[erika_m12]

I just bought a house and the upstairs hall and upstairs bathroom have nobin tube but the rest of the house is up-to-date can I update this myself and if so how if I shouldn't how much should this repair coast also I have a dimmer light in my dinning that's very loose and has a orange light that flashes inside it when I try to push the nob in to turn it off sometimes I have to push the nob 3 times should I buy a new 1 all around is that orange flickering light normal and when I meant loose I meant the nob to the dimmer VERY LOOSE

[stanfortyman]

Erika,

Please try to re-write this in sentences with punctuation and capitalization. It is so hard to try and figure out what you are asking.

[erika_m12]

I have nobin tube in my upstairs bathroom & hall way but the rest of my house is up-to-date I want to update the bathroom & hall but don't know how I would rather pay an electrician if you have an idea of what those 2 repairs will coast

[erika_m12]

Erika,

Please try to re-write this in sentences with punctuation and capitalization. It is so hard to try and figure out what you are asking.

I have nobin tube in my upstairs bathroom & hall way but the rest of my house is up-to-date I want to update the bathroom & hall but don't know how I would rather pay an electrician if you have an idea of what those 2 repairs will coast also my dimmer light is loose and a orange light flickers inside should I buy a new 1 & IS THE orange light normal

[donf]

Just a little help for you. You have "Knob and Tube" wiring. Personally, I would just leave it alone.

If you feel you must replace it, I'd suggest you get a licensed electrician.

[hkstroud]

Erika,

I think this what Stan meant.

I have nobin tube in my upstairs bathroom and hallway. The rest of my house is up to date. I want to update the bathroom and but don't know how. I would rather pay an electrician. Do you have any idea how much those repairs would cost? My dimmer switch is loose and an orange light inside flickers. Should I buy a new one? Is the orange light normal?


One can certainly overlook not knowing the electrician's terms but can you see how much easier this is to read? We are here to help you but we have to understand what it is that you are saying. Remember, it is the speaker's, or in this case the writer's responsibility to insure that he is understood. It is not the reader's job to figure out what the writer is trying to say. A question well asked is half answered.


Use short sentences. They are much easier to write and the thought you wish to convey is much clearer.
Capitalization and punctuation are part of the written language, use them.
Capital letters denote the beginning of a sentence.
Periods and question marks denote the end of a sentence.
Periods signal the end of a statement. A question marks signal that the sentence is a question.
Two spaces separate sentences.
The letter “I”, when referring to oneself is always capitalized
The word one is a pronoun for, in this case, dimmer switch.
“1” is a number, a numeral meaning singular.
Don't is a contraction of the two words “do not”. The apostrophe denotes that a letter has been left out.

[Herself]

hkstroud : It is terrific to see someone concerned about proper English - especially online. In that spirit, I would like to point out that you mean "responsibility to ensure" not "responsibility to insure."