Q. What's the right way to deliver power to an outbuilding? I'd like to have a panel capable of powering a small shop.
Q. I'm a remodeler and often work around existing wiring. What's the most practical and inexpensive tool for detecting live current in either romex or wire in a metal conduit? Can you detect current inside the conduit without opening the conduit?
Q. I am remodeling a 1920s house that has the original knob-and-tube wiring. I would like to blow cellulose into the stud cavities but am guessing that it's not safe to do that with the exposed wiring in the cavities. What does code say?
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A master electrician describes how to trace wires, identify circuits, and diagnose common job-site electrical problems.
