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May 14 |
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How to rescue exterior door paint job? Oh, I understand you don't need to take off multiple layers. I'm just saying that this will do the trick. To be honest, this didn't really take all that much time and I think you'll be happier with the results if you just take off the paint. I would also look at the manual for the door and see if it wants to be primed first. |
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Apr 17 |
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Can I convert my front intermediate light (with only 1 wire) to a junction box with live, neutral and ground wires? I'm not sure i understand. There is probably 1 wire leaving the fixture and 1 wire leaving it. These would be black and white, but on old old wiring the insulation may have discolored. |
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Apr 16 |
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Do 240V receptacle use the same connectors as 120V receptacles for the same amperage? Also, if you're asking if there exists a plug/receptacle that could be either 120 or 240, depending on the whim of the installer, the answer is no, any particular plug is either standardized at 120 or 240. |
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Apr 10 |
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What alternate ways are there to get into a garage when you don't have the opener? I can't believe there is a garage with no windows and doors- what would you do during a power outage? |
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Apr 3 |
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Can I use two wire nuts instead of one to connect 6 wires inside a 3-gang box? @cowguy All things being equal (which of course, they never are), I'd use the one large one instead of 2 smaller ones. But that's my opinion, and it holds as much weight as you want it to. |
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Mar 22 |
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How can I wire this dimmer switch? Where in the world are you located & I only see one diagram there, no page 6... |
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Mar 20 |
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Should a concrete slab slope toward my house? Again, at a very high level, you do not want water in certain places, inside a house is one of them. Without any more details, no, I'd say this is not ok, but again, we're not there to examine the details. |
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Mar 14 |
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Can I obtain grounding from a different outlet? It may be a lot easier to simply ground the other two outlets - open up the outlet box and see if there is a ground wire present. I know you said you're renting, but if you feel that concerned about it, you can undo it when you're done. |
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Mar 9 |
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Are non-GFCI outlets that are downstream of a GFCI outlet ground fault protected if they are fed from the GFCI outlet's load side? Yes it is perfectly fine, only certain areas need gfci, and if the usage numbers for that circuit allow it, it could go other places in the house e.g., bathroom gfci to hall outlet, hall outlet doesn't need to be gfci protected. |
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Feb 22 |
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Why is it OK to use a 50 A receptacle on a 40 A circuit? @HenryJackson My feeling is that there is no 40A plug/receptacle standard, and the idea is that all else being equal, the 40A breaker would trip if a device tried to draw 45A of current through this receptacle, then all things being equal, it was considered "ok". Just a guess, though |
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Feb 20 |
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How can I tell if the sagging in my plaster ceiling is getting worse? It's an answer..... didn't say it was a particularly great answer... But it might work out for someone! |
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Feb 4 |
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How can I install a new bathroom GFCI receptacle? Are you trying to add an additional outlet in the bathroom, wired from an existing outlet, and making this additional outlet in the bathroom GFCI? Is the existing outlet also in the bathroom? It might make sense to replace the existing outlet in the bathroom with a GFCI outlet, and then protect the new outlet using the LOAD terminals on the GFCI. Short version: where is the existing outlet and what do you want to protect? |
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Jan 26 |
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How do I run a dock circuit and what size breaker will be needed? It doesn't sound like you need 220, 110V should be fine for your purposes as you've described them. |
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Jan 23 |
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What kinds of dimmers do I need? If the main dimmer is at half, and the 'sub-dimmer' for branch #1 is full, what power do you want the lights on branch #1 at? |
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Jan 18 |
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Why do I only have 30V going to my light fixture The first thing I would do is take your multimeter and go to another fixture and make sure you see 120VAC on it - just to make sure the meter works correctly (assuming you are in a 120VAC country) |
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Jan 7 |
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Options for adding “C” wire to thermostat @user9956 yes, all of the wires really don't do anything except where you have them plugged into. If you choose to completely rearrange them to suit your purpose, that's fine. |
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Dec 7 |
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Can I add a standard receptacle on a GFCI circuit Those receptacles sound like a good idea, but they tend to be very deep - if your outlet boxes are small, it may be hard to get everything in there. |
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Nov 21 |
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What is the best way to install insulation batts in an attic? The house is zone 4 from energystar.gov/… . I don't know about a vapor barrier at all, but in the parts I can see through (around the lights) it just seems like some loose fill. |
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Nov 15 |
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How can I power a projector outside away from any power sources? Half of this question might be how long do you intend this setup to operate for? 2 hours for a movie, or 10 hours overnight? This will get you different answers. |
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Nov 5 |
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How to add another network cable? I just wanted to say that the umbrella standards organization for power line networking is called HPNA, and a lot of the gear is sold using that name. |
