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  1. M

    Anxiety about DIY 220V outlet I installed 14 years ago

    I live in ranch style home, basement and main floor. 14 years ago when I was young dumb new home owner strapped for cash I installed my own 220 outlet for the oven. I used overkill wire size (cant recall size but its more than I needed) and a 40 amp breaker. The wire comes out the fuse box...
  2. B

    I'm moving over to LED. Where is the most effective sales outlet?

    I bought a single LED bulb today and was suppressed at the cost. As I'm intending to move over to LED which means changing all the bulbs in the house I'm looking for the best place to buy from and that means service not just price.
  3. B

    9 wires to old wall outlet

    Hey there! I removed an old wall outlet. It had 9 wires connected to it. 3 sets of white, red and black wires. I want to install a new one. What outlet do I buy and how do I make the connections? The outlet is not controlled by a switch. Thanks Alain
  4. S

    Can I bypass the 13 amp outlet on my cooker circuit?

    Hello everyone, I am no domestic electrician but I do work as a designer in the railway, low voltage signalling circuits etc. My question concerns my oven. I have just bought a second hand double oven of the internet and went to fit it in my rented house. The existing oven is connected using a...
  5. G

    Electrical outlet near gas meter

    I'm adding a 30 amp RV outlet to the exterior of my house. The location I'd like to put the outlet happens to be near the gas main/meter. Are there any safety or code issues putting an outlet near the gas meter?
  6. T

    NEMA 14-50 outlet Help needed

    Hello, I am about to install NEMA 14-50 outlet to charge other electric car in the garage and I will run 6 gauge(THHN) wires into the 3/4 in. conduit across to other side of the garage. The electrical panel is outside the garage. My questions are 1. Is it okay to use 10 gauge bare copper...
  7. Jimmymage

    What's this outlet for in my garage?

    Dear all, I am a new home owner and I recently found a bigger-than-usual outlet in my garage: My question is what is this outlet for? Thank you!
  8. Casperld

    Converting light switch to switch and outlet

    I am trying to replace a regular light switch with a switch/outlet combo but am a bit lost. There are 3 separate wires coming into the box and I'm not sure which is the light fixture or how to wire this. All 3 whites are tied together (do I pigtail off those 3 for the connection to new switch?)...
  9. S

    Move Outlet in Bathroom with Short Cable

    I am moving an outlet in my bathroom. The original outlet is where we would like to put a vanity mirror. These outlets are located above the vanity. The faucet is about 6 inches to the right of these photos. The cable comes from above and is not long enough to reach the new preferred outlet...
  10. N

    US - 3 way switch to light then to outlet that stays hot

    I have a 3 wire cable coming from a switch into a junction box and from there it needs to go to a light and another switch while also going out to an outlet that needs to be hot all the time. I know I'll need to have 3 way switches but I'm not sure how to go from the incoming 3 wire cable from...
  11. J

    Window AC outlet

    I'm a home owner, not an electrician. I have a window ac unit that draws 7.5amps. All I have in my garage is an outlet that's on a 20 amp breaker. Will 20 amp work or do I need to replace it with a 15amp Breaker?
  12. W

    Help with GFCI outlet?

    HI—having trouble with a GFCI outlet. Unsure if there's much more I can do before calling a pro, but wanted to ask. I have a GFCI outlet in the kitchen that recently tripped. When we went to reset it, we lost power to the hood fan and stove light to the right of the outlet. The "reset" button...
  13. A

    Old Drill Press electrical help for DIYer, replacing cord caused short in outlet

    Hello all! So as the title says and as the pictures will demonstrate, I have received a very old drill press. However, the cord was absolutely destroyed and needed to be replaced. I had no experience doing this, but followed along with YT videos and was able to replace all the wires, and added a...
  14. D

    Replacing outlet with new

    Hello, I am updating an old wall outlet with a new. Here is a link to the old and new outlet - see below. On the old outlet there are 2 neutral and 2 hot wire hookups. I assume this is one line and load coming in and one line and load going out since this is probably an outlet in a series of...
  15. B

    Will this degrade a GFCI outlet?

    I have a wall switch controlling regular outlet. If I replace the regular outlet with a GFCI outlet, will turning Off-and-On (power to the GFCI outlet via the wall switch) degrade the GFCI outlet over time?
  16. L

    Open Hot on exterior GFCI outlet

    I have a 15A external GFCI that tripped after a heavy rain. It's on a 4 GFCI circuit (3 interior GFCI outlets and 1 exterior GFCI outlet) and the exterior GFCI outlet is the last one on the circuit. I'm able to reset the other 3 interior GFCI outlets without any problem but the exterior GFCI...
  17. Bob Geldoff1234

    Help choosing charging outlet.

    I have just bought a Kia Xceed plug in hybrid.The battery charges at 3kw either using the 13amp plug or the Type 2(I think) cable. My question is the best outlet for charging the car? I am thinking of running a 6mm twin and earth directly back to the mains and fitting just a 13amp outdoor...
  18. V

    Convert switch controlled outlet to no switch?

    I have a bedroom wall outlet controlled by a standard switch. My end goal is to install a ceiling fan and use the existing switch to turn the fan on/off (power only, speed and light can be controlled with the fan's pull chains). The outlet box currently connected to the switch has 3 cables: two...
  19. i4Automation

    Industrial USB 5 volt outlet

    Hello all, I'm surprised how hard it is to find a USB outlet for industrial panels. I've found several small compact converters (I think aimed at vehicles) that give out the correct voltage and low cost but not DIN rail mounted. I was looking for a 24 VDC power supply with a USB (or 3) ports on...
  20. T

    How do i wire an outlet off of this switch?

    First post to this forum so bear with me. So i am hoping to put an outlet in a spare closet so I can plug in various items and have them out of the way... Ive watched a few videos and none of them have so many wires coming into the box.. This box has three and three black wires to the switch...
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