Video Security Cameras
We surveyed the home's landscape to determine the optimum placement for the video cameras. To be able to adequately view the entrance and driveway leading to the home , we decided to place one camera on the rear ... [... more]
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Install A Gfci Outlet
Home repair expert Henry Harrison helps a guest replace a standard electrical outlet with a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet that trips automatically in an emergency. On his elbow grease scale of one to ... [... more]
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Circuit Tester
One way to check is with a circuit tester. Inexpensive yet effective models can run about $2. Just place the black probe into the short slot, the red into the other, make sure they've made a connection and look at ... [... more]
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Install A New Phone Jack
Home repair expert Henry Harrison shows a guest how to add a surface-mounted telephone jack to a room adjoining an existing telephone jack. On his elbow grease scale of one to four, Harrison gives this job a one. ... [... more]
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Extension Cords
Use common sense when dealing with extension cords. Read the labels before you use them, and check them periodically. When you use an extension cord, feel the plug every now and then. If the plug feels warm, stop ... [... more]
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High-Tech Circuit Finder
The first thing you need to do before starting work on an electrical switch or an outlet is to turn the power off at the breaker box. Now usually that's a two-person operation, with one person going out to the ... [... more]
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Plumbing Access Panel
Sometimes a loose shower assembly is the result of pipes not being properly secured to wall studs (figure A). Help Around the House host Henry Harrison shows how to cut out an opening in a closet wall behind the ... [... more]
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Lighting Lab
Tomorrow's home lighting is being developed today at the Lawrence Berkeley Labs. One project under way here is a prototype fiber-optic home lighting system that will eventually replace today's incandescent and ... [... more]
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Installing A Porch Light
Locate the junction box, loosen the collar holding the wires in place, and remove the old electrical wiring that leads to the existing fixture. As a safety measure, disconnect the powered black wire first, the ... [... more]
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Electric Panel
It's important to make sure that all the breakers or fuses in the electric panel are labeled so you know which circuits they control. A blown fuse or a tripped breaker is a signal that something is wrong. And ... [... more]
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Notebook: Gfci Outlets
In Alameda, California, our house detective discovered missing GFCI outlets in the kitchen. GFCI stands for ground fault circuit interrupter. These devices are required by current building codes as standard equipment ... [... more]
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Replace A Two-Slot Outlet
The two-slot outlets found in many older homes are not grounded like three-slot outlets and not as safe. Many of today's electrical products even require grounded outlets. What can a homeowner do who has this problem ... [... more]
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