Troubleshooting

Imagine: you’re in the middle of a nice, hot morning shower. Then, without any warning at all, your shower is neither hot nor nice. Your water is freezing. After leaping out of the shower, you’re probably only thinking one thing (well, one blog-appropriate thing): why did that just happen?! ‌ So:

Beeping smoke alarms are pretty common, and there's usually an easy fix for them. Before you shut up beeping smoke alarm for good, however, you should know why it’s beeping in the first place. It’s good to know stuff, and it turns out that beeping is happening for a reason. That’s why we’d like to

I need to fix a broken bathroom fan  It can be exhausting when your bathroom fan is not exhausting. You know your fan gets rid of bathroom smells, but its main job is to remove hot, moist air and keep the room dry to help prevent mold and mildew. Use your exhaust fan both to get rid of smells and

My bathroom fan is super noisy. Well, that's super annoying. Can I fix it? The bad news is your noisy bathroom fan is probably super noisy for one simple reason that cannot be fixed. The good news is, if that one simple reason is not the reason it's super noisy, it can be easy to fix. All About

Good question, but hang on.  Before we answer your "The outlet with the buttons isn't working, now what?" question, let's give you a little background. First of all, your "outlet with the buttons" is called a GFCI outlet. “A GF what now?" GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. You

Most of the time, flickering lights are not a big deal. Sometimes, however, they could indicate a major electrical problem. Let's start with the easy stuff. You might have a loose or defective bulb This might seem obvious, but sometimes a problem is so easy to fix that you don't think about

The beeping sound usually means it is time to change the batteries. But before you do anything, determine if your smoke detector is battery-only or hard wired. Remove the smoke detector from the ceiling by either sliding or twisting it off. If you see wires connected to the smoke alarm, then it is

The Short Answer The short answer is because the electricity traveling in the circuit connected to that outlet is deficient, and the “button,” for safety reasons, popped out to stop the flow of electricity through the circuit, thereby preventing what could have been, a very bad situation, such as

The Short Answer The short answer is because the: Power surging from your electrical panel to wherever there is a draw on the power, like when you turn on a light or start up your vacuum cleaner, is greater than the circuit can bear, or the Hot wire becomes grounded, or the Breaker or