Questions tagged [receptacle]
A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug.
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Electrical home circuit breaker
Ok so here is my question. I have a old house with knob and tube wiring and today my breaker keeps tripping. I have a couple of 240v outlets (dryer and range) that are on different breakers. I get ...
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Dedicated 240v 30A Circuit Switched for A/C and NEMA 14-30
I have a dedicated 240 volt circuit that's hard wired into my air conditioning unit. The circuit has a 30 amp breaker at the main box and another 30 amp breaker on the wall next to my air conditioner....
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Loss of power when I remove item from the outlet
I have this unusual electrical issue in our master bedroom. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
We have this $3 LED night light in our bedroom and when we take it out, the power/...
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3 wire outlet.i know white goes with silver and black with copper. Does the order they go matter?
There's six wires plus a ground. Wich one goes where?1234?🤷♂️
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Can I add an additional outlet using an existing outlet that has no ground wire?
I am looking to add new receptacles (15A) behind my TV by running a 12/2 romex (20A circuit/breaker) from a nearby existing receptacles (15A). The problem is, the existing receptacle has no ground ...
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Can I connect an LED light fixture to a 240 volt oulet?
My question: I'm replacing a metal halide fixture with a LED fixture. The outlet is single phase 240V (split with no neutral). Is it ok to connect the LED fixture to this outlet? I'm asking because ...
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Exterior outlet not working
I have had a problem with 3 rooms and a bathroom all on one breaker. I originally thought I would need to split the circuit, but then decided to check the breaker first in case there were 2 wires ...
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Can I cover receptacles with solid metal cover without removing receptacle?
I have a few outlets that I don't want to be used by my kids. They are teens and the baby proof solutions will not work. I really don't want them to use it, not by accident, not because they forgot, ...
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Does a ground wire to a receptacle box improve safety if appliance only has 2 prongs?
If an outlet will only ever have 2 prong devices plugged in is there any safety purpose to have a ground wire added.
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2 GFCI or not 2 GFCI
With modern Bidet Seats are becoming more common, especially models that offer an electrical plug-in option to heat and dispense water, does the Bidet Seats need to be plugged to a GFCI electrical ...
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Do lights in a circuit have to be grounded for the whole circuit to be grounded?
I have a circuit in my old house (built 1918), it’s gone through many remodels during its lifespan and multiple owners.
This one circuit has no grounded outlets, so I had a look behind the outlet to ...
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I need a 'female' 120V AC Plug / socket for a wall plate?
I cannot find what I am looking for anywhere, I don't even know what to search.
Something that would be the child of these two, if they had one.
I realize you can buy a kit that includes this piece, ...
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Can I use 220 V outlets on a 15 ampere breaker and wire it up as 110 V?
I purchased a 220 V outlet and didn't realize it. My circuit is 15 amperes. I wanted to hook up a series of normal 15 ampere 110 V outlets. When I look at the outlet it looks exactly like a regular 15 ...
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Protect plug from damages
The plug from my pressure washer was damaged while moving it, because at some point it was not tied correctly to the body of the washer, and I believe it was caught between the wheels and the washer ...
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Strange outlet behavior
I am going to be updating electrical outlets in my house, so today I checked them all with the 3 lamp tester. Only a few are properly grounded and others not. One outlet is showing strange behavior. ...
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If a receptacle is added from a switch box, will the receptacle only work when the switch is off?
When I was a new electrician, one day I discovered I could read 120v across the terminals of an open switch. I was bothered by this thinking someone had wired it wrong, but I couldn't understand why ...
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How can I protect this exterior outlet from water and prevent smoke leakage to the interior?
I have an exterior outlet in a carport that I want to protect from water and smoke.
Water: Rain cannot reach this outlet. I am only concerned about accidental water sprays from either the hose nozzle ...
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Entire circuit dead after GFCI outlet
We had a storm, and a GFCI outlet breaker flipped (orange light on). I reset it by pushing the button, and the outlet started working again. But everything else on the circuit remains dead.
Can a ...
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Getting UPS Power from One Room to Another
I’d like to run power from a Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in ROOM A to where a work computer is used in ROOM B. I was thinking of installing an outlet box in ROOM A near where the UPS is plugged ...
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Open neutral bedroom outlets
My daughter’s bedroom has 4 outlets. 1 of the outlets is connected to a wall switch. All 4 outlets are currently out and each is an open neutral (ground-hot=120V; neutral-hot=0V). I checked the ...
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Two electrical questions: Tripping GFCI, and unlocatable GFCI
Question 1: We had a pool installed. It has been out of service. I am trying to get it back up and running. It was installed after the house was built. There are separate breakers added by the ...
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Can I plug my new LG-LW2217IVSM A/C nema 6-15P into a 6-20R with a 20A-240V CB?
The user manual says to use a nema 6-15R with a 15A two pole Circuit breaker(240V). But my existing setup is a nema 6-20R with a 20A two pole CB(240V). I realize a 6-15P plug will fit into a 6-20R ...
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3 way switch controlling outlets. Top working bottom now?
So I just replaced all the outlets and switches In my new house. A three way switch controls all 4 outlets in the living room. I broke the brass tab on one of the outlets and now only the top outlet ...
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Floor-Based Electrical outlet type
Is there any requirement that mandates a residential floor-installed electrical receptacle to be a GFCI type, when said location is in a dining area, NOT located in the bathroom, kitchen, laundry / ...
