The installation of wire and/or electrical devices, to allow the transmission of electricity from one point to another.
1
vote
2answers
77 views
How do I wire this bathroom fan?
I am replacing a bathroom fan. The switch on the wall has three switches that were in use (one for the fan, one for the light, and one for the night light). I already took out the old fan and now ...
2
votes
1answer
70 views
Can I wire an extension into a Party line phone?
We have a 2 party line phone in a rural area in Canada. But we are the only party. Thus we get a cheaper rate and do not have to share. Win!
However, we have only the old pulse phone with ...
0
votes
1answer
216 views
Why am I getting 50V at a light when the switch is off?
I am trying to put in a switch and a light it controls in a storage building and this is how I wired it.
Click for larger view
When I checked the wiring it registered 120V when the switch was on, ...
0
votes
0answers
32 views
How do I change an overhead light fixture from one bulb to two bulbs?
The old overhead light had one bulb, and it's a 1974 house. I matched black wires to black wires for the two bulbs, and the white wires to the white wires. The light goes on but does not go off when ...
0
votes
1answer
213 views
How can I wire multiple recessed lights and multiple dimmers?
How do I wire recessed Zinc Alloy ceiling lights. There are eight lights and eight dimmers.
Can I run all wires and the feed into a junction box?
1
vote
1answer
39 views
How can I have a ceiling light and separate fan on the same switch?
I have two ceiling lights in the bedroom on the same switch. I replaced one with a fan with no light. Now I can not turn the fan on without the light coming on.
How can I remedy this?
4
votes
1answer
195 views
Is there any NEC code requirement for how far off the floor Category 5 wiring must be run?
I am currently running conduit for Cat5e cable in the home office I am finishing off. Are there any rules in the code for how far off the floor Category 5 wires in conduit must be run?
0
votes
1answer
201 views
Can I steal a neutral wire from another circuit?
I have some Z-wave light switches that I want to install; below is a link to the diagram for the light switches. Basically I can have all the wiring completed minus the neutral wire for the switch at ...
4
votes
0answers
107 views
Why is my Nest thermostat not working with A/C?
I installed Nest thermostat a few weeks ago, replacing an old Lux programmable thermostat (there was nothing wrong with it). I connected 4 wires (R,W,Y and G) to the Nest. But as soon as I'd ...
1
vote
1answer
35 views
How do I wire this thermostat?
Hello I have a Honeywell FocusPRO 5000 Non-Programmable 1 Heat/1 Cool Thermostat, Large Screen.
The wires it needs are:
Conventional Terminals:
Rc 24VAC power from cooling transformer
R ...
0
votes
1answer
130 views
How do you wire a light fixture with only black and white wires?
How do you wire a light fixture if from a light fixture that was already there and I have a white wire with smaller wires inside to use to install. The 2 wires are black, and one white wire. Why isn't ...
0
votes
2answers
74 views
Why won't my ceiling light turn off with the wall switch disconnected?
I want to install a ceiling light where previously only a box cover existed, no fixture. I connected the black wire to the black fixture wire, white to white, ground to ground. No other wires are ...
3
votes
2answers
99 views
How do I wire a GFCI receptacle using two black wires and two white wires?
I recently purchased an older home and wanted to install GFCI outlets in the kitchen. When I opened up the outlet, there were four wires (two black and two white) in addition to the ground. I ...
0
votes
1answer
48 views
How do I connect the common wire in a Carrier air handler?
I am trying to install a new wifi thermostat in my home and need to locate the common terminal for my air handler. I have a Carrier model FB4CNF030. It's a new construction home and I have the blue ...
1
vote
4answers
577 views
How do I wire a GFCI combination light switch when power enters at the light?
I have a Leviton 7299-NW GFCI/switch combo
The diagrams in a response to the question "How do I wire a GFCI/switch combo?" is helpful. But I want to see a diagram for a situation where the power ...
1
vote
1answer
73 views
Can I install junction boxes in a closet, and if so, what kind of box?
We are designing circuit runs for a ground floor of a house flooded by a hurricane and it is best to use a few junction boxes to run the circuit branches. One reason for the junction boxes is to keep ...
