How To Wire a House

Here you will learn about the kinds of tools that are most helpful in doing the work of wiring up your house.

Here you will be told not to fall off a ladder and hurt yourself OR WORSE!!!! Be wise, stay safe.

This gives you an idea of what all the long, thin copper metal is going to do in your house and what different fatnesses are for.  Think of it as electrical spaghetti strands?

Here is a nice and friendly list of the kinds of boxes and other important items necessary to make your home sparkle.

A video on punching your house full of hole, thinking you are doing drastic damage, but actually providing thoroughfares for power. Exciting!

More about removing wood for the routing of sub-atomic particles.

Nothing to do with baseball. But all about primary lines of light inducing, radio running, TV operating, coffee percolating power conductors.

The title makes it sound like something an idiot with a hard, metal bludgeoning device should be able to do without much trouble. But there are some pointers to keep in mind in order to do it in the most appropriate way.

Sometimes pure imagination is what you need to get something worked out. Just ask Willy Wonka.

If you don't label it, you won't recognize it.

Three-way switching really ain't that tough y'all! And it'll mean you can run a light bulb from TWO different places!!

Me drawing pretty pictures of three-way switch systems. Emmy worthy.

Power to toasters, coffee pots, and fridges. All the important stuff to cook wholesome meals.

Once you do it, you'll probably change it. Better now than after drywall.

These are two things I don't have in my house, and maybe you don't want them either, but I have to include them because lots of people like them, but plumbers don't like disposals because they clog up. Nasty.

GFIs are vitally important and need to be done rightly or else, when you apply power, they just flat out won't work. Bummer.

I get that your house is unlikely to be built from logs. But if it is this video could help you out immensely. Otherwise, just watch it for your own enjoyment.

You like hot water, I like hot water, pretty much everybody enjoys hot water at some point or another, and here in the 21st century we are able to have hot water on demand but following these simple steps.

Some people use the sun to dry their clothes, others opt for an electric dryer. This video will show you what kind of wire you need to handle the amperage necessary to operate a dryer.

In the winter when it is cold have a way to heat the floor is marvelous. This video will show you how to prep for the installation of a floor heater.

This video is for education purposes primarily. I could do another set of videos on installing a meter, but typically you should probably have a licensed electrician do the install. It involves getting the power company involved and often having inspections.

Knowledge is a powerful thing, and having the knowledge of the insides of a meter will help you understand why ovens and air conditioners require the kinds of wire they do. Always be cautious around a live panel.

Grounding is an important safety feature in the electrical system. Do it right and all will be well. Do it wrong and risk damaging certain sensitive equipment.

Neutrals are your friends! Make sure they are done up right.

How hard can it be to tighten a screw. Well let me tell you, if that screw isn't tight you may experience some functionality problems.

You've finished your course! Now you can go and start wiring up your own home with better knowledge and understanding.