If you come back to a wiring job days or weeks after installing the cables, you sometimes have trouble remembering which wire goes where. I have an installation tip that prevents this problem. I always cut the switched lines on a diagonal, and I square-cut the power leads.
Mike Lyon, Tacoma, WA
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #25
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Great idea, easy to do and not compromised by paint or wallboard mud. I'm changing my habits!
Finally, a comment worth reading. It's about time!
This tip is from issue #25, February, 1985! Good idea from 32 years ago.