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After hooking up a USB outlet, some of my outlets and switches stopped working
I have recently change my electrical outlets from the standard one to one with a USB port. That outlet is controlled by a light switch. After installing I check to see if there’s power at the outlet ...
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Outlets and switches
I changed the outlets and the switches for looks in two rooms. I copied same wiring same position from old to the new outlet, or light switch. Figures, not that hard. Tested - everything, outlets good ...
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No power in outlets after changing light switches
This is a room with a two switch board and some power outlets. One Switch was controlling the fan and other it's light. Outlets, switches and fan+light were all working fine until I wanted to change ...
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Grounding outlet in metal box
If you have a grounded conduit going in to a metal box (no ground wires), do you need to attach a grounding pigtail to the metal box and then to the outlet ground screw? Or is the metal/metal/outlet ...
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What is best way to wire a ceiling receptacle in this situation?
I was trying to rewire this garage door opener where in current situation it is not code compliant to where it is. The picture above shows where a porcelain light socket was wired. I had hoped to use ...
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Gas Oven Keeps Tripping GFCI (Moisture?)
My gas oven frequently trips my GFCI outlet.
The GFCI outlet is upstream of the oven. Every outlet on that wall is on a shared circuit (I understand this is suboptimal, but I imagine there isn't a ...
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Lawnmower stopped working after the outlet it was plugged into bent
I was mowing the lawn with my electric corded lawnmower and went as far as I could with the cord. Unfortunately this put pressure on the outlet (which was already a little wobbly) causing it to ...
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How to change switched outlets to half switched and half always hot [duplicate]
I'm trying to make my two switched outlets to be half hot. I tried breaking the brass tab on outlet 1 to accomplish that but that didn't work. It only made one receptacle work from the switch while ...
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Wall plug outlet change
I am replacing a 3 prong wall plug outlet receptacle with a new one that also has USB ports built in. The old outlet had 2 black wires and 2 white wires attached and a ground wire. The New outlet ...
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Is it safe/allowed to adapt a shaver socket (BS4573) to a standard BS1363 plug (UK)?
Bathrooms in the UK may have a shaver socket that is (to my understanding) limited to supplying 200mA, is protected by an isolation transformer and uses a two pronged plug similiar but not identical ...
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Outdoor 50 amp 4-wire Outlet Install
I want to install an outlet for outdoor connection of an RV. However, the location of the service entrance box is close to a inside corner of the exterior of the house so the easiest location is on ...
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Power outlets near service entrance
I want to install a 50 amp circuit breaker in the service entrance box and put the 4 wire 220 outlet for my welder right below the service entrance. I will be using a 50 ft extension to reach my ...
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Connecting a shaver socket
I would like to install a shaver socket in my bathroom and the closest power supply is the bathroom light switch. Instead of lifting all of the loft insulation to find the lighting junction box, is ...
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Are USB sockets on wall outlets live all the time, even when the switch is off?
I got a USB wall socket fitted. When it was installed, I tested the USB port with a tester with the switches off, but the USB outlet was live. Is this normal?
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Tungsten wattage vs resistive wattage for Smart WiFi outlets?
What is the difference between both of them? There was a post similar to my question, but there was no answer about resistive wattage.
I want to buy a wifi outlet and I need to make sure it doesn't ...
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Adding an outlet to a 3 way switch on 'far' end
I'd like to add an outlet near a 3-way-switch as it's the closest potential source.
My issue is that there is no constant load at this location; when I toggle the other switch the red and black wires ...
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Old house, no ground wire, hoping for protection of new computer?
So, I live in an older house. My current computer has happily plugged into a surge protector, which in turn plugged into a 3 prong adapter into the two pronged outlet for 8+ years. The surge ...
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3-way switch and top only hot outlet troubleshooting
We're trying to fix some electrical issues done by our house's previous owners and while doing so, somehow we lost the ability to control the top half of our outlets using a light switch. Long story ...
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Gfci not working
So my GFCI recently stopped working. I bought an outlet tester and fixed some outlets that were incorrectly wired. My old GFCI had power but wouldn't reset and test button couldn't be pressed. When I ...
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Are 15A receptacles safe on 20A circuits? [duplicate]
I recently got a circuit added to my spare room to grow some tomatos, the lighting I am going to be using is 8amp on each plug, I noticed the electrician didnt install a 20A rated receptacle with the ...
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GFCI outlets - can they be repaired? Are they really needed at the end of a circuit?
My house just went through a flood and there was 7 feet of muddy water on the first floor, so all the AC outlets were underwater. After the water receded, all the unprotected outlets continued to ...
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broken wire in the wall?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I have a run in a 20 year old house that is about half out. about half the outlets and 2 overhead lights won't work.
After some troubleshooting, I took 40' of wire ...
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Can I move a GFCI outlet from the end of a circuit to the middle to protect another oulet?
I have a single, feed cable that comes up behind my counter into a single gang box. This box has an unprotected outlet. This cable is then teed off to the left and right. The left cable feeds a GFCI ...
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Electrical Outlet not working - Open Neutral
There are two outlets in our downstairs bathroom, one on each side of the sink. The one on the right side hasn't worked since we moved in. So, I decided to buy a tester and check it out. It said "Open ...
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What is wrong with this 3 prong outlet?
A relatively new (2 years or so) and little used, three prong outlet in my garage has stopped accepting plugs. The slots seem blocked. Pushing the test and reset buttons has no effect. There is a ...
