Category Archives: Home Improvement

Removing a Fluorescent Tube

Almost every household in the world uses fluorescent lights because it provides a lot of light especially during the night and uses less electricity. The fluorescent lights is also like any other bulb, which needs to be replaced after a long time of usage and if the bulb is burned-out. The fluorescent bulbs work once ...

Drilling an Aluminum Pipe

Aluminum is a versatile material and it is commonly used in almost in every industry as well as in your household. Aluminum is made out of a light material, abundant and binds very well with oxygen, plus it is found normally in medicines, packaging, home buildings, cars, trains and airplanes. That is why the spacecraft ...

Reading a Fluke Meter

A fluke meter can be used to measure voltage, current and resistance. A fluke meter is quite easy to understand, but it is not in everyone's understanding to really get what electric instruments are about especial if they are as complicated as fluke meters. There are ways in which one can properly read and understand ...

Selecting the Best Outdoor Christmas Lights

Whenever the Christmas celebration mood is just around the corner, we would always try to light up the occasion with the right holiday spirits by trimming or decorating the Christmas tree along with colorful lights. This not only adds color to your exterior home surroundings, but it is also for your neighbors to enjoy celebrating ...

Converting a Plug to a Junction Box

You need to convert an existing plug-in outlet into a junction box when the need arises for you to build new cabinets within the area. The junction box must be easily accessible and covered for safety reason.What you need:Voltage testerPhillips screwdriverLinesman pliers3 wire nuts (caps)Electrical tapeJunction box plateJunction BoxMethod:Firstly, you need to shut off the ...

Checking Continuity With an Ohmmeter

It is very important to keep one updated with the continuity if an ohmmeter. It is an electrical instrument that technically measures electrical resistance. The electrical resistance happens to be the opposition to an electric current. For low resistance measurements, microhmmeter would be the right direction for that. For measuring large values of resistance, the ...

Choosing a Flatware Set

It is common among us not knowing how to choose the right flatware set for home usage, but if you managed to choose the correct one, it may last for a lifetime or even to your next generation. Some of the things that you need to consider is whether it is made of stainless steel ...

Growing Garcinia

Gardening can be a fun activity if we put our whole into it. In recent times, those who put their whole into gardening are mostly retired people. But, times have changed now if you have a piece of land then chances are you would want to fill it up with your favorite plants consisting of ...

Fundamentals of Electrical Safety

Although electricity source is important for us, if you handled and misunderstood it wrongly then it can be harmful or lethal that could bring damages and even death. It is important to know and to understand the fundamentals of how electricity works and the way to deal with it safely so that we can prevent ...

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