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Apr 16 |
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Does one need to be certified in order to do residential electrical work? @Hussein - The other thing that going through the process gets you is experience with all the weird and wonderful strangeness that you'll find in the real world. Ranging from older styles of wiring to horrifying bodge jobs by homeowners with more pliers than sense, real world experience, with someone who's seen it before, is invaluable to real electrician. |
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Feb 25 |
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How do I hang a pot rack in a plaster ceiling? Once you find the studs, running the 1x2 and screwing to that should be fine - when last I mounted a pot rack, I used a piece of 3/4x4" wood, which I stained first. It was in a rental, so when I took down the rack, I just screwed hooks into the holes and left the wood in place. |
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Feb 19 |
answered | Is a built-in oven easier to maintain than a standalone one? |
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Feb 18 |
answered | How can I wire this three-way circuit between two buildings with only 3 conductors? |
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Jan 19 |
answered | Why won't my propane boiler's pilot stay lit after replacing the thermocouple? |
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Jan 1 |
answered | What type of sump pump back up systems are available? |
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Dec 23 |
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What could cause my gas oven not to ignite? @ChetanBhargava - ahh. I missed that it was working sometimes. When you manually light it, do all the gas ports on the burner work? I'm guessing yes. In that case, it's gotta be the igniter itself - I think they are basically a spark gap, and if something gets in that gap, or if one side gets tapped (making the gap close) the amount of energy in the spark will end up changing, and may not light the burner. You could try looking at the igniter with a magnifier and see if it looks fouled or damaged, but it's probably got to be replaced. |
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Dec 23 |
answered | What could cause my gas oven not to ignite? |
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Dec 21 |
accepted | Is it OK to strip a wire in the middle for attaching a fixture? |
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Dec 21 |
accepted | What is the most effective way to remove epoxy plumbing putty? |
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Dec 20 |
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What new technology replacements are available for incandescent globe light bulbs for the bathroom vanity light? Also, are there any halogen replacements for this bulb size? I suspect not, but I've had luck with the floods in my kitchen by buying appropriate halogens (the CFLs die fast in those cans, presumably due to heat). |
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Dec 20 |
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What new technology replacements are available for incandescent globe light bulbs for the bathroom vanity light? When you swap in new light technology, if you don't go all-out and replace all the bulbs, you might want to do it in pairs - swap the burned out bulb and one other bulb for the new ones, and put these new ones far right and far left. That's likely to be less jarring than if you have just one oddball in the mix. And you can keep the 'good' bulb for the next burn out, so as to lengthen the time till next replacement. |
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Dec 11 |
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Is it dangerous to run electrical cords through heating vents? There probably isn't any useable outlets in the bathroom - a lot of older houses simply don't have any. My bathroom has plugs built into the light fixture, but that's a big pain. I just deal with it, myself. |
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Dec 7 |
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How do I keep my Christmas tree from falling over? If you can't get a heavy tree stand, take one of the lighter ones, and screw it to a short but wide box (2 footx2 foot or larger) made of plywood and 2x4's (screw the plywood down to the 2x4s so you get a short space under the box). If you get the stand attached well, you'll have a MUCH more tip resistant stand. You still have to get the tree in correctly, but at least you'll have a fighting chance. |
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Nov 25 |
asked | Is it OK to strip a wire in the middle for attaching a fixture? |
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Nov 19 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Nov 4 |
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Can I replace an electric smoke detector with a combo smoke and carbon monoxide detector? Also, if your detectors run from voltage off the panel, make darn sure the panel can't go dead in a power outage! Your panel probably has a backup battery - make sure you know it's limits and get it replaced when it's old. |
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Nov 4 |
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Fan between rooms? I ended up not doing this because of a change in circumstances - I'm no longer working at home. I think the ducts were added after the house was built, so it wouldn't be surprising if their layout was sub-optimal. In the future when the issue arises again, I'll close off most of the vents on the same system to compensate. |
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Nov 4 |
accepted | Fan between rooms? |
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Nov 4 |
answered | What is the most effective way to remove epoxy plumbing putty? |
