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Paul Cummins
Jul 261 min read
New Tech to Prevent Fires!
This tiny device constantly monitors your house wiring for possible dangers. How amazing to be able to catch a problem before the smoke...
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Paul Cummins
Jun 41 min read
Mini Circuit Breakers Don't Trip!
These Peppy Products wire connectors are not supposed to trip but they remind me of an electric panel. They are designed to avoid the...
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Paul Cummins
Jan 7, 20231 min read
After Christmas: What about all the Cords!
These cable cuffs come in different sizes. Click on image for link.
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Paul Cummins
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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...
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Paul Cummins
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20161 min read
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, 20161 min read
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, 20161 min read
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, 20161 min read
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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