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Help me understand what happened and how the machine left works
So my Internet went out last night and came back on but at 6am it was out for good. The Internet company sent a tech to check on it and he came 3hours before he was supposed to so no one was home. He ...
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Safest electric cable to use in insulated walls and attics, fire prevention
Is there any standard out there in terms of ranking residential electrical cable options for fire safety, specifically in enclosed and/or insulated spaces?
I've read that old knob & tube is ...
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Is it safe to connect house wiring with duct tape?
I rent a house in LA that has been given the landlord special--after looking a the wiring to see if I would be able to install a pendant light, I was shocked to find a live wire wrapped with old, ...
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Is it safe to use the neutral wire as a ground
I have a black white and bare wire. When I check with a volt meter black to white (neutral) I get 92 volts. Then I check black to bare (ground) I get 122. I'm wiring in a fluorescent fixture. So the ...
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Lights pulsating rhythmically
I noticed lights on multiple circuits rhythmically dimming. Not all lights, but seemingly random lights. I had no major appliances running at all. I had one small appliance running in the kitchen (a ...
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What happens if you wire a four-prong dryer cord backwards?
What happens if you get the red and black wires of a four prong dryer cord backwards?
This question assumes:
we are talking about U.S. Residential wiring
the person doing the wiring gets the green ...
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Why is my entire townhome flickering? Circuit box is replaced. Whole house has copper wiring
My whole house flickers. It is a townhome. Here are some things to cross off the list:
I just replaced the circuit box which was old and faulty. It is brand new, not refurbished.
The house is wired ...
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Can junction box be placed on insulation above ceiling drywall?
I am thinking of installing these lights on my ceiling. Each light comes with its own junction box that you just leave inside the ceiling. My ceiling, however, has insulation right above it. Is it ...
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Is my garage safe with a 30amp breaker and some odd wiring
I recently bought a house and have found several things wrong and I'm trying to prioritize which to fix first. I have some very limited electrical knowledge but not enough to know if this needs to be ...
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My room lights' brightness pulses when I turn on my toaster oven
I have a house with old 2-prong wiring in most of my bedrooms.
My toaster oven is plugged in on the kitchen countertop. Whenever I turn it on, the brightness of the lights in 3 (out of 4) of my ...
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Stud hole for Romex electrical wire filled with Green-glue acoustic sealant - Cause of concern?
I am helping my brother with his unfinished basement when I realized he made a mistake. I told him to use a fire stopping sealant in certain stud holes where Romex wire was being fed through.
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Could stove element be powered through fan switch?
I have a Jenn Air C221 modular cooktop (circa 1983). EDIT: here is the wiring diagram:
By design, the downdraft fan turns on whenever a grill element is installed and turned on. This is done using an ...
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Is it unsafe to hide a power strip in a cardboard box?
In a attempt to find a solution to the multiple cables running wild in my room, I thought of hiding them into a box, but I am concerned about a possible fire hazard.
The power strip has five sockets,...
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Is this fluorescent light fixture a major electrical problem / fire hazard?
(I am a new homeowner.)
I went to replace a some fluorescent tubes that looked like they burned out, but after disassembling it a little to get the tubes out, I saw something a little alarming:
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Is it safe to have a POE switch in an attic?
I have a walk in attic. Through a room upstairs, there is a door that opens and you can step out into the attic. There is a power outlet in the attic on the wall (on a stud) near that door. What I'...
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Can a recessed IC-rated housing be in contact with nonmetallic sheathed cable?
I have recently installed 8 of these 5 inch insulation contact rated remodler housings in my kitchen. Two of the holes I made were close to an existing nonmetallic sheathed cable (NM) running through ...
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