2
votes
2answers
238 views
Can I extend the ground/bus bar in a main service to accomodate subpanel equipment ground?
I am about to replace the main service breaker panel in my house. The old panel (a 200amp Siemens 40-circuit) had bus bars that extended the entire vertical length of the box. The new panel I would ...
0
votes
2answers
131 views
What's causing the popping noise from my speakers?
Several weeks ago, I moved into a new home. In office, I have my computer set up with a set of media speakers (older model of Logitech Z-550's). Every now and then the speakers will make a popping ...
7
votes
2answers
276 views
Will security system wiring cause interference in data cables?
Is it acceptable to run 22/4 security wire along side Cat6 and Coax cables, or is there any possibility for interference?
1
vote
1answer
67 views
How can I wire a GFCI receptacle and a combination switch/receptacle device?
We are trying to install an outside receptacle box. We have one GFCI receptacle and one switch/receptacle combo. We want the combo to be protected by the GFCI. We also want the switch to control the ...
0
votes
2answers
64 views
How do I wire up a saeco magic deluxe coffee grinder to be a standalone coffee grinder? [closed]
I would like to make a standalone coffee grinder by reusing the grinder in an old broken down Magic Deluxe Espresso machine. My electrical skills are pretty limited but I thought I'd find an ...
0
votes
1answer
120 views
Why is my Australian light fixture wired this way?
I just want to replace it with a new light fitting philips tcg701 but there's way too many wires and I don't know why it was done this way.
-3
votes
0answers
32 views
How do I wire two switches to a fan light fixture [closed]
How do I wire a bathroom vent light fixture with two switches
0
votes
0answers
161 views
How do I wire a bathroom exhaust fan/light to two switches?
I could use a diagram to wire the following: a bathroom exhaust fan with light on two separate switches. I also need a 3rd switch for a vanity light and a GFCI. My power comes from the attic (12/2 ...
2
votes
2answers
693 views
What wiring do I need for a fan/light/night-light fixture?
I am replacing a bath fan/light with a fan/light/night light combination fixture. I need a new wall switch with 3 controls. I currently have just a cable with hot, neutral and ground running through ...
2
votes
2answers
50 views
How can I replace a single bulb light with a fluorescent fixture?
I would like to replace a single light bulb light in the closet with a fluorescent fixture. The bulb is wired with two black hots to the light bulb fixture and the white neutrals are wired together. ...
7
votes
2answers
241 views
Do I need junction boxes where conduit containing data cables terminates?
I'm going to be running 1" blue PVC conduit from all my low voltage boxes to a structured wiring panel. My wiring panel will chase to the attic where necessary and I was wondering what the best ...
7
votes
1answer
254 views
How do I wire this motor with 240V?
I have 240 plug with a switch dedicated for Air compressor. I have compressor that supposedly can be wired for 240V
2 pictures show sticker and current wiring. How do I update wiring to make it 240V? ...
1
vote
2answers
120 views
How can I convert switched receptacles to half switched receptacles?
In my new house, I have two outlets which are both fully switch, and can be controlled by two different switches (three way of course). I would like to convert the outlets both to half switched, but ...
4
votes
2answers
129 views
How should I connect these two yellow wires?
I don't know what this cap is... is it ok to cut it off and splice the two yellow wires together as I have been with the previous splices.
0
votes
1answer
129 views
How can I get my thermostat C wire connected? [duplicate]
I have an older furnace, on the switch block I have Y,C.W,R and an unlabeled screw that connects to the shut off it looks like. I need to hook up a thermostat that needs the C wire. I have a spare ...
1
vote
2answers
188 views
How can one properly and tidily install this hardware for internet access?
This picture shows what my new home has for the wiring necessary for internet access. Some of the wiring here isn't necessary---in fact, most of it isn't, just the telephone wiring.
With an idea of ...
0
votes
3answers
704 views
Could a power outlet be ruining hair straighteners?
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this. We've gone through 3 hair straighteners in the past 2 months. 3 different models, 2 different brands.
