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How To Replace A Ceiling-Mounted Light Fixture
Begin by turning off the power to
the fixture.
Remove the globe by unthreading the globe (Turning it counterclockwise) or
by loosening the three screws that pinch the globe in place (the screws
usually go through a collar around the base of the globe). Next, remove the
lightbulbs from the fixture.
How To Install A Dimmer
Switch
First shut off the power to the switch. Remove the decorative coverplate
from the switch by unscrewing the two screws that hold the plate to the
switch box. Set the screws and the plate aside. With the coverplate off, you
will be able to see the switch and the electrical box it is attached to.
How to fix a doorbell
Begin by testing the button to
make sure it works. Doorbell buttons are commonly the culprit. Use a
screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the doorbell cover to the
house...
How to fix a lamp socket
With the lamp unplugged, the
shade off, and the bulb out, you can remove the socket. Squeeze the outer
shell of the socket just above the base and pull the shell out of the base
(the shell is often marked “Press” at some point along its perimeter. Press
there and then pull)...
How to remove a broken light
bulb
Before you start to remove the
broken bulb, turn off the power to the light (or unplug the lamp, if that’s
what you’re working on). Then, with the light switch in the ON position,
place the tip of your voltage sensor in the bro ken bulb base. If the sensor
beeps or lights up, then the wires are still live and are not safe to work.
Check the main circuit panel again and trip the correct breaker to
disconnect power to the light. If the sensor does not beep or light up, the
circuit is dead and safe to work on...
How to replace a pull-chain
switch
First, make sure that the switch
is broken, not just the chain. If you find a short bit of chain sticking out
of the fixture, pull on it to see if the light turns on and off. If so, you
can buy and attach a new length of pull chain. If there’s no chain left or
if the switch doesn’t work when you pull the remaining chain, go ahead and
replace the switch...
How to install a
programmable thermostat
Turn off the power to the furnace at the main service panel. Then, remove
the thermostat cover...
How to remove a
wall switch
To remove the old switch, first shut off the power to the switch. Remove the
decorative cover- plate from the switch by unscrewing the two screws that
hold the plate to the switch box. Set the screws and the plate aside. With
the cover- plate off you will be able to see the switch and the electrical
box it is attached to...
How to install a
wireless wall switch
To install the receiver switch, you’ll need to deter mine which wire carries
current from the service panel. Bend both the wires so they are as far apart
as possible. Turn the power back on temporarily Without touching either
wire, pass your voltage sensor over both. One should make your sensor beep
and light up and the other won’t. The one that trips your sensor carries
current. Turn off the power and label that wire with a piece of tape...
How to fix a bad
receptacle
Shut off the power to the switch at the main service panel. Remove the
decorative cover plate from the receptacle. Set the screw and the plate
aside. With the cover plate off you will be able to see the receptacle and
the electrical box it is attached to...
Installing a
tamper-resistant receptacle
Shut the power to the switch off. Remove the decorative coverplate
from the receptacle by unscrewing the screw that holds the plate to the
electrical box. Set the screw and the plate aside.
Installing safety
coverplates
You can get much of the protection of a tamperproof outlet with a
safety coverplate. Adding one takes only minutes and requires no contact
with wiring. Remove the old coverplate from the receptacle by unscrewing
the screw that holds the plate to the electrical box.
Installing a plug
cover
Plug covers are designed to replace cover plates on receptacles where
devices are plugged in more or less permanently to prevent children from
unplugging them.
How to replace a
GFCI receptacle (Pages 1
2
3)
Remove the decorative coverplate from the receptacle. With the coverplate off, you will be
able to see the receptacle and the electrical box it is attached to.
How to install a
time switch
First shut off the power to the switch. Remove the decorative coverplate from the switch by unscrewing the two screws that hold the
plate to the switch box. Set the screws and the plate aside.
How to replace a
bad wall switch (Pages
1 2
3)
First shut off the power to the switch. Remove the decorative coverplate from the switch by unscrewing the two screws that hold the
plate to the switch box. Set the screws and the plate aside. With the
coverplate off, you will be able to see the switch and the electrical
box it is attached to. |
