Here a problem where the "obvious" solution scares me, need some advice on how to best proceed. My home (built 1920 with knob and tube type wiring) has been upgraded over the years by prior owners, but in many place still has active current in the old wires, in other places it is spliced into a...

I am purchasing a house and will need to rewire it. I usually do any wiring with 14/2 with ground. However I know you need 12/2 for microwaves and things on a 20 amp breaker. My question since I have not done a project this large before is can I use 12/2 on the whole house or should I only use...

I had three light fixtures stop working at the same time. #1. Laundry room ceiling fixture #2 Outdoor porch light (outside of laundry room exterior door) #3. Ceiling fan and it's 4 lights ( in living room located next to laundry room) The ceiling fan lights are controlled by a sliding type...

I'm new to this great site! Thank you in advance for any help. I am installing a new lighting fixture in my kitchen. When I removed the previous unit from the ceiling, I found only two wires and two wire connectors. One black and one white. In the NEW fixture, there is a black and a white...

I purchased a single pole dimmer switch with a Black, Green and Blue Wire. When I remove the light plate, my light switch has one black wire and one white. Nothing else. How would I install the Dimmer? http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n56/syndash/lightswitch.jpg