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• How To Set The Water Temperature On A Water Heater March 9, 2010
  Setting the desired temperature for your hot water is a simple task. It is a good idea to turn the circuit breaker off to the water heater before removing the access panels. You will notice these two covers on the side of the water heater that are held with two screws. After removing the covers you [...] […]
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• How To Figure How Much Ready Mix Concrete You Will Need February 20, 2010
  Figuring your needed amount of concrete for a project is the easy part. Forming, pouring, and finishing the concrete is the hard part. Most slabs are poured at 4 inches thick. You take the length of the formed area and multiply that by the width. Take that total and multiply it by .33 and divide [...] […]
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• How To Wire A 4-Way Switch February 19, 2010
  A 4-way switch is used when you need more than two switching locations on a lighting circuit. You can add as many 4-way switches as you want in between two 3-way switches.  Basically all you need to make it work is to have all your switch boxes tied together with 3-conductor romex. Here is one way [...] […]
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• How To Wire A GFCI Receptacle February 17, 2010
  GFCI receptacles are required in kitchens, bathrooms, and any outdoor power locations and they are designed to keep you safe from electrical shocks. The GFI comes in either a receptacle or a breaker. Depending on your particular power situation when installing a GFCI receptacle you may have one or more NM cables or romex in the [...] […]
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• Did You Know? February 15, 2010
  This is the Important Information Page with helpful info, hints,  tips, and tricks of the trade on a variety of things. *Did You Know*: *That bathroom exhaust fans are not designed to run continuously? The motors in these fans are not rated for continuous duty and should not be left running for long periods of time. *That you [...] […]
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