Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
How Electricity Works
Electrical Safety Tips
Basic Electrical Tools
Basic Electrical Tools: Part 2
How to Shut Off a Circuit Breaker
How to Open a Light Switch
How to Wire a Light Switch
How to Replace a Light Switch
How to Use a Plug Tester
How to Test a Wall Socket
How to Remove a Wall Socket
How to Replace a Wall Socket
Summary: Learn what tools you need to replace a socket and light switch in this free online do it yourself home improvement video on basic electrical work.
Danny Herb is a professional electrician in the Los Angeles area who works in both residential and commercial fields.read more
"Here are some of the screwdriver type tools. This is a wire nut wrench. When you're putting two wires together and you're splicing them together, so this wire nut wrench comes in very handy and you can just turn and it twists itself for you. Here's a standard 5 head screwdriver, this is a bent shaft Phillips tip screwdriver and this is an expanding flathead screwdriver. My favorite screwdriver ever is a 10 in 1, it's got all different kinds of compartments, pieces all different for all different sizes of different kinds of screwdrivers. We've got sets of Allen wrenches. I like to carry a level with me because I like to have my stuff looking clean when I run some wire or some pipe, just slap the level on there right quick, it makes it a lot easier."
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