Questions tagged [receptacle]
A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug.
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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 ...
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Open ground on new receptacle
Receptacle for TV shorted out along with power in bathroom and circuit breaker. Replaced receptacle with same wire set up, reset circuit breaker. Receptacle comes up open neutral and bathroom ...
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Neutral and Ground at a 30 amp oulet
I have an old 30 amp outlet that I was planning to reuse. There isn't a connection for a ground, but since I am connecting to a metal box, I now have a connection between my neutral and ground. ...
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Are tamper resistant receptacles really safer?
Tamper-resistant receptacles (marked with TR, sometimes know as TRR) are designed to be safer than regular outlets by making it more difficult to insert foreign objects. That said, there are lots of ...
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Are an outlet and a light bulb at the main electrical panel required?
I've heard that the main electrical panel needs a GFCI outlet right next to it, and it also needs a switch to an overhead light. But I can't find anything on the net to confirm.
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Is there a custom electrical outlet available with the connecting holes offset from the middle? [closed]
We just had our bathroom strip lights replaced with vanity lights. However, over one mirror, the cutout hole is partially blocked by a plumbing vent pipe, causing the light to be off center when ...
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A better USB receptacle [closed]
I've been waiting for a receptacle equipped with USB to come out that supports adaptive charging. Adaptive charging actually changes the output voltage to like 9 volts when an appropriate devices ...
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Issue with Kitchen Receptacle
I have a kitchen split receptacle. The top outlet of the receptacle reads 120V AC as expected, with the hot wire being red and feeding from the breaker.
The bottom outlet reads 17.44V AC, with the ...
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What does a receptacle tester reading of “Correct” really mean?
I'm a new homeowner with plenty of theoretical background in electrical engineering but until now, zero practical experience in home wiring. I recently replaced a few 2-prong outlets with 3-prong ...
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Is it possible to splice on to one of the hots of a base board heater for a plug?
So I was on a maintenance call for a building. A string of 3 plugs were off and it's a huge building and I couldn't locate the breaker after 2 hours searching. I went with the building owner ...
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Electrical outlet clearance from a hot water panel radiator
What is the clearance of an electrical outlet from a hot water panel radiator? So facing the wall with a window and having a panel radiator down below hanged/fixed on the wall, how far away left and ...
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Are receptacles installed upside down? [duplicate]
This is something that I have always wondered about. In ICI you often and almost exclusively see receptacles ground up. As the story goes it's to stop objects from sliding down an contacting the live ...
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No power in bedroom and bathroom
I have no lights in my bathroom and have two receptacles and the light in my bedroom that don't work. I replaced the gfci in my bathroom and it works, i have reset it too. The light in my closet works....
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Add plug in outlet to motion sensor light?
I am wanting to add a plug in outlet to one side of my dual motion light sensor. Is this outlet only gong to work when the sensor light comes on? Or will it have a constant electrical feed?
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Bathroom Ceiling Outlet installation from Attic
I would like to install another outlet in my bathroom so I can hookup a smart speaker. I think the easiest way to do this would be from the attic such that I could place a ceiling outlet from an easy ...
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Why do single electrical receptacles exist?
Given that the following are true.
They are the same size.
They take the same amount of work to install.
Doubles are twice as useful.
Double adapters are a thing.
Why do single electrical ...
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Is a GFCI allowed to be below a washer water connection?
We just redid bathroom/ laundry and noticed that washer 3prong and gfci were beside but below washer shutoff and drain. Isn't it dangerous to be so close to a water source and why didn't contractors ...
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Replacing an outlet with white black and red wires with a usb outlet with 2 terminals
I have 2 close by outlets that I tried to replace with a new usb outlet. The old outlets have white Black a red wires but the usb outlets have only two terminals. I replaced the first one, and put ...
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I am replacing a ceiling fan in a bedroom and the wiring in the receptacle is confusing me
I am replacing an old ceiling fan and combination switch in a bedroom in my house. I am trying to connect a new switch that controls both functions (fan and light) separately, as well as a dimming ...
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Rewire switched bathroom receptacle to always be hot
I currently have a light switch in my bathroom that controls the light and also the only outlet. Can I remove the bypass the switch so the outlet stays hot or do I need to run a new line for the ...
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Can I tighten unused terminal screws on my outlets?
I bought some receptacle extenders in 1/4 and 3/8 to bring outlets more flush to drywall. The outlets have push-in connectors on the back.
Is there any harm in screwing down the terminals screws on ...
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Replacing 2 split receptacles with 2 GFCIs
I have a similar situation to
How do I install a GFCI receptacle with two hot wires and common neutral? in my kitchen.
The solution looks good and I'm ready to go ahead, but with one reservation... ...
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Why are these receptacles so difficult to plug into?
I just moved into a new apartment with these weird receptacles that make it very difficult to plug anything in. Is there a trick to these? Or is it normal for it to be extremely difficult to plug into ...
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Power outage in one room
My roommates share a room and they have been experiencing frequent outtages that last anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour. There are 4 outlets in the room, and when this happens only 3 go out. No ...
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garage outlets stopped working
So 3 outlets, and an exterior light (bulb is fine) in my garage stopped working. These outlets (and light) have been working fine for years, this is a recent development. I already toggled the circuit ...
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How can I verify that the ground wires in my outlet boxes are grounded properly?
I am a non-professional with limited electrical experience. I recently bought a house built in the mid-fifties that has some two-prong receptacles (i.e., no ground hole). I planned to replace the ...
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Can I run a 120v/15amp 120 watt Hard Wire towel rack connection to the existing GFCI within the same bathroom
Can I run a 120volt 120 watt Hard Wire towel rack connection to an existing GFCI with-in the same bathroom ?
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Receptacle tester shows all lights on
while checking out all receptacles in our home two bathrooms show the hot side bright as normal while the neutral side is dimly lit as well as the ground light is dimly lit. Also checked with a ...
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Help with adding outlet to middle of run; new outlet not powered
(Preface: I have read all of the related, earlier questions I can find... still stumped.)
I added an outlet to a run by cutting (before Outlet A) what I thought I had identified as the line in to ...
