Installing a new ceiling light can be easy if you can follow some simple steps. Old lights can have wires that break down and have the insulation fall off of the wires, especially when someone has installed the wrong sized light bulbs of too large of a wattage. It never fails that people think it is OK to install 100-watt bulbs in 60-watt fixture sockets. The warning is listed on the light socket with the maximum wattage allowed. This warning tells which sized bulbs are safe in the light fixture.

With some wire strippers, screwdrivers, a few wire nuts, a voltage tester, and a step ladder, you can accomplish this task. Spice up your home and brighten it by installing a ceiling fixture.

We all are aware that our home is powered via an electrical service panel, the electrical distribution point. This panel could be located in the basement, garage or an interior utility room in your home. Sometimes homes are large and strung out and require addition electrical panels to supply power to different areas of the home. This is where a subpanel comes in handy.

When working with electricity, you must respect its power and the dangers associated with it. If the power is on, it is not safe or smart to work on an electrical circuit. That's why you'll hear me preach time and again to turn off the power to the circuit that you are working on! Even experienced electricians have felt electricity's wrath at one time or another, no matter how careful they are.

If you are not comfortable working with electrical circuits or are just unsure of your electrical knowledge, some of these tougher projects should be left to the professionals. After all, they are specifically trained to work with household voltages, not to mention commercial and industrial application voltages.
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When it comes to ground fault circuit interrupter outlets, commonly known as GFCI outlets, there is always a question as to how to connect the wires to them. You see, GFCI's have two terminals on each side, one side the neutral connection and the other the hot wire connection, and a ground terminal on one end.

One half of the outlet connection is labeled LINE and the other LOAD. To the unfamiliar eye, they appear to connect to the same point, and in fact, the terminal screws are the same color, giving the appearance that they are a common connection. The truth is that these connections are very different and I'm going to tell you the difference between line and load connections.