Paul Cummins
Stab-Lok breakers made by Federal Pacific don't trip reliably: if at all.
The rule in real estate sales is: if it isn't broken, it doesn't need to be replaced. Well, this doesn't account for systems that have a...
Paul Cummins
- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
You're selling a house and can't find the garage door remote?
This baby is called a universal remote control. It works for Chamberlain, Linear, Genie, Stanley and Wayne Dalton openers. I was...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 13, 2020
- 1 min
Lighted Picture Rail: Just like the MOMA!
Just did a basement condo with a long hallway covered in fabric wallpaper. Client wanted to hang a bunch of photos. Putting a bunch of...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
LEDS Come of Age: Warm Light 50 Watt Equivalent
Click on above image for link. The far light is the new LED 3 watt bulb. Same color as the 50 watt nearby. These are not really...
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Paul Cummins
- Nov 16, 2019
- 1 min
Dark Closet Floor No More!
Warm light turns on when you get near. Rechargable with USB. I have this plugged in to nearby receptacle. But works with regular...
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Paul Cummins
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
I crave power!
After a remodel and adding a new set of drywall, it can be a far reach to screw in an outlet. This extender can take care of those loose...
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Paul Cummins
- Oct 20, 2018
- 1 min
Use these on your vacant properties!
Just installed a new porch light fixture for my mother-in-law. Found these great light bulbs that have an electric eye. Just keep the...
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Paul Cummins
- Jul 24, 2018
- 1 min
Can save you from a moldy attic!
This switch senses humidity and turns on the bathroom fan automatically! Good for basement and top floor bathrooms. If moisture doesn't...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 13, 2017
- 1 min
My luminous wife says, "Lighting is everything!"
Well, it certainly affects mood (ergo, "mood lighting") and is the point of argument for couples and their progeny. She does not really...
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Paul Cummins
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
The Mystery of Electricity
Electric current flows in a circuit from the positive to the negative. It is often portrayed as a flow of electrons but it's more of a...
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Paul Cummins
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Who Woulda Thought?
Just read in my Black and Decker Advanced Home Wiring that we all are supposed to "exercise" our circuit breakers once a year by flipping...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 17, 2017
- 1 min
Don't get shocked when you're blow drying!
Current code recommends Ground Fault Circuit Interupters, in basements, garages, outside and within 6 feet of water inside. They are...
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Paul Cummins
- Jan 1, 2017
- 2 min
What not to put over what!
Ha! That title reminds me of the new grammar I learned while I was a peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. Interestingly the dialect...
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Paul Cummins
- Dec 17, 2016
- 1 min
Weird Things That Happen During Inspections: All Smoke Detectors Go Off at Once!
Within a month of each other I filled two spas and tested them. But then I drained them and one leaked into the dining room and the...
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Paul Cummins
- Nov 29, 2016
- 1 min
Easy guide light anywhere!
See the circle bottom left? That's the light sensor. Half circles at bottom are LEDs. Just remove old face plate and snap this in for...
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Paul Cummins
- Jul 25, 2016
- 1 min
From No Bars to Four!
I live down near George Washington's old house. There is a bottle brush cell tower there that doesn't really look like a spruce tree. ...
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Paul Cummins
- May 2, 2016
- 1 min
Sunlight Anywhere!
Just inspected a 70 year old basement. Leaky walls, leaky plumbing, dank and dark, a huge neglected space. Any unused space is...
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Paul Cummins
- Feb 21, 2016
- 1 min
My Wife Says Light is Everything
I would add good air as an additional essential and provide lots of ventiliation ideas on this site. Basement stairs are a particular...
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Paul Cummins
- Jan 28, 2016
- 1 min
Switch Knows When Dusk and Dawn Are!
Put your longitude and latitude into this switch and it will turn off at dawn and on at dusk with NO photosensor! Click on image for...
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Paul Cummins
- Feb 24, 2015
- 1 min
Transfer switch from generator to furnace beats record storms!
I just installed this on my electric panel. Took about 30 minutes. It allows me to plug my 4500 watt generator directly to my gas...
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