Electrical Wiring, Circuitry, and Safety
Wires and circuits are the base of your electrical system. Learn about different types of wiring, cords, switches, and outlets and more circuitry basics.
How to Wire 4-Way Switch and Brighten a Dark Room
How to Install DIY Permanent Christmas Lights (and Never Have to Do It Again)
How to Install a Garage Door Opener Yourself
What Is a Smart Plug? What They Do and How to Use Them
How to Install a Ceiling Medallion and Add Style to Any Room
How to Install a Whole House Fan for a Cooler Home
Can You Paint a Lightbulb?
How to Fix Loose Outlets
How to Wire a Ceiling Fan
9 Types of Wall Plugs Found in Your Home
How to Strip a Wire
What Happens When an Electrical Circuit Overloads
How to Make Side-Terminal Connections on an Outlet Receptacle
How to Wire a Line-Voltage Thermostat for a Baseboard Heater
The Uses and Limitations of Tandem Circuit Breakers
How to Run Electrical Wire Through Walls
What’s the Difference Between 3 Prong vs 4 Prong Dryer Outlets?
How to Test GFCI Outlets
Proper Heights for Electrical Wall Switches
How to Convert a 4-Prong Dryer Cord to Fit a 3-Slot Outlet
A Basic Guide to Home Electrical Wiring
How to Cap Electrical Wires
Calculating Electrical Load Capacity for a Home
Adding an Electrical Outlet in the Middle of a Run
How to Pull Electrical Wire or Cable Through Conduit
How to Run Electrical Wires in a Finished Wall
How to Replace a Standard 120-Volt Outlet Receptacle
What Is a 3-Way Switch?
Amperage and Wire Gauge Chart: What Size You Need
10 Types of Light Switches and How to Choose
GFCI Receptacle vs. GFCI Circuit Breaker
What Is a Short Circuit, and What Causes One?
Electrical Circuit Requirements for Kitchens
What Is a Main Circuit Breaker and How Does It Work?
Understanding Electrical Grounding and How It Works
National Electrical Code Requirements for Bathrooms
How to Fix an Upside-Down Outlet
Tips for How to Wire an Outlet and Three-Way Switch
How to Splice Electrical Circuit Wires
10 Different Types of Electrical Wire and How to Choose One
How to Remove a Circuit Breaker Safely
How to Replace a Light Switch
Reasons To Install A Subpanel In Your Home
How to Wire a 120/240-Volt Outlet for an Electric Range
How To Install a Phone Jack
How to Wire a GFCI Outlet: Step-By-Step
How To Change a Light Switch From Toggle to Rocker
Installing a 240-Volt Circuit Breaker
Sizing Electrical Wire for Underground Circuit Cable
How to Remove and Test a Light Switch
Electrical Wiring Color Coding System
Series vs Parallel Circuits: What's the Difference?
How to Install an Electrical Outlet Receptacle
Electrical Code Requirements for Outlets in the Home
Ground Fault vs Short Circuit: What's the Difference?
How to Replace a Single-Pole Wall Switch
National Electrical Code (NEC) Rules for Outdoor Wiring
How to Reset a Tripped Breaker
How to Make Pigtail Electrical Wire Connections
How to Wire an Electrical Circuit Breaker Panel