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Replace recessed light with flush mounted light
I'm somewhat new to electrical stuff but have dabbled a bit. I have experience changing outlets, light switches, and existing light fixtures.
I'm trying to change some recessed lights with some flush ...
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Why won't my LED lights on a motion switch turn off completely?
My new motion control switch is acting oddly. I originally had an incandescent dimmer switch running two Incandescent candelabra lights over a mirror in a bathroom. One of these lights burned out, and ...
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Where should I connect ground in my new service panel?
I am DIYing my house from the ground up and have reached the point of electrical. I am in beautiful rural Michigan.
I mounted my 200amp meter socket. I have also mounted the 200amp disconnect. I also ...
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Light switch voltage tester confusion
I have been puzzled by a light switch issue in my house- 1920s home with non grounded electrical throughout most of it. A few weeks ago I had an AFCI breaker start tripping seemingly without reason, ...
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Why did the lamp on a switched outlet go dim?
I have an outlet controlled by a light switch. I plug in my lamp in that outlet. A few days ago, when I turn that outlet on with my lamp plugged into, the lamp goes dim for some reason. The lamp works ...
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Attaching Ceiling light [closed]
My ceiling light has white and black wires. My junction box however doesn’t have a black wire. It has white, blue, green, red, yellow. From what i understand white to white. But black from my light ...
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Sizing string light support poles so they don't bend
Looking guidance on how to size out string light post so the pole doesn't bend/sag from light tension during a 24ft mid span, but with tension from the both sides of the wire within 45deg of each ...
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Replaced dimmer with regular light switch and now the other light switch does not work
I have a set of overhead lights that were wired to both a dimmer and standard flip style switch. I needed to remove the dimmer and put a standard flip switch in its place. On the dimmer I removed, ...
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How do I relocate and possible extend the cabling for a ceiling light without having access to attic?
In the below picture the black spot in the wall (14' side) is a switch that controls the light (a small chandelier) that hangs of the ceiling off the center of the room (the ex owner had a dinner ...
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How to open this flush mounted light fixture
There are two small screws on each side. I removed them but the fixture seems very mounted. I stuck a wide chisel in between the frame and ceiling and was able to slightly wiggle it. I feel like ...
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How can I verify compatibility of a T8 replacement tube?
I've got an issue with a fluorescent fitting. There are 2 bulbs. However, one darkened at the end so has burnt out. I am trying to source a replacement but it seems like the manufacturer of this bulb ...
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How can I properly ground my service disconnect panel?
I am not sure my house is properly grounded.
The meter outside connects to a single breaker panel with a 150 amp breaker (I will call this the service panel). This service panel is not connected to ...
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Grounding a Chandelier Properly
The ceiling box has a ground copper wire coming from above the ceiling wrapped around a green screw and then extending downwards. The mounting bracket also has a green grounding screw. The chandeliers ...
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Does Sub panel need ground rod?
Have a Outside Main Box that's Full. Want to add Outside Sub-Panel right next to it 12 inches to the right. I know the Sub-Panel uses separate Neutral Bar and Ground Bar. But, Does the Sub-Panel need ...
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Copper grounding to water line
when grounding residential home with 4 gauge copper wire to main water pipe, does wire need to touch panel also? I already have panel grounded with 6 gauge copper wire touching same water pipe.
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Help with light fitting
Hi, looking for help with which wires from old fitting to connect to L and N for new fitting
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How should my new fan/light switch be connected?
I am trying to replace a panel for fan and light control. I thought it would be as easy as matching the same colored wires but don't really know what I am doing. I am also unsure where to connect the ...
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How should I ground three switches in a box with one ground wire?
There are 3 switches in a junction box. Only one switch has a ground wire.
Can I extend the current ground wire to the other two switches? Can I do this by connecting all 3 ground terminals together ...
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Why are my LED bulbs flickering? [duplicate]
We’re experiencing random flickering of the lights in our household. All the fixtures contain the same LED bulbs. Is it possible that as these wear out and start to flicker that this could feed back ...
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Do I need a GFCI sticker when grounded by box
I have replaced a 3-prong bathroom outlet with GFCI. The metal box does not have any ground wire in it, so I just connected the hot and neutral wires. I was expecting the outlet tester to indicate the ...
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Replacing light/vent/heat combo with light/vent combo in bathroom wiring is weird
We’ve unhooked the heater portion of the fixture at the fixture. We now need to convert the switch from three down to two. The wiring is from the 80’s and strange. Any help appreciated. Will attach ...
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Two wire single pole light switch has 120 v on both wires all the time
I have a single single gang light switch, (three in a 15 year old house) wired with a red wire on top and black wire on the bottom and a ground to ground. Both Red and Black wires are always live even ...
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Gu10 LED and TP8514
I have this lightbulb fit correctly in the socket 8514 LED 9W:
https://www.tp24.com/8514-led-10w-frosted-gls-l1-cap.html
[TP8514
I would like to replace it with its 4000K equivalent. I brought the ...
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Lamp Socket replacement on Outdoor Chandelier
What’s the best way to remove or replace a stuck lamp socket attached to a threaded tube?
Details & Pics: https://imgur.com/a/lSewhLV
The socket won’t budge—I’ve tried WD-40 and clamping with ...
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Why does my light switch in attic flicker inconsistently?
I moved in to new apartment and noticed that the light switch in attic flickers when it is off. I read that it is common in order to find the switch in the dark, but it flickers inconsistently. In ...
