Installing A Non-Venting
Blocks of wood are added to beef up the cabinet, the range hood is held in place and screws are driven in. Electrical connections are made. So what is the use of blowing the air back into the kitchen? The recirculating range hood has a metal ... [... more]
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Installing A Circuit Breaker
The power is turned off. A cable clamp is installed and new cable brought into the panel. The ground wire is connected to the ground bus bar, the neutral wire is connected to the neutral bar, and the hot wire is connected to the new breaker, ... [... more]
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Installing A Hunter®
The special hanger bracket is attached to the ceiling box. The downrod is attached to the fan motor. The motor is hung from the hanger and wiring connections are made. Fan blades are assembled and installed. Light kit is installed. During the ... [... more]
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Installing A Chandelier
The mounting strap is attached to the ceiling box and the length of the threaded tube is checked. The ceiling medallion is glued and screwed in place. The chandelier wires are connected and the fixture is suspended from the ceiling J-box. An ... [... more]
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Repairing A Large Damaged
How a large range appliance cable was repaired after it was cut through.. We make sure the power is turned off, cut out the damaged section of cable, and splice a new piece of cable in between the cut ends. How on Earth does a person manage to ... [... more]
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Installing A Panasonic WhisperLite
This article describes how we installed a Panasonic WhisperLite exhaust fan and light unit. Installing other fans is a similar procedure. The fan, shown above, is a large metal box that mounts between the ceiling joists. The light fixture, on the ... [... more]
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Replacing The Plug On An
The ends of the wires are stripped of their insulation and connected to a new plug. Sometimes the end of an extension cord or power cord gets, broken, worn out, bent beyond repair, or burned from excessive heat buildup. If the rest of the cord is ... [... more]
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Replacing Old, Worn-Out
After the power is shut off, worn out electrical outlets are removed and replaced, and ground wire connections are corrected. A new outlet will hold a plug quite firmly, but after years of use the outlet will lose its grip. It's common to find 20 ... [... more]
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Installing A Flush-Mount
The mounting strap and threaded tube are set to the proper height and installed. Electrical connections are made and the fixture base is secured to the mounting strap. Light bulbs and glass dome are installed. As with all electrical projects, the ... [... more]
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Installing An Incandescent
The wire insulation is stripped, the fixture wires are connected, and the fixture is secure to the ceiling box. Sometimes... turning off the power to a light fixture can be as simple as turning off the switch... but not always. It depends on how ... [... more]
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Installing A Track Light
Installation of a track light fixture where attic access is available. Once a suitable location is determined, wire is fed into the attic and fed down a wall cavity. The track light is mounted to the ceiling. The kitchen in this 1950's house was ... [... more]
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Installing A Cable Clamp
A cable clamp is used to hold wiring in place and prevent it from rubbing against the sharp metal edges of an electrical panel or a metal junction box. I used a screwdriver and a hammer to loosen one of the many "knock-out" pre-punched holes in [... more]
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