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  • Electrical, Lighting and Appliances
  • From "Talk2DIY Home Improvement"
    episode TTD-217F
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    Tips:

    • Your living room will feel larger if you carry its atmosphere out-of-doors by lighting shrubbery visible from windows in the room.

    • When you're planning to add additional lighting to several rooms in your home, estimate the total wattage beforehand to avoid multiple service calls from your electrician.

    • For safety's sake, you'll need a lighting fixture for every 8 to 10 feet of hallway in your home.

    • Keep a can of electrical-contact cleaner handy. Sometimes a quick shot is all you need to fix a stubborn switch or button.

    • Grinding orange, grapefruit or lemon rinds while flushing your garbage disposal with hot water will eliminate odor.
    Reading List:

    For a complete updated list of Creative Homeowner books, click here .

    Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $34.95
    Hardcover -- 608 pages (September, 2000)
    (ISBN: 158011069X)

    Creative Homeowner electrical and lighting books:

    Wiring: Basic and Advanced Projects
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $19.95
    Paperback -- 256 pages (January, 2001)
    (ISBN: 1580110622)

    Other Book Resources

    Electrical and Lighting

    The Complete Guide to Home Wiring (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
    By the editors of Creative Publishing International
    $24.95
    Paperback -- 304 pages (March 1, 2001)
    Creative Publishing International (ISBN: 0865734291)

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    Lighting Your Home Inside and Out: Design, Select, Install
    By Jane Cornell and Margaret Gallos
    $16.95
    Paperback -- 176 pages (December 1996)
    Creative Homeowner Press (ISBN: 1880029677)

    Ortho's All About Wiring Basics (Ortho's All About Home Improvement)
    By Larry Erickson, Editor, et al
    $11.95
    Paperback -- 96 pages (January 2000)
    Ortho Books (ISBN: 0897214404)

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    Appliances

    Cheap & Easy Appliance Repair 5-book set: 2000 edition
    By Douglas Emley
    $74.95
    Paperback -- 450 pages (January 1, 2000)
    Eb Marketing Group (ISBN: 1890386103)

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    Electric Motor Repair
    By Robert Rosenberg et al.
    $96.75
    Paperback (January 1987)
    International Thomson Publishing (ISBN: 0030595843)

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    Radon

    Protecting Your Home from Radon: A Step by Step Manual for Radon Reduction
    By Douglas L. Kladder et al
    $29.95
    Paperback 2nd Edition (September 1995)
    Colorado Vintage Companies (ISBN: 0963943405)

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    RESOURCES :
    EPA- Indoor Air Quality- Radon
    EPA- Indoor Air Quality- Radon
    Website: www.epa.gov/iaq/radon

    Massey Electric Company
    Massey Electric Company
    Knoxville, TN Website: www.masseyelectric.com

    Gardening Supplies
    Lowes
    Website: www.lowes.com Lowe's (Lowe's Companies, Inc.)
    Customer Care (CON8)
    Website: www.lowes.com

    Creative Homeowner Information
    Creative Homeowner Press
    Website: www.creativehomeowner.com


    GUESTS :

    Doug Snapp
    Licensed Electrician
    Massey Electric
    Website: www.masseyelectric.com

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