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I have a fairly big property and to get power to the house, there are several metal poles with the cables running along them.
I had...
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A simple outlet, 110v a single (2) outlets on the left side of the box, a spst switch on the right, with a single cover, covering them both.
The...
I have a switch box, I believed is from the 63 installed, that I want to remove but couldn’t because the conduit connection to the box looks like...
Hello --- In the planning stages for a new custom home build -- The house will be several hundred feet from the road and I want to have the power...
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I live in Costa Rica, which adopted the US electrical code.
On a regular basis, during thunderstorms, I have parks coming out of the...
I am getting ready to install a new wall oven that's about 4 ft closer to the panel than the old stove. I have about 4 ft extra cable with the...
Hello all. First post. DIYer. Know enough to be dangerous (LOL).
It seems "standard" blue PVC boxes here in the US are 2.25" wide and depth can...
Has anyone taken apart their & self repaired it?
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT - Mileage: 112223 - DTCs - P0480 cooling fan. Also codes in TIPM...
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I am buying a house and it was built in 1949.
Is there anyway I can tell if it has tube wiring without opening up the walls?
Is there anything...
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I have breaker box at least 40 yrs old, both conduit and romex enter box, only one neutral bar that all white wires and bare ground wires attach...
I have an existing but unused 50A disconnect on the side of the house. It had been connected to an AC unit that got replaced. It has just 3...
Hello all, new here. In the near furture i want to install an electric tankless water heater. I would do gas but i only have electric in my home...
Noticed an old cloth wire coming down the brick wall feeding an outlet on the opposite side of our oil burner is all fray. Was going to replace it...
The MS8268 multimeter has worked fine with no issues, but it's been in a drawer for several months.
Batteries had corroded, but the contacts...
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I am new to wiring and could use some help getting this circuit wired in the kitchen . I am trying to get the source power to the GFCI and...
I have 2 kitchen lights, each on its own switch. I would like to re-wire them to where the first switch turns on both lights, but where if the...
At long last my wife is getting her new kitchen and the contractor will be running 10 or so new circuits from a new sub panel. The sub panel...
I'm starting a new construction single-family residence, I know with the 2020 NEC they require an emergency disconnect on the exterior of the...
Can anyone tell me more about Twin and Earth American style?
What's it's full name? NM?
Is it always flat?
Do you add a sheath to the...
I’m planning on putting in a small (10x10) detached shed for garden storage plus a freezer for meat storage, an in-wall AC unit (for temperature...
Hello! My shop is currently on a single 15 amp circuit. Is like to upgrade it at the main home panel to a 30 amp. Do I just need to run 10 gauge...
Installing a small above ground pool with a 1/2HP 120v pool pump. The house is older and has no grounding system that I can tell. Outlets are...
Hello and thank you for your time.
In the picture, the 6/3 gauge NMD wire is running though the basement ceiling and out of the house into the...
I was looking at a customer's panel located in his apartment (multifamily dwelling) and noticed that it had 3 wire feeder and the grounding and...
Renovating a 1950s pier and beam house. Do y’all think this is asbestos wire?
What is the age of General Fuse box No,723607 Class-CTL???
I am wiring a 3 prong 220 plug in a feeder panel with 12/2 wire. Should I hook the ground wire to the ground bus or to the neutral bus? The...
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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...
Can 2 separate circuits be used for an emergency light, one for the switch leg and the other for the constant power for the battery, or does it...
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