Electrical System Repair
A home electrical system includes the wiring in a house, the electrical service panel where electricity enters the house, and every electrical switch, electrical receptacle, and other device that allows use of the electrical power provided. This Fix-It Guide tells how an electrical system works. It then refers you to step-by-step instructions for how to repair the specific component or device, including electrical service panel repair, electrical receptacle repair, and electrical switch repair.
Fluorescent Lighting Repair
This Fix-It Guide tells how efficient fluorescent lighting works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives step-by-step instructions for starter replacement, ballast replacement, and socket replacement. Because they are simple in operation, fluorescent lighting systems are also easy to fix
Holiday Lights Repair
Holiday lights repair can brighten your spirits and your home. This Fix-It Guide tells step-by-step how to perform Christmas lights repair, Hanukah lights repair, and Halloween lights repair. These repairs can be applied to any low-wattage decorative lighting strings. Unfortunately, when decorative light strings are unpacked each year, lights may not work. Fortunately, many can be fixed. Holiday light repair is usually as simple as bulb replacement.
Incandescent Lighting Repair
Where were you when the lights went out? This Fix-It Guide tells how incandescent lighting works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple instructions for how to replace an incandescent lighting fixture. In most cases, however, all that’s needed for incandescent lighting repair is to bulb replacement.
Receptacle Repair
Electrical receptacles, also known as outlets and wall plugs, are convenient resources for tapping into the power of electricity. Electrical receptacles are simple in operation, so there is little to go wrong. This Fix-It Guide tells how an electrical receptacle works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives step-by-step instructions for how to test and replace a receptacle. Once you’ve tested and replaced everything else except the electrical receptacle, it’s time to consider receptacle repair. It’s a relatively easy task.
Security System Repair
Security system repair is often simple. By keeping your security system in top operating condition you’ll not only sleep better, your neighbors will too. This Fix-It Guide tells how a security system works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix your system. It then gives instructions on how to test a wired sensor, as well as how to perform magnetic switch sensor replacement, plunger switch sensor replacement, and vibration glass-break detector replacement.
Service Panel Repair
Fixing electrical things around your home sometimes means electrical service panel repair. The electrical service panel is where utility wires deliver electricity for distribution to the many circuits in your home. This Fix-It Guide tells how an electrical service panel works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives instructions for how to reset a tripped circuit breaker as well as how to perform screw-in fuse replacement, cartridge fuse replacement, and how to test a circuit breaker. If you’ve checked the electrical device and the electrical receptacle, but haven’t found the problem yet, maybe it’s in the service panel, which is sometimes called the main.
Switch Repair
This Fix-It Guide tells how an electrical switch works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It gives instructions for how to test various switches as well as how to perform basic electrical switch replacement, three-way switch replacement, and dimmer switch replacement.