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Where does the ground go or use a different fixture thoughts? [closed]
I’m replacing track lighting in my garage there are two, one track at both ends of the garage and they run on the same switch.
When I took it all down it’s in a plastic housing and had one hot one ...
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Does this picture indicate why my light switch doesn't work?
Possible crazy question:This is a light switch in my home and it rarely works. For 5-10 years now I have to jiggle the switch to get the light to turn on but there's never an issue when I flick the ...
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When I turn the ceiling fan and light I can off light with chain switch
we moved to a new house. In the master room, we have a ceiling fan with light. When we turn on the key, both start to work. With the switch chain, we can turn off the light. we want to reverse it: ...
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How to handle grounding of a hybrid inverter/grid system?
I am researching integrating a solar system into a house, in the USA.
Design goals:
The solar system and the grid need to be able to power the house simultaneously.
Ideally, I would like to have ...
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Is it ok to use a wood screw with a washer when installing outside lamp into metal mounting bracket but also screws into the wall
I had 2 hard grounding wires coming out of the wall and had a thin wire from the outside light I was installing. The grounding screw was just too short so I found a screw that along with a washer ...
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house water pipe is energized
this is a mobile home, the owner tried to shut off the main water and got a shock when he touched to valve, I found, with the main house breaker off and the electric meter pulled, I had 35 volts A/C ...
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How should I connect my ceiling light fixture wires?
I live in Europe and just moved into an old house. I am trying to install a ceiling lamp. The lamp has one blue and one black wire. The ceiling has 3 wires; two are black and one is green/yellow.
The ...
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Light switch (in a series of three) shuts off power to the entire bedroom
My problem is there is a light switch in the master bedroom that cuts power to the entire room (fans, outlets, lights, closets, etc) when turned off. I need to figure out how to fix that.
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Will my panel inside be considered a subpanel, and now be un bonded
I have installed a 200 amp distribution panel w/socket head. Will this be considered my main panel, and my panel inside now becomes my subpanel?
Should my subpanel be unbonded, and 2 lines, 1 neutral, ...
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Upgrading to smart 3-way switch with existing non-grounded switch
I have been upgrading my dumb switches with some new matter based smart ones. My home was built in 1997, so there are ground bundles in the boxes, but the existing switches do not have a ground ...
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What purpose is the GND screw serving in this vanity lighting setup?
Trying to install a bathroom vanity light. Here's the wiring coming out of the wall:
So 3 wires:
White
Black
Bare copper
Plus a green GND screw
This wiring was set up by our electrician before we ...
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Need help understanding wires behind 3,4? way light switch
hoping I can get some clarity on the following set of switches, as I have little electrical experience. I am looking to replace this set up with a Lutron smart switch with a pico remote to serve as a ...
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Light not working but voltage test shows hot
I know similar question had been asked before, I haven't seen a satisfying answer to the problem. I have two outside scounces on the same switch. One of them just went dead. I used the non contact ...
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Bare copper conductor for grounding a sub panel
Several years ago, my father converted a 240V sub panel to 120V by re-purposing one of the 3 available conductors for the ground wire and using the other 2 conductors for the hot and neutral.
Now he ...
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Will running bare wire to this part of the box properly ground my receptacle?
I had an outlet with wiring that did not touch the box itself. Here's what it looks like now.
Here is the spot I hope is designed for a ground screw:
Here is how I want to wire it. Would this work ...
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Why do we ground receptacles to their metal boxes?
I believe you need to ground receptacle boxes. What benefit is offered in doing so vs. running bare ground wire from the romex straight to the receptacle?
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Question on installing NEMA 14-50 for EV charging
I have a question with regard to installing a NEMA 14-50 for EV charging. I know these outlets are not fantastic for this purpose, but I’m looking to install one just temporarily to be replaced by a ...
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Is this screw inside a 2-prong receptacle a possible ground?
My house was built in the 1920s and I don't know how old this wall box is. Is there any hope that the bottom screw is a ground? If not, what are the metal circles for?
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3 sets of wires coming from ceiling that I need to connect 2 wire light fixture to
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Safely grounding RV site which has no ground conductor to house main panel?
Gordian Knot here-
200A Square-D meterbase has ground rod with #4 bare copper + 2/0-2/0-1 URD -> 1974 mobile home 200A Square-D Homeline main panel.
2/2/4 URD ON 100A 2 pole breaker in this box ...
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What wrong with how I've wired this double switch
I went to replace a double light switch in my mom's dining room for a ceiling fan with a light kit (house built circa 1970). The top switch was for the light, the bottom switch was for the ceiling fan....
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Dimmer Switch Needs me to move and keeps shutting off when I'm sitting in my office - how to get it to stay on [closed]
I have a dimmer switch on my light switch at work that dims every 3 mins if I don't move in the room. I have to wave my arms to get it to re-activate and come on. To further complicate it, I set my ...
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Propane tank too close to ground rod?
My propane tank for my home was leaning at a really bad angle after it was set in place. It wasnt too bad at first, but it got worse. I waited until it was empty to move it so I could regrade the ...
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Do you separate grounds and neutrals main box?
do you need to separate the grounds and neutrals in main box when adding a subpanel? what about just ground subpanel in same wall as main box with ground from main not from outside rod?
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What do I do with the ground wire when I replace a two prong cord with a three prong one?
My father in law gave me an old corded Dewalt orbital sander. It's rated at 120 volts and says it draws 2 amps. The attached power cord is a two prong (hot and neutral), and it's terrible. FIL says ...
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