If you have ever wanted to upgrade a light switch to a dimmer switch, or install a ceiling fan or add an outlet, what did you do?
If you like me (a few years ago), you thumb threw the yellow pages and picked an electrician at random to call. They came out, charged what I though was an unreasonable amount and made the change.
That’s if I even wanted to go to the hassle of doing this. For a simple dimmer switch, I probably just forgot about it. I would only install it if my wife asked enough times. Then I would cross my fingers and hope I got it right. And didn’t electrocute myself in the process.
Sounds simple enough to change a light switch right. Or a ceiling fan? We’ll, it’s not. I turned of the circuit break to a light once and though I was safe when the light wouldn’t come on. Turns out the previous owner used two different circuit breaks for a single light/fan combo.
That was a shock! Literally. The jolt knocked my from the ladder and I am really lucky I didn’t suffer any other harm.
That incident started me on my quest for knowledge. I didn’t want to get shocked or worse again.
How did I learn? The hard way. I wish I had a resource I could have turned to. We’ll, in today’s world of information overload, I found a resource that I would recommend in a heart beat. Take a gander at this program, it will save you money and could save your life.
