Understanding Subpanels

Subpanels play a crucial role in residential electrical systems, offering flexibility and safety when expanding or maintaining your home’s wiring. This article will explore why grounding and neutral wires must be separated in subpanels, the importance of bonding at the first point of disconnect, and how improper setups can create dangerous conditions.

How to Wire a 3-Way Switch

Wiring three-way switches can be intimidating, however, if you understand the basics of how they work, it greatly simplifies the process. A three-way switch is always “ON.” This means that the three-way switch is always connecting the hot wire to one of the two traveler screws (outputs from the three-way switch).

Will an Ungrounded GFCI Still Work?

In short, the answer is YES. An ungrounded GFCI-protected receptacle will still provide the required protection. In other words, you can connect a GFCI outlet on an ungrounded circuit.

All About Water Heater Anode Rods

In this blog post, I will explain what an anode rod is, how important it is to have a good anode rod in your water heater, how anode rods work, how to check an anode rod, and how to replace the anode rod in your water heater.

What is Cast Iron Piping?

Cast iron piping has served millions of Americans very well for many decades, but its usefulness is coming to an end due to its age.