images to each step to help you see what is happening every step of the way.
The how-to section gives you an explanation of how to accomplish an electrical project and a visual image or images to assist you in completing the project.
Remember, you have the questions, we have the answers!
Step-By-Step Projects
Step-by-step articles feature steps to complete a project from start to finish. These articles supply images to each step to help you see what is happening every step of the way.
- How To Combine Gangable Boxes
- How To Install Junction boxes
- Ballasts Gone Ballistic - Disassembly
- Ballasts Gone Ballistic - Reassembly
- Generators and Battery Backup Lighting
- How to Wire a Time Switch
- How To Replace Extension Cord Plugs
- How to Install F-Connectors
- How To Install an Ice Maker
- How To Bend Conduit With Confidence
- How To Cut In Electrical Boxes
- How To Install Ceiling Fans
- Electrical Basics 101
- How an Electrical System Works
- How To Connect a Garbage Disposal
- How To Wire Hard Wired Smoke Detectors
- Anatomy of a Three-way Switch
- How To Wire an Electric Panel
- How To Wire Electrical Meters
- How To Wire a Telephone Jack
How-to Projects
The how-to section will give you and explanation of how to accomplish an electrical project and a visual image or images to assist you in completing the project.

