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We covered placement of outlet receptacles in another article, but we were also asked about the location of switches when wiring up a room. While the NEC doesn’t specify the height of switches, it is pretty much standard procedure in most places to put them at 48″ on-center. The exception would be for homes where wheelchair-accessibility is a major concern (in which case you can place them around 40″).
Stanley Stud Sensors 200 and Stanley FatMax Stud Sensors 400 are being recalled because they fail to calibrate properly and […]
China Daily reported on the current woes of “big box” B&Q and why Home Depot China is doing poorly—again, not here […]
Despite what you hear in the news every day, some companies are actually run by individuals who will forsake a […]
Hitachi Power Tools announced on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 that they will now offer a 10-Year Lithium Ion Tool warranty. […]
I recently killed my DeWalt 18V XRP Hammer Drill and was almost in tears because we had been through so much together. So much material that is. See that is what did it; I departed from drilling wood and concrete to trying to mix mortar. I had a 5 gallon bucket full of tile mortar with a large mixer attachment in the chuck of my drill and was going to town. I had already done like two buckets of mud without any incident but on this last mix, the drill gave up the ghost, complete with smoke and that nasty burning electrical smell that is never good.
A Kubota mower recall has the company voluntarily recalling 9,500 Zero Turn Riding Mowers due to a fire hazard from a […]
Rock Band 2 is a marked improvement over Rock Band – made largely possible by the inclusion of a killer […]
Currently, when you look up “batteries” on the Internet, it’s all about cars. Cars and solar power. And while I’m sure all that is very important, what I really want to know is how is this going to help me drive that next screw or demo my current remodel project? Researchers at MIT have developed a new way of making Lithium-Ion batteries that makes the power more available, makes them last longer, and allows them to charge a lot faster.
Channellock introduced 23 new and improved screwdrivers and nutdrivers to their CODE BLUE line. The new tools are loaded with […]
