Matthew the Electrician

09/20/2022

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Today's talk is about arc fault, and ground fault breakers, also known as afci, and gfci. The "ci" stands for circuit interrupter. These guys are used in all homes that are built today. Arc fault is used on all your 120 volt power in the house. Plugs, lights, 120 volt appliances, smoke detectors, et...

09/15/2022

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What's going on behind your plugs and switches matter! Sometimes a device does just go bad, mostly if it's used a lot. But I would say 85% to 90% of the time when I go to a service call that has a bad device, it's caused by the wiring. First off, I always make joints. That's twisting your wire and e...

09/13/2022

Have a great Tuesday!

Hey folks, I hope everybody's Tuesday is treating them well. Today lets talk about top hat lights. I have briefly mentioned them before on the disc light blog, but today they are main event. Within the past five years, we were still using remodel cans to add lighting to a house. Anybody who has inst...

09/09/2022

Sorry everyone for not being able to post this week, we had a death in the family on my wife’s side and have been out of town. We will start back next week. Have a great weekend!

09/02/2022

Wiring smoke detectors

Installing smoke detectors. Happy Friday everybody! I have briefly talked about this on tip of the day before, but today it's our main topic. It don't matter if house is old or new, the rule on smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are the same. In new construction, there must be a smoke detector in e...

09/01/2022

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09/01/2022

Great way to save money when building a house, upsize your wire.

Happy Thursday folks! (Real quick, my wife and I are still figuring out how blogs work and how to get them to you. My understanding is that it has not been sending emails to subscribers. We are working on that to make to make it more accessible to you. Also, feel free to comment, share, or ask quest...

09/01/2022

Good morning everybody! It's the dreaded hump day, but we're halfway to the weekend. Today's topic is breaker and wire size. You would not believe the times I've seen, answered questions, and fixed a breaker too big for the wire that's on it. Wire size and breaker size go hand in hand with what it i...

09/01/2022

Today, let's talk about surge protectors. They have been around a good while, but since the 2021 NEC code update, they are gaining popularity and getting more convenient to install. I'll have to say, like most new things that come to market... well it takes me a bit to adapt. Surge protectors was on...

09/01/2022

Hey everybody, I hope y'all had a good weekend! Today, let's talk about safety. As we hear all the time from jobs and traffic officials, that safety is important. Hard truth is... it is important. We often take it for granted, but in electrical work, electrocution is not the only thing to keep safe....

09/01/2022

Now trending... Disc lights. As you see in the pic, disc lights are a thin round low profile light. They look like a can trim, and I'm a fan. When I'm talking to customers about wiring their house, or adding lights, I discuss installing disc lights instead of cans. I do this for several different re...

09/01/2022

Hey ladies and gents, I hope everyone is having a good day. Today's topic is Panel Location. When wiring a new construction house, or having someone wire your new home, location of panel is key. Number one rule is you want easy access above and below panel when the house is complete. (Below only mat...