Bad wiring. It’s something just about every homeowner discovers somewhere at some point. In our case, I found a multitude of wiring issues. Please tell me who thinks it’s a good idea to fill a ceiling box with live wires and newspaper before plastering over it? Or create a junction of wires without a junction box, inside a wall cavity? It’s like they were trying to burn the house down! To make a long story short, the combination of dubious wiring jobs and a vintage home has meant a lot of electrical projects around the casa. After several dozen too many trips to the circuit breaker box, I contacted Ideal to see if they had a solution for locating circuits. They sent out their Automatic Circuit Identifier, model #61-534, which we promptly put to work to ease the chore of locating specific circuits. Read More
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Ideal Telephone Splice Connectors, the Proper Way to Splice
So, you’re thinking about splicing your phone wiring? Consider using Ideal Industries telephone splice connectors. My first general suggestion, is avoid splicing if it’s practical to do so. A splice is basically an opportunity to introduce connectivity problems into your line. Depending on where the splice is, it can also make troubleshooting your phone lines tricky. So the ideal scenario is to run new phone wire to avoid the splice. With that said, sometimes splicing is the only feasible way to go. Before you grab your electrical tape to twist the wires into a marginal and trouble-prone splice, consider the “proper” way to splice. . . .the way the pros do it: with gel filled telephone splice connectors. Read More