If you've spent any time DIY-ing around your house, you've probably seen wire nuts. They're the colorful ... or more wires together in an electrical connection called a splice.

George Bernard Shaw In our last installment of Whole House Wiring Basics we explored the hottest business ... one carrying the ground connection, and the outer shield tied to ground at one or both ...

When it comes to no-fuss wire ... connections while testing, but that only the ones with independent certification marks (like VDE) filled him with enough confidence to consider using in house ...

I also have a TV alcove where my cable TV is, so that seemed like a good location to wire as well (especially ... I knew I wanted at least three connections behind my TV. Since the wall plates ...

There are so many advantages to accessing the internet via wifi that the idea of wiring your house up with ethernet ... action and a result via an internet connection) when compared to WiFi ...

Wiring a new house may be cheaper than rewiring an old house. Newer homes typically have easier layouts for accessing wires and installing new ones into the wall. Additionally, older homes can ...

These days, if you wire your house with anything less than gigabit, you might end up throttling your Internet connection. If you wired things up using two pairs per device back in 100BASE-T days, ...