Electrical

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How to Install Electrical Outlets in the Kitchen

How Circuit Breakers Work

How to Install a Dimmer Light Switch

We use electricity every single day—here's what you should know to stay safe.

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Play it smart and stay safe when wiring outlets and switches

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Install a new fixture safely and quickly

Stop fluorescent lights from flickering and humming with a new ballast.

Circuit breakers, overloads and your electrical system.

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Electrical safety check

Say goodbye to hazardous extension cords

Running wiring in surface channels eliminates the big job of opening walls.

Safer outlets cost less than a dollar and are easy to install

Easy-to-install smart light switches deliver more safety, convenience and can cut your energy bills.

Simply change the trim to change the style

Protect against deadly shocks in four easy steps.

Most fixes are easy . . . if you can get the remote apart.

With a handful of parts and about a half-hour you can safely fix almost any...

Add an outdoor outlet in five easy steps

You can often fix expensive earbuds with a little solder

Transform your kitchen into a place you’ll love to be with this innovative lighting project.

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Ways to hide speaker, telephone, thermostat and other types of low-voltage wiring

Mount an electrical box in a plaster wall