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How To Install Multiple Video Connections
Posted By: d_giordano
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Category: Home Improvement & Gardening;
October 20, 2008
Author Lowes.com;
Website: www.lowes.com
Providing multiple video signals in your home is easy. You can distribute video sources such as cable, digital cable, satellite or antenna signals to multiple locations or a single location within your home. Besides needing the basic cabling behind the wall, you will need a cable splitter (for antenna, cable or digital cable) or satellite multi-switch. These devices allow for the incoming signal
How To Install an Isolated-Ground Receptacle
Posted By: d_giordano
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Category: Home Improvement & Gardening;
October 20, 2008
Author Lowes.com;
Website: www.lowes.com
A surge protector is the most common way to protect computers and other sensitive electronic equipment from power surges and spikes, but you shouldn't stop there. Isolated-ground circuits and receptacles increase your sensitive electronics' resistance to surges. An isolated-ground also provides a clean grounding path to the service panel and reduces electromagnetic noise that can interfere with
How To Install Three-Way Switches
Posted By: d_giordano
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Category: Home Improvement & Gardening;
October 20, 2008
Author Lowes.com;
Website: www.lowes.com
Three-way switches are very handy— they are great for controlling lights in long hallways or rooms with multiple entrances and exits. Using these simple instructions, a homeowner with some electrical experience should be able to complete the project in four to five hours. If you are not comfortable performing electrical work, hire a licensed electrician.
How To Install a Programmable Thermostat
Posted By: d_giordano
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Category: Home Improvement & Gardening;
October 20, 2008
Author Lowes.com;
Website: www.lowes.com
Tired of heating or cooling an empty house while you're away? In about an hour, you can be on your way to a more comfortable home. Depending on the model you select, you can program day and night temperatures and even a setting for every day of the week. You'll be more comfortable with your heating and cooling bill too.
How To Install a Phone Jack
Posted By: d_giordano
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Category: Home Improvement & Gardening;
October 20, 2008
Author Lowes.com;
Website: www.lowes.com
Telephones, fax machines and personal computers are entering America's homes at a phenomenal rate. With this technology comes the need for "somewhere to plug it all in." Suddenly you realize there aren't enough phone jacks. Well, you can fix that yourself.