A Milwaukee brand cordless half-inch angle drill inside of a plastic case. There's a spare battery, a battery charger, and a handle for holding the drill steady. This is not normally a DIYer tool unless some serious drilling needs to be done. Image is copyright 2026 John Grabowski, All Rights Reserved.

New Homeowner Tools

A side view of a roll of red underground electrical marking tape

Marking Tape

An example of a swimming pool pump motor with a broken electrical conduit connection and no equipotential bonding. This has the possibility of causing electric shock drowning.

Electric Shock Drowning

A Cutler-Hammer type CH residential electrical load center with spring clips being used to siphon off electrical power using a portable rubber cord

Clip Power

Depicted is a close shot of two male electrical plugs on the same cord. This is a dangerous generator hookup. Do not use a cord with two male plugs. It is dangerous because one end could be live with electricity and just be laying on the ground.

Dangerous Generator Hook-Ups

New kitchen cabinets were installed before the wiring was fixed on this old renovation.

Bad Kitchen Wiring

A main electric disconnect switch connected to nine electric meters attached to the side of a residential building. The disconnect switch is labeled Emergency Disconnect, Service Disconnect, Meter Disconnect.

Emergency Disconnect Sticker

The spines of a few National Electrical Code books

Free National Electrical Code

Depicted is a two inch grounding or bonding bushing with an attached lay-in lug that is used to connect a grounding wire to a metal electrical conduit or fitting

How To Ground An Outlet

Swimming pool pump motor with two bonding wires wrongly connected to the bonding lug rated for one wire

Swimming Pool Bonding

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