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Why is my smoke alarm beeping?
A single chirp every 30 to 60 seconds is almost always a flat backup battery — and there's a reason it starts at 3am. Here's how to read the pattern, and when a new battery won't fix it.
Why does my safety switch keep tripping?
A safety switch that trips is doing its job. Here's how to find which appliance is causing it — the same half-split method we use — and how to tell when the fault is in the wiring instead.
Why are my lights flickering?
Most flickering is a dimmer that doesn't get on with your LEDs — annoying, not dangerous. A few patterns are the opposite. Here's how to tell which one you have.
No hot water: do you need an electrician or a plumber?
Half the people who call a plumber about no hot water needed an electrician, and the other half the reverse. Four checks at your switchboard tell you which — before you pay anyone a call-out fee.