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I current have plastic wall boxes. I need to connect to a MC conduit, which connects to an metal handy box with an receptacle. (NM to receptacle is not appropriate in this case). I also have another ...

I’m considering purchasing a custom made item for an infant that’s been painted with Rust-Oleum. Considering children like to put things in their mouth, could this paint be hazardous? I’ve read about ...

Hello i installed anew gfci outlet in the green light is not coming on. why is that do i have it wired wrong? I have tried rewiring it different ways nothing working can someone help me please.

I have some small porcelain tiles, hexagonal, each approximately the same size as a tennis ball. The tiles have already been hung on the wall, cement board using a tile glue. I am installing a wall ...

I'm having a hard time find a bar longer than the 20 inch bar that my Husqvarna 445e came with. Is there a 24 to 30 inch that will fit it? Any that would with minor modifications? I need the extra ...

I have an old work box occupied by 6 ethernet keystones and the corresponding wall plate. I want to use a branching raceway to hide the ethernet patch cables coming out of the wall. But without other ...

This only occurs on very cold days after dish washer/washing machine/shower use? Any ideas of what could cause this? During warm weather no smell.

How should I connect AprilAir 600M humidifier with Goodman AMV9/ACV9_XA furnace, so it turns on the call for heat only? I do understand that it is possible that if some portion of the fan fails and ...

UK based. Looking to have a Vent-Axia ACM100T in-line extractor fan installed in our loft/attic but am confused at the necessity to have a fused DPST/isolator for the non-switched version but the ...

I am replacing the light switch in my old home (1981). I can see that all grounds are at the back bundled together. Do I still have to legally connect the ground to the light switches' ground screw? ...

I have a house in Seattle WA with a hot tub that was wired when I bought the house. Some of the wiring is in grey rigid conduit (PVC?) attached to the garage ceiling. I want to reroute these through ...

my motion sensor lights keep coming back on after set time. timer is set to 1 minute on after activation. it turns off after the minute but comes back on after 3 seconds. All night long! please help!...

I have a 100 amp service run from my main 200 amp service at house run to pool building. I want to run electric from pool building underground to a detached garage. I'm wondering what size wire to run ...

There is a short in the wiring on my trailer that keeps blowing fuses, so that tells me it's grounding somewhere. What are some ways I could troubleshoot to find where it's grounding at? I definitely ...

Anyone seen “Springs” like this in a sofa before? Our sofa was sagging, so we took a look. We have reupholstered before and are not new to do it yourself. What are these called? I can’t believe this ...

Our home is on a slab foundation, our furnace and hot water tank are in a closet. Currently we have vented steel bi-folding doors, I'm looking to replace the doors. Do they need to be steel and vented?...

The grout where the walls and floor meet in our tile shower was deteriorating. My project for the week is removing it and sealing the shower, then replacing with silicone caulk. One big concern I ...

I have an outside motion sensing light which uses a nitewatch MW-12 motion detector. There is an existing Intermatic Inc. SS7 switch on the inside of the house which is very convoluted to program (...

I have a Thermostar Furnace that works great for Heating our home. We do not have AC and do not want that. But, we do want to be able to just run the fan without heat. The W and RH wires were ...

I bought one of these Ultimate Pipe Flashings vent boot flashing units which come with these nail slots to secure the unit. Part of their instructions is to only fasten with nails within the slots ...

I pulled out the pendant light bulb that was hanging at the center of this metal framed Turkish style lamp. The light bulb touched the metal frame and there was a sudden explosive sound, burning smell ...

In my LG refrigerator the dispenser water tube is broken. I need to know how to replace it, please. I know the tube part #, but I don't know to make the repair.

Existing appliances (https://i.stack.imgur.com/gvKvm.jpg) I bought a home this year and it was built in 1978. There was no disclosure statement for the house so I have no knowledge of its history or ...

Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but I thought someone here might be able to provide an opinion. Looking at a home and underneath the ridge beam I've noticed a slightly jagged horizontal crack a ...

is the start relay supposed to rattle at all? my old one rattled noticeably, so based on what I read decided to buy another one thinking that part was broken. i decided to buy a certified used one ...

