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Hi I have eight flush LED lights in my kitchen and today only two units began to simultaneously flicker. If it was one unit I’d assume that it was...
How do I add another light fixture and outlet from a 12/3 cable? Does the red wire in the 12/3 connect only to the light?
On a 110 breaker in the MAIN Power box,(not inside the house...outside) I know the black goes to the breaker. Where do the bare copper and white...
The council is refurbishing my kitchen they are putting a socket four inches away and level to the hose connector for my washing machine and...
Hi all, I stupidly cut into a cable whislt putting my TV up. The wire appears to be the electric fireplace. The power went and the rcd tripped...
Recently bought an ev. Used the external 120v outlet to charge and turned on the washing machine at the same time. Breaker kicked out.
House...
Im renting out and a couple of months ago i switched from E7 dual rates (dy&nt) to standard tariff. Apparently this has effected the EDC rates so...
Ive partialy fitted new ceiling fan but i have one wire space but 2 wires
My old fan had two wires connected and two just hanging not connected
My...
I have a new media wall. Tv, led fire and spolights in box shelves, all to be plugged in but dont want to leave appliances on standby. I know i...
Can you abandon MC in the walls if it’s dead? Where can I find it in the code
Can I hardwire dishwasher and garbage disposal together into junction box of dishwasher?
It takes two breakers to kill power to one light fixture. I’ve done some re-wiring recently.
I am going to run my wires and then get an electrician to hook up the breakers etc. So im looking for the cheapest way to do this. The wire has to...
I have a motor I'm trying to hook up. The three wires that come into the swamp cooler are 120 120 120. Is that common or should there be a common...
I have added a second PIR sensor to an out side lighting Circuit which was installed with only two core and earth most of which is underground.
I...
so i’ve converted a van into a camper, ive installed three 240 volt sockets, i have one 240volt portable power source on board, and one external...
Installed 2 10w led track lights in my nutone bathroom ceiling fan and the base of the bulbs got very hot to the touch should this be happening
Hi, we live in a 1979 condo and are having trouble with our electrical panel. We have 3x 240v breakers that are not controlled by the main power...
what causes a switch on wall socket to melt/overheat inside 2 gang socket
Its on the side of my house, all wired for a heat pump.
Hi! We need to upgrade our old electric control panel to a new EUSERC-rated one. It's for a duplex, and the total amperage for the house is 300A -...
Elec tripped only tv on at the time, all sockets stopped working only , now the fuse for the sockets wont switch to the on position on the...
Hello, I am in Florida. I want to add a 100 amp subpanel to a shed that is about 150' from the main panel on the house. The electrician said to...
lost all power to garage (which is seperate from the house) while using a circular saw. There are no breakers tripped. The breaker box does not...
does this breaker pull 35 amps on each pole or 70 amps on each pole
We built a brand new house and moved in not quite a year ago. There is a light bar that takes 4 LED 60W standard base lights in the guest...
300watt dimmable transformer going to 240 watt dimmable led cob lights. Does the dimmer switch need to be 300watts?
Looking for advice on a ceiling light for a 13x16 office, please. There is currently a two led bulb flushmount light with two daylight 100 watt...
I have a 125’ run from panel to wall charger I need 48amps continuous I need to run it outside do to finished basement.can I use 6 gauge thhn...
I have a livestock trough with electric heater and ground rod wire but my auto multimeter reads around 1 volt. Why doesn’t the ground wire make it...
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Ceiling fan junction box is dead until the breaker is turned off. And the wall switch doesn’t do anything.
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Sorry for a noob question:
I recently renovated my kitchen and I replaced the gas stove range (with built in oven) with a separate...
Landlord hired and electrician to find the problem. Electrician stated on the bill the statement: loosened neutral in breaker that controls the...
I have a twin mains socket with two neon power switches. When I toggle a switch to the ON position, it is much dimmer than it should be. Also...
hi ,
I took the follow device to india and use it with a adaptor , that blew the plug . how to fix it .
https://a.co/d/cQnSZN5
Regards
Raj
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When I touch a small appliance with damp hands that is plugged into kitchen outlet it shocks me but not when hands are dry. Why. Should I replace...
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