Recent content by Harryc

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 cut the power, and using a long copper wire I separated a collar on the fixture that screws...

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 concerned with not having any sort of ground. Is there some sort of safety that I can add to this...

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 melted, hence creating a poor electrical connection. Last place I looked too. :-)

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 the outside of my house. Also, all the clocks in my master bedroom stopped working, as did the...

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 breaker, and it was fine. I did decided to replace it however (its a 15a). Strangely enough, not all...

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 above that is the plywood. The roofer said that he has never seen that type of insulation used in...

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 roof about 4 feet up from the gutter, and about 15 feet across. All plywood underneath this area...