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Sorry, lengthy post. Really only need to read the next sentence to be able to answer my question. The rest is what I have considered and...
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I am trying to design an electrical service. I am a retired carpenter and trying to build a triplex for my retirement.
I am hoping to get...
Hi all. DIY here. Electric Dryer (Kenmore Dryer - 796.61552.610) had been tripping the breaker sporadically over the past few months. Recently the...
I would like to ask advice on a breaker size.
Back in 2001 I turned my garage into a woodworking shop with several 240v machines. To power them I...
This is off the mainline above the weather head. On the end the wire got pulled out after a tree fall. Was this a fix from a previous wire rip...
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I am building a new home in Illinois and will be running 400 amp service from the street where the main ComEd electrical line is...
Hey guys, need some advice, please... this is probably a dumb question but hey, want to make sure.... I am going to replace an electric cooktop...
A 3 wire cable. Black, red, and white only. No ground. What does it mean when, black to white 0v, black to red 120v, red to white 120v? Thanks...
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I have moved back to my house i was born in some 60+ years ago. Most of the original house's electrical receptacles are 2 prong with the center...
I would like to set up my hot tub wiring a few months before my tub arrives, I would also like to do it DYI. The run I'm panning is 100' from the...
I have a 240V range top that needs a wall switch added (for preventing an elderly person from using it when unattended). The existing feed is one...
We have a mystery pipe on our pool deck in Southern California. Photos are here:
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Do you think it...
New fan with light - and remote.
Wiring in first pic from manual. Black, brown, blue, white.
Second pic - my light fixture pulled down with wires...
I moved into a house where the owner left an air compressor. He started wiring it before he left, said it works but needs wiring finished. It has...
I am replacing a bathroom vent/light. The new vent box has the wiring on the opposite side of where I need it to be. Is there a safe way to add...
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We have three bedrooms without lights in their closets and we'd like to add a single light to each. There is an existing 20 Amp circuit...
I wanted to ask if 8awg (stranded) was safe to use for residential? I am wanting to run a branch circuit from my main panel to the garage (about...
Just got here, and I'm not sure if this question will make sense to UK folks, or if there are any USA folks here at all.
Anyway: due to supply...
Hi, I have a general question about main panel locations. The house is 120' long so I was contemplating running 2x 200amp panels located on the...
I'm upgrading my old 100A panel to 200A solar ready, semi flush, overhead. Panel is Square D SC2040M200PF (see brochure and technical drawing)...
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Seeking advice on running a 240V 30AMP circuit to an air compressor in the shop. Roughly about 25 foot run from panel to...
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this is a bit complicated.
We installed two separate underfloor heating system in our downstairs area.
One at 240V and according to the...
There is a 220 volt electric service line crossing my empty sloped lot going to a neighbor's house. Neither the power company nor my neighbor...
I am upgrading an old 100A semi flush outdoor overhead panel to 200A solar ready, panel. Was looking at Square D SC2040M200PF, but this appears...
I've lived and worked my entire life in SoCal. Recently we moved to Southern Texas where there is a lot of rain (from a SoCal perspective) and...
Getting 120 volts between line 1 and neutral and getting 120 volts between line 2 and neutral but getting 0 volts between line 1 and line 2. Need...
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I bought a house and trying to add lamps to the outside. There are cables wires all around my stucco walls and the end of them just...
Hi all. First time poster here. I did find one thread on here that touches upon this topic, but my setup is a bit different. I want to install...
hello. i need to run power to a cabin that is 350 feet from the service pole in our driveway. the problem is voltage drop. the service pole is 150...
Can I wire two 30 amp inlets into the same bypass circuit panel? I want to have an inside and outside inlet.
I recently tore down all the wiring in my grandfather’s garage he wired himself and i’m genuinely surprised it didn’t burn to the ground after 40+...
We do not have an outlet in the area behind the oven. Our current oven is hard wired.
There is an outlet just above the counter near the oven...
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I have a 3 phase 120/240v PG and...
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