Do-it-yourself electrician in the house and apartment

We are already so used to electricity that we simply cannot imagine life without this relatively recent invention. At the same time, few people know how to work with it: there are too many features. How to correctly and safely make electrical wiring in the house - from connecting to a pole to installing various electrical appliances - and we will talk in this section.

Today electricity is everywhere: lighting, heating, and water supply. And a whole lot of not so necessary, but very familiar devices in our house only work if there is a 220 V network. There is no current - and life practically stops. This dependence is even frightening. Especially those who live in rural areas. Therefore, most of the owners of country houses strive to have backup power supplies that will keep the life support systems in working order while the power is out. How to create such a system, how to match it with the existing input, make it automatic activation - all this you need to know. And to give you maximum information is our concern. Having the basic information, you or yourself, with your own hands, will be able to organize a redundant power supply system at home, or competently you will be able to control the hired workers.

Repairing the hob can often be done by hand.

Increasingly, instead of a stove, a hob and a separate oven are installed in the kitchen. Built-in appliances fit better into the interior and have a more modern look. Today we will talk about how to repair such equipment, namely, hobs. They are electric, ...

If the difavtomat triggered when the T button is pressed, it is operational

You can solve the problem of protecting wiring from overloads and leakage currents using a pair of devices - a circuit breaker and an RCD. But the same problem is solved by a differential circuit breaker, which combines both of these devices in one housing. About the correct connection of the difavtomat and its ...

Proper aquarium lighting should provide enough light, but too much light is also harmful.

Aquarium plants need a lot of light for normal growth and development. Fish do not need it so much, but with sufficient light they look very attractive, bright, and behave actively. Therefore, it is so important to choose the right lighting for the aquarium. It's not as easy as ...

We disassemble the switch to get to the cover

In some cases, when the light is off, the lamp blinks. The phenomenon is unpleasant to the eyes and also significantly shortens the life of the lamps. Why this is happening and how to deal with it, let's talk further.

The use of recessed luminaires allows for uniform illumination. In addition, you can choose a beautiful placement of spotlights on the ceiling

Spotlights can operate on a voltage of 220 V or 12 V. Regardless of the voltage, they are connected in parallel (in a loop or with separate wires) or in series (garland). The difference is that the 12V spot power is supplied through a step-down transformer. ...

And these are all shades of white

A few years ago, LED lamps were very expensive, which is why they were rarely used. With the development of technology, prices became lower and lower, the parameters of lamps are getting better. And today many people want to choose an LED lamp, but they get lost in a wide variety of models and range ...

To solve energy saving or LED bulbs better, you need to compare their parameters

The rise in electricity prices makes people save where they have not even thought about costs before. For example, the replacement of incandescent lamps has become widespread. There are much more economical light sources - fluorescent and LED. But how to decide which to install - energy-saving or LED ...

The location of the parts can be like this

Sometimes, putting food to reheat / defrost, we are surprised to learn that the microwave does not heat.Everything works, glow, spin, but the food remains cold. What to do? In order not to carry it for repair, you can try to fix the breakdown yourself.

Mounting on plastic clips

When installing or repairing wiring, you have to install wires and cables. Also, if you need to install new powerful household appliances, you sometimes have to pull a separate line from the switchboard. In any case, you have to somehow mount the wires to the walls or ceiling. How could it be ...

When choosing a size, you must consider the number of cables that need to be stowed

One of the ways of open laying of wires in apartments and houses is cable channels. They are used in cases where a hidden gasket is for some reason impossible or undesirable.

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