When we were building our garage, this was among the most common advice we got: "can never have too many outlets." I can tell you one time when we reconsidered that: when we saw the electricians' bi
Yea, but for people like me, electric wiring is voodoo and the code is also voodoo. I know there are books that explain wiring so that I could understand it, but are there books that'll explain how t
You don't really want to own "the code", since it mostly covers industrial and farm wiring, as well as home stuff. Fine Homebuilding puts out a series of books for the DIY newbie, I'm sure they have
When I put my addition on a couple of years ago, I did all the electrical with the exception of moving the power drop from the old part of the house to the new. I found a couple of books at Borders
Boy howdy, do I know that one. The pros I've dealt with always seem out to cut corners, rather than make it easy - they seem to assume that no one will ever have to go back in. Which is probably rig
My bad luck, and a cautionary tale for others - nothing more. I would, too! (Even though you've never worked for me! :-) chris /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send a
And like me too. My husband is an EE, so certainly gets the concepts, and he designed the circuitry layout and tested everything, so we were certainly involved. But, electricians also have lots of t
"If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand anyway." <grin> I alternated my outlets on three circuits, white, black, and tan color coded, so there are two outlets between any two on the same breake