If there's one place to be overly cautious when doing household repairs, it's electrical work. Electrical issues cause roughly 51,000 household fires annually, according to the ESFI, resulting in ...

Determine whether you will be using twist-on wire nuts, push-ins, lever nuts or screw terminals. Twist-on wire nuts are a traditional, inexpensive choice that work for most splicing applications.

It's standard practice for electricians to leave at least six inches of wire in wall boxes. That way, you've got enough slack to install a new outlet or switch. But if you're short on wire in a wall ...

Q: I am selling my home and the buyer had a home inspection done. The inspector found a few small items that need to be fixed. One item that needs to be fixed is in the attic. Apparently, there is an ...

A new line of wire nut connectors is color-coded by wire size range for easy identification. The nuts feature a durable polypropylene shell with a no-slip spring insert that threads the wires after ...

Adding an electrical outlet next to an existing light switch is easy, as long as there is a neutral wire in the box. Step 1: Turn the power supply off to the light switch at the main electrical panel.

Wire splicing and soldering is a basic skill that any DIYer can master—but it all starts with a solid connection between the two wires. That’s where the Lineman splice comes in. Connecting two wires ...

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The need to splice a few wires is a very common requirement in electronics and electrical situations ranging from in-progress prototype at the bench to the final assembled product. There are various ...