My old boss had a non-working central vacuum in his old house. He used the conduit to wire cat5 through the house. It was a four (3+basement) story house. He had to do some creative fishtaping but it ...

My house was built in the 50s, with wiring from that time period. I'm trying to understand how to connect a modern switch up in the place of an existing old one and it just isn't making sense to me. I ...

Dear James: I am concerned about a fire from an electrical issue in my older house. What are the differences among fuses, breakers, GFCI and AFCI, and which are best? — Peggy T. Dear Peggy: You are ...

During a recent blitz to knock out a long list of to-do items, I came to an outlet in Daughter #2’s new-to-her old house that sent shivers up my spine and triggered nightmares of two similarly scary ...

Welcome to the fourth installment of our continuing exploration of signal distribution for the residential installation. In part one of Whole House Wiring Basics we explored various aspects of ...

At the intersection of saving a few bucks and expensive home insurance claims due to a house fire, we find clones of certified and tested electrical connectors, even when many would argue that ...

Twenty-five-year-old mother Angel Mae Alfante of Barangay Lanas in Naga City, Cebu, knows all too well the difficulties of ...

In part one of Whole House Wiring Basics we explored various aspects of multi-room and/or multi-zone media design and implementation. Part two expanded our examination to include quality transport of ...