Do led lights get hot? This is a question that a lot of people ask when they want to switch from traditional light sources. Well LED lights give off some heat, but much less than traditional incandescent light and energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. LED lights for the home, do not emit ultra-violet and infrared […]
How many joules is a good surge protector?
How many joules is a good surge protector? Is a question a lot of people ask before buying a surge protector. I have listed recommended number of joules for various home appliances below. What is a surge protector? it is a small electronic gadget that protects electrical home appliances from voltage spikes in a home. […]
Electrical house wiring parts name.
Electrical house wiring parts name, this is a subject that seeks to help you understand the basic parts that are in electrical house wiring. Today I am not going to mention the stages to follow when doing electrical house wiring from start to finish. However, I am going to walk you through how electricity is […]
Electrical material list for a house.
Electrical material list for a house. This is a comprehensive list of all materials that you will need to do electrical house wiring for your house. Conduit pipes. Couplings/Female bushes Adapters/Male bushes Bends/elbows Junction boxes/Loop inboxes Switch boxes Sockets boxes Cooker control boxes Distribution board/Consumer unit Meter box Circuit breakers Cables Switches Sockets Cooker control […]
Light fitting in house or home.
Light fitting in house or home is a very important thing to talk about. It is light fitting that adds beauty to a home. Therefore, I am going to share with you, the little knowledge that I have. When you want to buy a light fitting for your home, there are a few things that […]
Electrical cables in Zambia
I have decided to talk about electrical cables in Zambia, it’s because a lot of people ask me, what’s the best cable brand? For electrical house wiring. Most people would approach me and tell me Themba I bought such and such cable is it good? This is a difficult question to answer because you should […]
Electrical wiring colour codes.
What is the electrical wiring colour codes? This is a system where the colour of a wire represents the function of a wire in a circuit. There are a lot of electrical wiring colour codes. There is the American wiring colour code and the British wiring code. I am not saying that there are only […]
How to install a Cooker control unit
Know how to install a cooker control unit, is a good skill to have. I know a lot of people who prefers to install a cooker control unit themselves. It is a simple task. I am going to show you how to do it step by step. I am assuming that all the wiring is […]
How to wire a photocell to multiple lights.
Before I proceed to explain how to wire a photocell to multiple lights. Allow me to say that a photocell is an electrical device that is controlled by light. How does light work with a photocell?. A photocell is a light-controlled resistor. I am going to limit myself to discuss the photocell used to switch […]
Can I wire lights and outlets on the same circuit?
Can I wire lights and outlets on the same circuit? This is a question a lot of people ask me. And most of the time my response is it depends. Why do I always say it depends? For example, when you’re doing a temporary Installation, you can wire both lights and outlets on the same […]
