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How to Replace a Worn-Out Electrical Outlet – Part 3

By on January 17, 2011 in Electrical

The replacement electrical outlet was backwired in series in Part 2 Electrical Outlet Pigtail Wiring Connections I prefer wiring middle-of-run outlets in parallel with pigtail connections for improved reliability and fault isolation as illustrated in following the wiring diagram. Some local building codes require outlets to be wired in parallel for these reasons. Rewiring an [...]

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How to Replace a Worn-Out Electrical Outlet – Part 2

By on January 17, 2011 in Electrical

This project is continued from Part 1. Leviton Heavy Duty Electrical Outlet Having removed the worn out electrical outlet, I’ll replace it with a Leviton 5252-W Heavy Duty Electrical Outlet rated for 15AMPs and 125 volts for this high-use bathroom vanity location. The heavy duty outlet costs $5.44 versus 59 cents for the residential grade [...]

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How to Replace a Worn-Out Electrical Outlet – Part 1

By on January 17, 2011 in Electrical

This tutorial shows how to replace a worn-out electrical outlet and explains best practices for wiring an outlet. Electrical Outlet Hissing Noise Electrical outlets are taken for granted until they don’t work. I started paying attention when the kids said the 1500 watt DeLonghi electric oil filled radiator space heater used to keep the bathroom [...]

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How to Wire a Motion Activated Floodlight with an Insteon In-LineLinc Relay

By on June 3, 2009 in Electrical, Featured, Home Automation, Technology

This article illustrates how to re-wire a Heath® Zenith motion activated floodlight, model SL-5412, with an Insteon In-LineLinc Relay for automation of home lighting. You can also purchase a floodlight kit directly from SmartHome.com including the In-LineLinc. But if you want to retro-fit an existing floodlight or prefer a wider range (150° or 180°) PIR [...]

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