Mrscornbread
04-27-2005, 03:44 PM
I am having an electrical problem and it has been giving me trouble since all the heavy rain we had in S. Cal last winter.
I have a friend whose husband is a contractor and he has told me that this is soemthing tht I cna definately do myself and save lots of money. From what he says electrical outlets are done in loops ( still haven't figured out the system for the loops, but who knows what someone as thinking 100 years ago)
There are several outlets tht just seem to go in and out, especially when the weather gets wet. My plan is to buy about 6 new plug assemblies and reinstall them. I will tirn off the power at the circuit breaker and just start anywhere until I find the problem. I suspect that it is in the boys room. He told me that these can be easily damaged by pushing something into them. He also told me to handle the wires with one hand and there would be no chance of a bad shock!
I have a friend whose husband is a contractor and he has told me that this is soemthing tht I cna definately do myself and save lots of money. From what he says electrical outlets are done in loops ( still haven't figured out the system for the loops, but who knows what someone as thinking 100 years ago)
There are several outlets tht just seem to go in and out, especially when the weather gets wet. My plan is to buy about 6 new plug assemblies and reinstall them. I will tirn off the power at the circuit breaker and just start anywhere until I find the problem. I suspect that it is in the boys room. He told me that these can be easily damaged by pushing something into them. He also told me to handle the wires with one hand and there would be no chance of a bad shock!