The installation of wire and/or electrical devices, to allow the transmission of electricity from one point to another.
1
vote
2answers
42 views
How do I wire up a saeco magic deluxe coffee grinder to be a standalone coffee grinder?
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
58 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
28 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
25 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
570 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
39 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
230 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 ...
0
votes
1answer
186 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, ...
7
votes
1answer
107 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
71 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 ...
0
votes
1answer
196 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?
4
votes
2answers
87 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.
4
votes
1answer
170 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
100 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
143 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
658 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
34 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
71 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
54 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 ...
4
votes
1answer
89 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
174 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
598 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
76 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, ...
0
votes
1answer
53 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 ...
1
vote
1answer
160 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 ...
3
votes
1answer
727 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
67 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
101 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:
...
2
votes
2answers
140 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
230 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
83 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
182 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
191 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 ...
1
vote
5answers
206 views
How to replace wire next to another wire?
Currently I have, courtesy of the last owner, 3 wires running to the "socket" behind my TV. It's a coax and 2 audio cables (image below), and they go to the fuse box/meter box in the hallway. . I'm ...
5
votes
1answer
236 views
What is a split bus panel, and how do I recognize it in the field?
I'm having trouble identifying a split bus panel. I design and install Solar systems, and lately (after Mr Wiley gave a few seminars to local inspectors) the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) ...
1
vote
1answer
277 views
What are the codes for electrical wiring in attics?
What is the typical code for wiring in attics? I understand these vary but what's best practice?
Can you just have electrical wires exposed with all the junctions, in junction boxes, provided all the ...
0
votes
1answer
73 views
What is code for installing a dishwasher
I will be replacing my dishwasher and I am curious what is the current code for the wiring of the dishwasher.
5
votes
2answers
873 views
How to determine the correct capacity for a sub-panel for a shop?
I plan to install a sub-panel for my woodworking shop, and would like to determine the total capacity that should supply that sub-panel. These are the main items that will likely be running in the ...
4
votes
1answer
469 views
How can I add 100 amp electrical service to a shop?
I am going to wire my shop and want ot run #2 copper to a 100amp breaker panel. I really do not have the space in the 200 amp panel in the house, my question - is there a way to pull this wire off the ...
2
votes
1answer
111 views
Can I use my old service panel as a sub-panel when I install a new one?
The main panel in my building is 100 feet from the where the feed wire comes in from the outside meter. Can I install a new 200 amp panel where the feed line comes in and use the existing wire to feed ...
4
votes
2answers
86 views
How should I ground two switches in a handy box that were previously ungrounded?
I am replacing two light switches in my bathroom. One controls the light above the sink and the other controls the fan in the ceiling. When I took the old switches out, I saw that the three neutrals ...
1
vote
2answers
75 views
Can CFL bulbs in a fixture with a dimmer switch damage old wiring?
Our wiring is not functioning now after using a CFL bulb in a dimmable light fixture. Is it possible that use of the CFL bulb could affect our old wiring? We may have to replace the wire leading to ...
0
votes
0answers
89 views
Why did my ceiling light fixture stop working after adding an outlet on the same circuit?
I recently added a receptacle for hanging my TV on the wall. To do it I fished a wire through the wall and attached wires to an existing receptacle that's at a lower level on the same wall.
This is ...
7
votes
3answers
315 views
Can I use two wire nuts instead of one to connect 6 wires inside a 3-gang box?
Is it considered acceptable practice to use two wirenuts in a situation where it is possible to use only one but may be easier to use two?
I have a three-gang box with six cables coming into it. The ...
2
votes
2answers
157 views
How should I tidy up loose speaker wires?
I have surround sound speakers with the speaker wires going up through the wall. The wire is fixed and doesn't slide in and out the wall.
Now it's time to tidy it up!
How much loose wire should I ...
1
vote
1answer
2k views
How do I wire two lights with a switch?
How do you wire two ceiling lights on one switch? I have installed the switch, and the two lights, but only one light is working. It is the light that the power source enters. My setup is like ...
1
vote
0answers
73 views
Where can I connect the ground wire when replacing my oven heating element?
My old heating element finally burned out and had to be replaced. That element is not made anymore, but an appliance store gave me the part # for a replacement that works for that oven. I took out ...
7
votes
3answers
263 views
How should I rewire this situation?
In my dinning room, I have this:
There is a wire run going up through the floor from the basement. It then goes outside the wall, around a stud (or studs, I'm can't tell there is more than one), back ...
