| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
This Old House
December 2005
Harry Sawyers |
Replacing Two-Prong Receptacles Retrofit a new three-prong or GFCI receptacle into your outdated outlet box without the expense of rewiring.   |
Home Toys
April 2003 |
What You Don't Know about Home Electrical Safety Can Shock You To best protect yourself and your family, have GFCIs installed in all areas both inside and outside your home where a water source is present and receptacles are required. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Shocking Truths The top 10 wiring problems and what to do about them |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Prevent Electrical Fires with Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters Electronic sentinels in your outlets offer protection from electrical fires. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007 |
5 Simple Steps to a New Light Switch in 10 Minutes With a few specific tools, you can handle the job even if you've never done basic electrical work. Here's how it's done. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Shockproof How ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) receptacles keep you safe |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
The Internet Kitchen: Expand Counter Space for Plugs, TV & More Suggestions on how to make your home more digital friendly. |
This Old House
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
This Old House
Gary Branson |
Wise Wire Trick Here's how electricians make neat connections quickly and easily... |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Fast Lighting Upgrades: DIY Guy Under-cabinet task lighting... Recessed light fixture... Motion-sensor floodlight... Sconce lighting... Landscape pathway lights... |
This Old House
March 7, 2001
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
Popular Mechanics
January 19, 2010
Roy Berendsohn |
11 Shocking Home Electrical Safety Tips Firefighters recommend that if you have any doubt about fighting a fire, you're best bet is to get out of the house as quickly as possible. |
U.S. CPSC
January 23, 2002 |
MCM Recalls Electric Pressure Washers MCM International imported the pressure washers from a manufacturer in China who installed counterfeit ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) plugs on some of the units, without MCM's approval. GFCIs protect consumers against shock or electrocution... |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
New Plugs for Old Cords How to attach a replacement plug and save your old electric cord from the trash. |
Popular Mechanics
March 17, 2009 |
6 Low-Voltage Electrical Repairs You can Do Yourself Doorbell doesn't ring, or rings continuously... Wall or ceiling light doesn't light... Cordless power tools losing power... Cordless phone won't hold a charge... Extension cord resistance... |
Popular Mechanics
April 2001 |
Bright Idea The range of outdoor lighting options runs from motion-sensing floodlights, to sodium-vapor yardlights, to low-voltage landscape lights and traditional lamp posts. Each meets a need, but it's the humble post light we'll focus on here... |
Home Theater
July 2001
Mike Wood |
HT Boot Camp: AC Power There's absolutely nothing worse than putting together an awesome home theater system that's starved for power or buzzing with ground loops. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Jesse Riling & Jeff Wolfgang |
Computer Cable Store The basic steps to installing your own basic wired home network using cabling and hardware. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Pat Porzio |
Skill Set: Stripping Cable A few basic tools and a deft touch are all you need to do this work. |
This Old House
November 2007
Natalie Rodriguez |
Protecting Old Wires Overloading a home's wiring system and taking DIY shortcuts are two of the major reasons behind the 32,000 electrical fires that occur in homes each year. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
James Turner |
The Smart Power Strip A Web-enabled outlet tells you how much power an appliance is consuming and lets you turn it on and off remotely |
This Old House
Steve Hayes |
Future-proof Wiring Feeding your home's ever-growing need for information-carrying capacity... |
U.S. CPSC
May 20, 2003 |
Don't Swim With Shocks CPSC, American Red Cross Warn of Electrocutions in Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and Spas |
U.S. CPSC
March 22, 2002 |
ESFI Warn Flood Victims About the Dangers of Mixing Water and Electricity As the mountain snow melt begins and flood season approaches, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) are warning consumers to beware of the dangers that are present when water comes in contact with electricity... |
U.S. CPSC
January 4, 2007 |
DEWALT Recalls Portable Generators Due to Electric Shock Hazard A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) installed on the generator could fail to operate properly, posing a risk of electric shock to consumers. |
Popular Mechanics
September 23, 2009
Seth Porges |
A Smarter Generator: Generac XG8000E Meters Power Using an emergency generator is both a balancing act and a guessing game: It's tempting to try to pull as many watts from the machine as possible, but plug in too many appliances and you'll trip the circuit breaker. |
U.S. CPSC
November 4, 2010 |
Change Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries When Changing Clocks This Weekend The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers to make a habit of replacing smoke and CO alarm batteries when the time changes. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 7 this year. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000
Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
This Old House
November 2006
Thomas Baker |
Hiding Speaker Wires How to snake speaker wires through walls. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
Repairing Electrical Wiring How to identify and fix a short circuit in your car. |
U.S. CPSC
January 24, 2008 |
Brian Smith Recalls Serene Float Tanks Due to Electrocution Hazard Electrical components in the float tank are not grounded, which can prevent the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) from tripping when needed, posing an electrocution hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
February 10, 2004 |
Hair Dryers Recalled by Fromm International-Solis� USA These hair dryers do not have an immersion protection device or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if dropped in water. |
U.S. CPSC
January 6, 2011 |
ITT Water Technology Recalls Pumps Due to Electric Shock/Electrocution Hazard Sump pumps installed without ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection can pose an electric shock or electrocution hazard if touched by the consumer. |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2009
John C. Dvorak |
Where is My Wireless Revolution? So where is the wireless revolution? The only place I can kind of find it is with the Nintendo Wii. |
Home Toys
December 2005
David Frey |
How to Hide the Wires Most consumers agree that the best wire is a hidden wire. Here are three options to hiding yours. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Mike Allen |
How to Remove Stuck, Rusty Screws: Auto Clinic Phillips-head screws can be hard to turn because the driver just pops out. Gritty kitchen cleanser can make the bit grip better. |
| This Old House |
No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
Popular Mechanics
November 11, 2008 |
5 Quick Fixes for Hang-ups with Nuts, Bolts, Screws and Nails Tightening a loose wood screw... Removing a stubborn engine nut... Removing a painted-over screw... Hiding popped nails... Pulling a headless nail... etc. |
U.S. CPSC
July 15, 2004 |
Tristar Products Inc. Recall of Electric Pressure Washers These electric pressure washers do not have a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if the unit comes into contact with water. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2002
Merrie S. Frankel |
Outlet Centers Come of Age Overseas The concept of paying less than retail price is clearly a big seller with Americans. In the last decade, some outlet center REITs and real estate operating companies (REOCs) have ventured overseas to lever their skill bases and garner incremental growth. |
U.S. CPSC
March 9, 2004 |
Light Distribution Recall of Hair Dryers These hair dryers do not have an immersion protection device or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if dropped in water. In 1991, a voluntary standard was implemented that called for all hair dryers used by consumers to protect against electrocution in both the "on" and "off" position. |
