I'm wiring a new 220v outlet (with the help of my step-father) but I'd just like to make sure he is doing it correctly and that I understand a little bit more... Basically, I'm trying to wire a new ...

Dear Pat: I was redecorating my family room, and I changed the electrical outlets myself so the colors matched. Now, one from a wall switch does not work, and another has intermittent power. Help! — ...

I have a small change I want to make in my house. Let me see if I can explain this well. Off of the carport, there is a smallish room that contains the gas water heater. It's raised up on a stand.

Swapping a tired outlet for a modern one looks like the definition of minor home maintenance, the kind of task you handle between errands without a second thought. Yet that simple change can quietly ...