Questions tagged [cables]
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Power & Cables to outside workshop
(I am in the UK so UK Regulations apply)
I want to run mains power from my (new) house to an outside workshop, a cable length of about 50m. The workshop will have its own separate consumer. I also ...
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Do I have enough room to thread 4/3 cable with ground through my basement?
I'm planning a partial basement renovation, including installing a subpanel to supply 70A, requiring 4 AWG copper wire. I'd like to avoid installing conduit, so I hope to use 3-strand + ground Romex.
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Wire guage needed for adding a 100 amp breaker box in garage
I'm running a wire buried wire from my indoor breaker box to an indoor breaker box in my detached garage. I have a 200 amp main breaker box but in the garage I am using a 100 amp breaker box.
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What height to attach SWA cable to brickwork
I am about to fit SWA (Steel Wire Armoured) cable to the outside of my house to supply power for a garden office. The cable is mostly underground but will run along the back wall of my house for a few ...
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Can I fish Romex cable through concealed part of basement ceiling in Canada?
I am running two 2-wire and one 3-wire Romex cables from the panel in the basement to another part of the basement. For most of the run I have access to the ceiling joists, but I need to cross a 2.5 ...
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Insulating a pre-existing suspended bathroom ceiling
The previous owner of my house has redone the bathrooms and toilets pretty well, with nicely finished suspended ceilings and downlights.
What he didn’t take care of properly was insulation. The space ...
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How to reroute 5 cables from street pole into attic?
I currently have 5 cables coming from a pole across the street. They have them attached to the eave of the house and that don't seem correct and the eave is tilting away from the house. One of the ...
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Garage door spring/cable drum conundrum
Recently my garage door failed -- one side was not winding up completely, causing the door to slant and driving the other side into the track at the bottom.
There are two springs, and 7-8 years ago ...
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Correct sealant for polyethylene (PE) cable and sandstone brick (external ethernet run)
What is the correct sealant to use to make a seal between a polyethylene-sheathed ethernet cable and a sandstone brick will for exterior applications?
I will drill a 10mm hole between the inside and ...
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Single bulb pendant to 4 bulb pendant
I am replacing a basic single bulb pendant light with a 4 bulb fitting. There are 4 white cables coming from the new light fitting. Do i bundle them together?
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Running Romex Along Shed Ceiling
We have been working on running electric to our outdoor shed recently, and are wondering what is the preferred way of attaching the romex along the vaulted/pitched ceiling for the lights.
The light ...
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Cable trunking terminology
I have a few cables running between my desk to a nearby tv screen and an electric outlet. I was thinking about tucking them in a pvc raceway stuck to the wall.
For a more tidy solution, I'm looking ...
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Valid number of Cat 6 + Coax cables for pipe conduit?
Here's some old wiring done in my absence as my parents could only monitor so much.
Hate the use of Skinnier version on Flexi Pipe that won't allow any movement or pull once initial install is done. ...
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Rails for fence?
We're working on installing a fence in our roof. I want it to have a minimalist look (something like this without the top rail), so that it doesn't interfere with the view.
We've already installed ...
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DIY cable railing corner post configuration?
Using Steeltek pipe fittings to create a corner railing over a half lower level. My plan was to have the uprights and top & bottom rails made from the galvanized pipe & fittings and use cable ...
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