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Distribution and use of electricity throughout the home. Electrical standards vary greatly worldwide, so you need to provide your location in your question or profile to ensure you get answers that are relevant to you. Posting photographs of wiring junctions or drawing a wiring diagram and posting it is also highly recommended.
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Is replacing the panel or the circuit breakers warranted? [duplicate]
As I understand it, Challenger electrical boxes from the 1990s are branded as unsafe and will not be insurable. Specifically, they do not trip when they should trip.
Given that they do not trip ...
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Subpanel breaker size, two refrigeration condensing units [closed]
My questions is amp sizing for a subpanel.
I am looking to install a subpanel that would be used to connect two identical 2-ton condensing units 230V for two 5-door drinks coolers next to each other ...
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Wiring switch for ceiling fan [closed]
I have gray, purple, black and brown wires. In which order do they attach to the switch for my 3-speed ceiling fan?
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Removing Original Ceiling Electrical Box
This is in a ten year old house. The builder put in a black 4” shallow round electrical box to mount the ceiling dome light fixture on in one of the rooms. It is mounted on a joist. I’m trying to ...
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Why do all receptacles in the series show 109 volts? [duplicate]
I have a series of eight receptacles in the game room, all showing 109 volts, which is of course low. If anything (a lamp, fan) is plugged into any of them, it won’t work, but also all the other ...
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Changing bathroom fan switch - too many wires to fit?
I'm trying to replace an Intermatic dial timer bathroom fan switch with an Eaton model with a humidity sensor. The difference between the two is the old one had the connections through holes on the ...
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"extending" 110v circuit outside, under garden shed
Our garden sheds have become depressed, burying the not-quite-up-to-code connection to the inside light switch and outlet. In the process of raising their spirits, by elevating the structure twenty-...
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Old chandelier with 4 white wires
How can I install an old chandelier that has 4 white wires. I can’t tell which wire has to be attached to the hot, neutral and ground.
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Can I wire a led vanity mirror to a sconce using the same power together?
I have an LED vanity mirror that I wish to install, wiring off of a power source that already supplies a light figure over the old mirror. So, I would be wiring the two items to the original source ...
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Are there any surge protection devices for a lost neutral in your house?
Recently, my house lost the neutral connection at the pole connecting the power line to my home. This allowed a 240V surge to go through my house. It burned up every power strip and almost caught my ...
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Why won't my power company pull feed cables through parallel conduits?
My new detached garage will have a 200 amp panel. I wanted the incoming power to be under ground. This will require boring 160 ft. using 3” conduit. I was told 3” conduit for boring is a non-...
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Electrical: What should I watch for or ensure, when replacing this ceiling fan?
TL;DR: I have an older ceiling fan I want to replace. Works fine, but I want a very low profile fan and light as I have 8' ceilings. I want to ensure I have remedied any electrical issues that may ...
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Can unlisted clamps be used as extra securing for FMC/AC/MC screw-in connectors
I’m using some bare armored ground wire (AC) and bare copper wire inside flexible metallic conduit (FMC) for grounding system conductors.
I like the durable built-in anti short abrasion protection of ...
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Old ITE EQ Load Center - Refurbish or Replace
My sisters old ITE EQ Load Center is scaring me to death! She wanted to add a generator interlock in case of power outage and saw her load center...wow! I heard you can refurbish it, but I can't find ...
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How should I connect a replacement heating element for my Samsung dryer?
I have a front load Samsung dryer, model number DVE45R6300c/A3. I am replacing the heating element, part DC47-00032A. It has 3 wires - two single wire prongs, one double wire prong. One plugs into a ...
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