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17 questions linked to/from Why not use a plastic receptacle box for an outdoor outlet?
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Center of a wire nut holding neutral wires is burned, but it doesn't seem loose
The outlets in my garage are on a circuit breaker with AFCI protection. The outlet closest to the circuit breaker is a GFCI outlet, and the rest of the outlets are just normal outlets. When the GFCI ...
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Dimmer switches without connected ground wires
I've recently replaced all my incandescents with LEDs and found that the dimmer switches were of a type that... disagreed with the dimmable LEDs. While I was replacing the switches I noticed that 2/3 ...
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What is the proper way to flush-mount an outdoor electrical outlet?
There are many outdoor electrical outlet boxes such that the entire box is mounted to the surface and then a wire comes in from the back.
... but what is the proper way to mount a box behind an ...
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Can I side-mount metal box with holes in the back?
I would like to side-mount this double gang box as shown to install two switches. My concern is that the 1/4” holes in the back of the box will be a code violation. I have looked at other 2 gang ...
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Okay to remount this metal box from a metal wiring cabinet directly to the stud?
I have some network equipment inside of a Suttle wiring cabinet. There is a punch out for an electrical outlet and it was like this when I moved in to the house. This might be convenient if you just ...
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No ground wire doorbell transformer
Recently got a new video doorbell and noticed that it was flaky, especially at night when the IR was active. Tech support suggested my 16v 10va transformer could be the reason and suggested a 24v/40va ...
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Which small (1-gang) surface mount box is code compliant with NEMA 14-30R receptacle?
I would like to install this NEMA 14-30R in a surface mount single gang box for my dryer.
Can I put it into this box?
The box has 19 cu-in.
I am not proficient with fill calculations but 3x10AWG + ...
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Pigtail two hot wires from different locations at single pole switch?
I replaced a ceiling fan with a ceiling fan/light combo in a bedroom. Previously the fan did not have a switch to control it. Power goes directly to the fan and was controlled by a pull cord. I ran ...
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How do I wire a timer for a fan to a GFCI receptacle?
I have a 20A GFCI outlet that I want to wire a timer to that will control a ceiling exhaust fan. However the timer I have requires connection to a 3 wire (B,W,R-G) box, but the GFCI outlet is only ...
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Can I splice an existing wire in a wall where I want to put an outlet?
I'm looking to add a new receptacle for a TV. The nearest existing outlet is a new work metallic box nailed to the stud with barely room in the knockouts for a new piece of wire to go to new ...
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Fan timer switch only works when adjacent light switch is off
I have a bathroom ceiling fan with a light. The fan is controlled by a mechanical dial timer switch and the light is controlled by an on-off switch in the same wall box. The mechanical dial has been ...
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Is conduit required for a new exterior outlet?
(In Pittsburgh, PA).
I am installing a new exterior outlet on a brick wall (surface mount). I've drilled through the brick veneer and CMU, but now I am wondering - is conduit required here? All the ...
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How to join heavier copper wires in J box?
I'm running three 8awg THHN thru 1/2" sch-40 to garage, attaching same to existing 10awg NM-B at a J-box TBD in basement ceiling. I may change 10 to 6awg in future. So my questions are ..
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How to deal with twisted switch box
I took the cover off a 2-gang light switch box (for painting purposes) and found that the switch on the right wasn't screwed to the box. I figured it would be a simple matter to screw it in, but it ...
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2 motion sensors on railing with LED
I have a rather complicated situation with the LEDs I'm trying to install.
There will be a railing on top of the posts and I’m want to attach the LEDs to the bottom of the railing. Here’s were it gets ...
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