Home Repair and Paint Guide

... Kitchen lighting can turn your kitchen into an inviting environment and also provide good task illumination. ... Remember that the main purpose is to provide sufficient light during meal preparation. ... Recessed lights are a good choice for general task lighting over kitchen countertops. ... The larger size can handle higher watt bulbs. Spaced on 3 or 4 foot centers, they produce a lot of light. ... When selecting kitchen lighting, stay with the general theme of the area. ... Surface mounted ceiling lights should enhance the overall look and feel of your kitchen. ... You could also install a kitchen chandelier or ceiling fan that has lights attached. ... If using a ceiling fan, the mounting box must be rated for the size of fan to be used. ... That’s a good way to be wearing the fan as a hat! Fluorescent lights consume less power than conventional bulbs for a given output. ... You could also go with the new CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs in standard light fixtures. ... Kitchen lighting can turn your kitchen into an inviting environment and also provide good task illumination ...

... Located in your home is one of the most important safety devices you own - the circuit breaker. ... Although the average homeowner can perform basic troubleshooting, you should hire a licensed electrician if repairs are needed. ... You could be seriously injured. ... Older homes might have fuses instead of breakers. ... There will usually be a large main breaker at the top of the panel with a high amp rating. ... Be advised that shutting off the main breaker will shutdown the branch circuits, but there is still high voltage in the breaker panel. ... This can be a hazard if you remove the front of the panel. ... When the load on a circuit becomes too great, the breaker on that circuit trips and ceases the flow of current. ... Higher amp ratings require larger wire size to handle the current flow without overheating. ... The basic circuit breaker consists of a simple switch, connected to either a bimetallic strip or an electromagnet. ... A bimetallic strip design works on the same principle, except that a high current load will cause the strip to heat and bend ...