Mapping Wall Switches & Ceiling Fixtures in a Home Electrical Map by Expert Village

Hi! This is John on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip, I will show you Part 3 in mapping your electrical system. Now that we’ve mapped all of our electrical outlets, we are going to map our switches and our ceiling fixtures. So we are... Read More »

Measuring a Room for a Home Electrical Map by Expert Village

Hi! This is John on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip, I will be talking about Part 1 of drawing an electrical map of your house. The first step is to choose a room and measure the length and the width of the room, and then go ahead and write... Read More »

How to Test an Outlet for Electricity Before Replacing It by eHow.com

Amongst home do-it-yourself projects, electrical repairs are some of the most dangerous. On the surface, they can be deceptively simple, which makes it easy to forget that you're dealing with potentially fatal amounts of electrical current. If you don't... Read More »

Lining a New Electrical Outlet Box by Expert Village

So this is where we are going to put the new outlet. I have a stud running down along here or you can find your studs with a stud finder. In an older house a lot of times you can see the nail line running down the wall where they nailed the sheet-rock to... Read More »

Electrical Safety for Edge Sander by Expert Village

Hi, this is Jon on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip I will be talking about electrical safety. This particular sanding machine is 220 volts meaning it requires a lot more voltage than your typical outlet that you would have in your house... Read More »