Electrical Archives - Home Fixated

Sense Home Energy Monitor – Making Sense of Your Juice Use

Ryan — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:43:00 +0000

There’s not a lot of opportunity for monitoring or tracking power usage within a home. Sure, you can install outlet receivers to see how much a plugged-in device is consuming. You can set up a ...

Klein NCVT-6 Non Contact Voltage Tester With LDM: Keep Your Distance – And Measure It

Phil — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 15:23:24 +0000

As someone who has rehabbed a lot of old houses over the years, I’ve seen lots of scary electrical “fixes” performed by clueless handymen and homeowners. Some of the perpetrators may even have survived! Even ...

How To Make A Cool Light Table With The Hot New Ryobi 18V ONE+ Hybrid Soldering Station

Steve — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:55:59 +0000

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Light tables are a staple in many artists’ studios. They’re great for compositing, iterative drawing, animation, shadow puppets, tattoo artists and showing your friends that gnarly X-ray ...

Get a Grip on Your Wires with The Volt Claw

Marc Lyman — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:39:32 +0000

We periodically receive tools from different brands and not all of them make it to the front of the line for a potential review on HomeFixated. A couple years back, The Nonconductive Tool Company (NTC ...

Electric Stove Repairs – Replacing Glass Cooktop And Oven Elements

Steve — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:01:27 +0000

As creatures of convenience, we love our household appliances. Except when they break down, at which time we emit colorful language and threaten trips to the landfill. But a major appliance failure doesn’t always mean ...

Milwaukee Pliers – A Gripping Look At A Plethora Of Pliers

Phil — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 14:45:03 +0000

Quick: What’s a tool that’s cordless, brushless, inexpensive, and a necessity in almost every tool collection? If you guessed Pliers, you’re either psychic, or you read the title above. In either case, you’re right. Pliers ...

How To Add A Circuit And Satisfy Your Lust For Power

Phil — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:23:26 +0000

Getting nervous because the lights dim and flicker every time the fridge kicks on? Finally got that new table saw, but the breaker trips every time you fire it up? Sounds like it might be ...