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• Posted in thread: Replacement overhead light with no existing ground... on 03-02-2009 at 11:38 AM
  Ok, heres what I did...tell me if you think this is sufficent.With the power on, I took one of
  those non-contact current sensors and found that any metal part of the chandelier would set it
  off.I then...

• Posted in thread: Replacement overhead light with no existing ground... on 03-02-2009 at 10:29 AM
  I have just replaced an overhead light with a chandelier. The old light fixture did not have
  any sort of a ground, just two wires comming out of the ceiling. The new fixture functions,
  however I am co...

• Posted in thread: Sudden low voltage from electrical outlets? on 06-29-2008 at 12:16 AM
  problem solved.A wire nut in a ceiling light did not have its wires twisted together, but
  rather just stuck in the wire nut and screwed on. This appearently caused some resistance and
  the wire nut mel...

• Posted in thread: Sudden low voltage from electrical outlets? on 06-22-2008 at 04:32 PM
  I do not have an electric stove.Let me explain a little more in detail as to what happened. I
  was sawing wood using a rotary miter saw when the saw just stopped. It was plugged into a gfi
  outlet on th...

• Posted in thread: Sudden low voltage from electrical outlets? on 06-22-2008 at 02:49 PM
  Today while I was using power tools on the deck, my saw decided to stop working. Turns out that
  the outlet it was plugged into suddenly lost power along with 2 others in the house. I checked
  the break...

• Posted in thread: Question regarding my new roof (bumpy shingles) on 03-06-2008 at 07:23 PM
  Thank you for your response. Actually there is no attic. I have a cathederal ceiling with
  exposed beams. There is a layer of homosoap (sp?) insulation laying on top of the beams, and
  about 6 inches ab...

• Posted in thread: Question regarding my new roof (bumpy shingles) on 03-06-2008 at 04:40 PM
  I just had a repair done to my roof today where the wood rotted in a small part causing a sag.
  The plywood was replaced and an barrier was put down. Matching shingles were blended into the
  existing ro...