Hyperikon Ballast Compatible LED Tubes Review

As I mentioned in a previous post I've been working on switching a lot of my lights to LEDs. For standard screw in bulbs it's been v...

Choosing Daylight or Warm Color Bulbs

These days when it comes to energy efficient lighting there are a lot of choices. One of those choices is the color temperature of the light...

Is the Gerber Groundbreaker Multitool Worth the Price?

The Gerber Groundbreaker is more than just a pair of wire strippers. It's a multi-tool that in addition to being a multifunction wire s...

Homemade Wire Caddy

Free plans to build a simple, cheap yet effective wire caddy to help pull and store cables. While planning my structured wiring project I wa...

How Many Cables Can You Pull Through A Hole?

A guide to help figure out how many cables you can pull through a hole to help you plan your structured wiring project. I'd like to run ...

How To Wire RJ45 Patch Panels For Home Phone Lines

You can create flexible, multi-line telephone wiring using Cat5 or Cat6 RJ45 patch panels. Here's some tips on how to wire RJ45 patch pa...

Better Box Fan Air Purifier

A better more efficient and odor eliminating homemade air purifier than just taping a 20x20x1 filter to a box fan. Sometimes you need to hel...

UBE Wi-Fi Dimmer

The UBE Dimmer is the first Wi-Fi enabled light dimmer that really gets it! I was looking around for home automation light controllers tryin...

Should Your Thermostat Be Cloud Connected?

The idea of a wi-fi enabled thermostat that you can control remotely through your smart phone or computer is very appealing. Unfortunately m...

How To Add C Wire To Thermostat

New Wi-Fi thermostats are available that allow you to remotely control the temperature in your home. Unlike other battery powered programmab...