Thank you for the good reminder. The wiring is copper, I know that much from the small amount of wiring work I helped my ex do. It was a house from a major builder at the time so I do and don't trust the wiring.
But I do have a list started for an electrician when I have the money of things that I can't handle. I would like a few new outlets placed and that's WAY outside my expertise. And the entire breaker box needing to be replaced. I wouldn't even touch that. I'm going to ask them when they're working if anything looks like it needs to be upgraded.
But replacing outlets/switches and light fixtures are the extent of what I feel I can handle. I can't afford to get a handyman or electrician to do all the little jobs. I haven't done a lot myself but I was always the helper with my dad and my ex and I'm aware of safety. I'm replacing the doorbell transformer this week or next weekend when it comes in so I can put in the video doorbell. But the fluorescent lights flickering in the kitchen, no. Might be as simple as replacing a ballast or starter but I'm just not confident since it's already flickering.
There are zero GFCI outlets or breakers in this house. Built in the mid-70's, no major renovations other than a really cruddy tile floor that at least was more attractive than the mustard yellow vinyl tile that was under the carpet sections I yanked.
For example, I just took down a hard-wired smoke alarm dated 1975. Who knows how long since it's worked but I'm just now getting to evaluating any electrical boxes I didn't install. The hard-wired ADT system is about to get the can. I just found the control box today (in the pantry, had always thought it went to the phone) and the battery has been disconnected for who knows how long but I'm going to search and make sure there's not a transformer plugged into an outlet somewhere (it may be long gone) before I yank stuff from the wall, tape the wires and push them into the wall so I can repair them.
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Reply to comment by skydiver1958 in Need to install new outlets - GFCI or AFCI or dual function - help me think this through by jjmoreta
Thank you for the good reminder. The wiring is copper, I know that much from the small amount of wiring work I helped my ex do. It was a house from a major builder at the time so I do and don't trust the wiring.
But I do have a list started for an electrician when I have the money of things that I can't handle. I would like a few new outlets placed and that's WAY outside my expertise. And the entire breaker box needing to be replaced. I wouldn't even touch that. I'm going to ask them when they're working if anything looks like it needs to be upgraded.
But replacing outlets/switches and light fixtures are the extent of what I feel I can handle. I can't afford to get a handyman or electrician to do all the little jobs. I haven't done a lot myself but I was always the helper with my dad and my ex and I'm aware of safety. I'm replacing the doorbell transformer this week or next weekend when it comes in so I can put in the video doorbell. But the fluorescent lights flickering in the kitchen, no. Might be as simple as replacing a ballast or starter but I'm just not confident since it's already flickering.