I was reading up on a project and came across this link. It mentions that if a light fixture is between the switch and the panel it is common to switch the white and black wires to the right of the ...

Q: Tim, I need you to mediate a dispute between my husband and me. We're building a new home, and there are several places where two or more switches can be used to control lights. I like the ...

“The first thing any homeowner needs to know is if they are not comfortable or do not know what they are doing when it comes ...

Q: At either end of my staircase I have a light switch that turns the staircase light on and off. The problem is that the switches don’t work correctly anymore ...

My house was built in the 50s, with wiring from that time period. I'm trying to understand how to connect a modern switch up in the place of an existing old one and it just isn't making sense to me. I ...

Q: Tim, I’ve got a mess on my brick home. I live in Houston, Texas, and have a sprinkler system for my lawn. The water sometimes gets sprayed on my brick exterior. White stains appear. I’ve tried ...

Q. I installed a dimmer switch in my dining room and now the chandelier only works half the time. There are two switches in the room that control the light. They worked fine before I started the job.

Interplay Learning’s on-demand course, “Diagnosing Circuits: Three-Way Lighting,” introduces multi-location light control to expand a technician’s skills and knowledge of electrical circuits and ...

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