Aluminum wire terminated under two screws that have overheated

Aluminum Wiring

Bare Kitchen walls after all old cabinets, counter top, and appliances have been removed

Extend Kitchen Electrical Outlets

An ivory colored electrical wall switch hanging from a blue plastic switch box by a white wire, a black wire, and a bare copper wire. There is no neutral conductor available here. The white wire is actually the LINE and the black wire is the LOAD for the switch.

Switch Has Neutral

A burned electrical outlet with a toasted slot on the face and a burned screw on the side.

Burned Electrical Outlet Causes

Microwave oven installed under a kitchen cabinet.

Microwave Oven Over Stove

An electrical receptacle outlet with pigtails preinstalled and ready to be spliced inside the electrical box

Pigtail My Electrical Outlets

The image depicts three electrical outlet boxes exposed, along with the easy-to-find wood wall studs, two plastic pipes and two copper pipes during the demolition phase of a kitchen remodel.

How I Find A Wall Stud

Three-way switch wiring diagram with the LINE and the LOAD inside separate switch boxes. LINE power is delivered to the first switch by using a two conductor cable with a bare or green equipment grounding conductor. The LINE wire is connected to the COMMON terminal on the 3-way switch. A three conductor cable goes from one switch box to the other switch box. From the second switch box a two conductor LOAD cable goes to the light fixture or ceiling fan. The black LOAD wire is connected to the COMMON switch terminal and the two white neutral wires are simply joined together with a wirenut.

Three-Way Switch Wiring Diagrams

Old wall switch with wires connected pulled out from the wall electrical box. The white wire on the switch is not a neutral. It is a LINE (Hot) wire being used to provide power to the switch. The black wire on the switch is the LOAD wire which feeds the power to the switched outlet.

Convert Switched Outlet To Hot

Backside of a Residential Telephone Jack

Telephone Wiring Color Code

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