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Jim Nadeau is a Master Electrician and owns and runs Nadeau Electric LLC established 2007. Nadeau Electric specializes in older homes and light commercial projects. Jim Nadeau uses his 15 years of electrical experience to review the latest electrical tools and advise on any electrical concerns that may arise for the Concord Carpenter Crew.
Leviton DDS15-BDZ Decora Digital Switch and Timer I remember the first time I tried to program a timer switch and what a struggle it was. The timer switch was a wall dial timer and you set it like you were opening up a safe. Three turns to the left, two the right, and the last one…
Southwire 9″ Hi-Leverage Side Cutting Pliers Review I’ve been using the same brand of pliers for over 15 years now. When I switched over to the Southwire 9″ Side Cutting Pliers it reminded of back then. Going into my senior year of high school I was working two jobs. One at the local hardware store…
DeWalt 20v Brushless Trimmer DCST920P1 Dewalt 20V XR Brushless 13″ String Trimmer (5.0Ah) This is the first battery powered trimer I have ever used. I’ve spent a brief period of time lugging around a long extension cord for a corded trimmer, most of my experience is with a gas powered trimmer. The DeWalt 20v String Trimmer can…
DeWalt 20 Volt Brushless Hammer Drill DCD996 I remember about 20 years ago my father came home with a 9.6 volt Makaita cordless drill. Back then it was the largest cordless drill on the market. The drill had a 3/8” keyed chuck and a large NiCd battery. This drill was great for drilling small…
An Electricians Advice On Smoke Detectors Are your smoke detectors chirping all the time or just going off on random times? If you have hard wired 120volt with battery back up smoke detectors here are a few things you can do. Real or False alarm? I always remember a service call I got of a customers Smoke/CO detector…
Outlet Not Working? Check For A Tripped GFCI Outlet I once had a customer who went two years without a shower light because they didn’t realize the shower light was controlled by a GFCI Outlet that was tripped. Before the customer could finish explaining the issue I reset the tripped GFCI Outlet, and the lights were back up…
DeWalt DCL050 Area LED Light Review As an Electrician I can’t tell you how many times I’ve worked with a small inefficient flashlight. The power is off and I can’t plug in my work light anywhere. I can’t say enough good things about the DeWalt DCL050 area light. Simply a bright, small and lightweight area…
Milwaukee NM Combination Pliers Time saver is the first thought I had when I saw Milwaukee NM Combination Pliers. With this tool you can quickly strip the sheathing off a romex cable and then with the same tool strip the individual wires. The first time I used Milwaukee NM Combination Pliers I was roughing in the…
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