The outlet is a normal outlet (No GFI) and ...
7
votes
8answers
4k views
When wiring outlets should I use pigtails or both sets of outlet screws?
I'm replacing the outlets in our house and pulled out one that had two black and two white cables. My first thought was that it was two circuits, one of them being switched, but then realized the tab ...
0
votes
0answers
64 views
How do I connect up a ceiling rose in a 2-way switch circuit?
I removed a ceiling rose and forgot to at least take an image or draw the wiring before replacing it.
It is part of a 2 way switch (the other switch is upstairs). However, the wiring colours are ...
0
votes
1answer
77 views
What is this circuit board and how to I replace it?
I have two under counter lights in my kitchen which stopped working at the same time. I assumed some kind of fuse needed changing, and on opening the little box connecting them to the mains I found ...
2
votes
1answer
85 views
How do I rewire an old light fixture?
I have an old pendant light fixture with a ceramic bulb socket that needs new wiring (the old cloth covered wires are falling apart). There is a copper colored screw and a silver colored screw in the ...
5
votes
1answer
134 views
What is “workmanlike manner”?
I have to ask this because I have been doing a ton of electrical work in my house. Will get inspected soon.
I am pretty neat - everything is stapled uniformly and ran at the same height- but I ...
7
votes
1answer
223 views
What are these clips on the wires in my junction box?
Are these clips just for protection? or are they connectors for something?
5
votes
4answers
1k views
Can different gauge wiring be used in the same circuit?
I am extending a lighting and outlet circuit in a basement. The current setup has the following characteristics
15 amp. circuit breaker (200 amp service)
4 existing lighting fixtures using CFL bulbs ...
2
votes
2answers
95 views
Can I run a single 12 guage wire outside of 12-2 to provide power to a fan?
I have regular 12-2 wire going to a bathroom fan. Tell me about code issues with just running an extra 12 gauge shielded wire up to the fan so I can do the fan and light separate. Any restrictions, ...
3
votes
1answer
952 views
How do I wire a receptacle and a light switch?
I saw one of your posts with diagrams and I figured that is exactly what I need. I have a GFCI outlet and light switch in the same box. There are 2 sets of wires coming from the wall(Blk, wht, ...
4
votes
1answer
69 views
Is it OK to have a GFCI downstream of a standard circuit?
I would like to extend a standard electrical circuit to the outside with a GFCI outlet. Can I install a GFCI downstream? This would be easier than running a new circuit back to the breaker panel.
4
votes
3answers
106 views
What material to use to close a too wide wire tunnel?
During the cold days I noticed a little draft coming from the light switch next to my house door. Removing the switch revealed that the tunnel for the cables was widened to fit the cables for the ...
7
votes
5answers
3k views
How can I get a shock from a circuit when the breaker is off?
While I was replacing an old outlet, I received a shock from something in the box. I think it was the metal box itself.
Before I started, I performed the following to ensure the power was out:
...
3
votes
2answers
153 views
Which is the bare wire in a 12-3 gauge cable?
What purpose does the bare wire in a 12-3 gauge cable serve?
4
votes
1answer
247 views
Can I install a light between two three-way switches?
is it possible to add a light to a three way switch circuit between the two three way switches (ie can i tie into the three wire connecting the two switches in anyway to make them work the new light ...
1
vote
0answers
96 views
Can I convert my front intermediate light (with only 1 wire) to a junction box with live, neutral and ground wires?
I want to change my entire front light housing because it is old and uses an intermediate-base light bulb. The new one I have purchased has black, white and copper wires. The old one only has a wire ...
2
votes
1answer
342 views
How do I wire a 3 gang switch in my new bath?
I am putting a basement bath in and I need help. I will be adding a new 20 amp circuit for the single pole outlet. Also, a 20 amp line for a 3 switch box. Switch #1 is for the vanity light, #2 is for ...
1
vote
1answer
213 views
How can I wire an HD antenna into my attic?
I have a 2 year old house 2 floors and then an attic that you have to use a pulldown to get into. The house has an ethernet cable (90% sure it is an ethernet cable) that is in the attic, I have a HD ...