One of my recessed light fixtures wouldn't turn on it. Got a new fixture. New fixture doesn't turn on. Voltage detector beeps on lead going to the fixture and neutral coming out. Thought that maybe ...

I have to run 4" drain pipe for the washer that is on the second floor, but, the building being old and all, I wouldn't want to rip the floors, instead, I was thinking of running the drain on the ...

I installed these bases about 3 months ago, but as you can see from the pictures, the screws and washers already have rust spots. A few of the bases have rust spots also. What can I do to reduce rust?...

How deep does a deck post footing need to be if it’s directly behind a retaining wall?

I want to add some lights in my basement. currently there is two lights with 12gauge wire on 20 amp breaker. Can I add lights using 14 garage to the chain of existing lights?

I am not expertise as an Electrician here but I wanted to ask anyone here why do I have two switches here and what does that mean ? Can anyone point me a good website that can I read about it ? I ...

Is there a durable metallic paint available that I could use to make this door handle look better? Or would I be better off buying a new one?

I purchased a home and I have to lights. 1 outdoor light in my shanty and 2 inside lights in my laundry room. Now Both of these rooms have outlets that go off when the breaker trips. Keep in mind ...

Situation is a sticky one for sure. My father did renovation downstairs all on his own because he is a big money saver. He decided that it would be a great idea to completely remove all the old 12x12 ...

I want to switch this out for a regular rocker switch as the back of the other dimmer (this is on a 3 way circuit) says to only use one dimmer. There is one black, white and yellow wire inside the ...

So I installed hardwood flooring in my dining room about 10 years ago and in the last week, it buckled on one side of the room (about 4 inches high!). When I pulled the flooring up to cut down the ...

We recently had the roof replaced. The roofers discarded the old satellite dish portion left from the previous owners but the cable to the dish was left dangling from the roof with some kind of heavy ...

We have a wood house and I noticed some water damage on one of the logs. I began repairing and wasn't very concerned because of the steel beam that sits on top of it. The steel beam should be ...

Trying to wire new cooktop. There are 4 wires coming from the house - red. black, white and bare copper. From the new cooktop, there are 3 wires - red, black and green. What hooks up to what? ...

I have a ceiling light in my kitchen, which is nice to make the room well-lit but not convenient for actually doing kitchen work (the light is in the middle of the room, so when I stand near a working ...

What are the allowable options for wiring a kitchen range hood? I had my rough-in inspection this week and was intending to have the range hood plug into receptacle behind it. This recep would have ...

I'm in the process of building a new house with basement. The deep end and approximately 3/4 around of the basement wall is approximately 8 ft. deep. do I need a French drain this deep basically at ...

My Kenmore series 80 fills with water but does not agitate during the wash cycle. The motor makes no sound. The agitator does not appear to be loose. The machine will spin during the rinse cycle but ...

https://imgur.com/a/vXITXuk This question has come up in various similar ways, here and elsewhere. I don't think I've missed the answer for this case in those scenarios. What I did find was that the ...

I was trying to replace a fan/light in my living room with a new led light, and have found that the living room branch circuit (lights and outlets) is actually fed by a Multi Wire Branch Circuit (14-3)...

I have a 15 yr old Kenmore fridge/freezer. the ice maker wont STOP making ice. the lever is up in the Stop position, but doesn't seem to do anything. I don't really need that much Ice and I can ...

I replaced a barn that had buried 50 amp service from the main house electrical. Before the old building was demoed, I removed the breaker box. I know it needs to be regrounded, as the old building ...

I have two bedside swag lamps, one on each side of the bed. Each one has a plug that goes into the wall. They each have a pull chain for use in turning them on. I would like it if, when I pull the ...

(Still learning) Just noticed that our electrician had used 8-gauge wire for a 240v 20amp circuit. Why would he do this? Couldn't he have just used 12 gauge? Is there a method to the madness?

Everything in the house is acting up. The fridge has melted ice, the radio is acting strange, etc. I multimetered the panel box and each breaker is either 90 V or 140 V alternately. I have a plan to ...