I recently moved into an older house with insufficient electrical wiring.  My recommendation is to get a book on basic electrical wiring for your house.  You should be able to find something on Amazon or at your local hardware store / Home Depot.  I've been reading Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step wiring as a primer and have found it interesting, enlightening and useful.

A book such as this should help you decide which wiring jobs you can do yourself (you might be suprised) and which you need to let an electrician perform.  It will also help you to make informed decisions on laying out the electrical system for your whole house as well as the computer room.

Good Luck,

Bill Nussbaumer



On Wed, 6 Dec 2000 10:51:45 -0500, Changhsu P. Liu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>My computer is a bonus room from the master bedroom. I like the space
>although it's usually the hottest place in the summer and coldest place in
>winter. What bothers me more is the electricity power. It was not designed
>for high wattage usage. Everytime I turn on my printer, the light appears
>dimmer and unstable. A few week ago, when my wife turned on the vaccuum
>while my 2 computers were all on, we had a shut down of power of the area
>(bedroom, computer room, bathroom). It obviously exceeded the capacity
>allowed.
>
>I'm wondering if there is a way to increase the capacity to this area so
>dimmer light, power shutdown won't happen again. Or, only an electrician
>can do something about it?!
>

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