Before fixing the extension cords, I am going to show you how dangerous it can be if you don’t understand the Physics behind it. I can tell you I had very bad experience with my central vac., it burned the plastic housing. It didn’t happen in just one day, it happened over the years. That’s…
Problem: You have a 240V 14-50 receptacle in your garage but the Tesla mobile charging cable is not long enough. Then, you read the Tesla official manual, it tells you NOT TO USE any extension cable for the 32A mobile charger. I am going to show you how to install mine, you have to understand…
Many of us have rain barrel to collect water for gardening, but a lot of us don’t use the full potential of the rain barrel. In this article, I am going to show you how to use an old desktop power supply and transform your rain barrel. It’s GREEN to “upcycle” the junk electronics and…
I know Dashcam is pretty low tech when we are talking about sentry mode and instant notification provided by Tesla. However, I believe this is still helpful to a lot of car owners who don’t drive a Tesla and want to install hardwired Dashcam. I have installed the #papago 30G and #thinkware X550 dashcam on…
If you have bought the NOMA LED Christmas light from your local hardware store such as Canadian Tire like I did, you will probably get very disappointed. They don’t even last for one season, even worse you may start experiencing broken LED in some sections in just couple weeks. The most common symptom is, one…
This is another DIYable project you can pull it off on a weekend afternoon, this time we are taking the advantage of the garage door opener light socket and upgrade it to super bright LED shop lights. Just PLUG and PLAY – No wiring, No Power switch and No Motion Sensors are needed. This works…
My wife bought a Nissan Leaf, that’s how this project got started. I had to put other DIY projects on hold and worked. It was not too difficult if you have worked on electrical related projects. If you have not, I recommend you to hire a professional electrician. 80% Circuit Breaker Rule – NEC Sec.…
Android box is awesome but it cannot replace live TV on Antenna in my opinion. Watching live shows, Olympics/World cup and local news/weather are so convenient, also there is no way Android box can beat the respond speed of channel hopping, especially when you want to channel surf but you don’t exactly know what to…
By far, this is the most dangerous DIY project I have ever attempted, it’s done, I am still alive. Installing Sub Panel is something you should hire a licensed electrician to do it, but it is so easy and I strongly recommend and encourage serious DIY people to do it. Well, can it pass inspection…
Water condensation is always a problem in extremely cold weather in Canada, despite experts always tell you to lower the humidity when temperature drops below 0C but in our master bathroom, that does NOT help at all when it’s -20C outside. These 2 DIY projects are to solve the problem: (1) Nutune Fan QTN110E (110…