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Do I need an GFCI Breaker if my outdoor outlets are GFCI
I am building an outdoor kitchen and have Alcan 3/c 12awg insulated and shielded wiring running underground from the house to the outdoor kitchen (This was left over from a previous gas heated hot tub)...
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Exterior surface mount outlet w/ conduit through soffit
I'm looking into mounting a TV on my patio on the exterior wall of my brick home. Only problem is, the best place for it is the exterior of a masonry fireplace/chimney, so I can't drill through the ...
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Best solution for outdoor outlet with permanent connection?
I have a circular junction box on my deck (outside) where I can presumably attach an outlet, and it is connected to a switch. I have string lights I'd like to permanently connect to to this outlet (...
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How do I wire a switch to control 2 outlets (all outdoor)?
I have an existing outdoor outlet and want to put move it to another location but I want to add a switch to control the relocated outlet plus add a new outlet in another location (both controlled by ...
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Is it legal to piggyback an existing indoor outlet to a new outdoor outlet?
I just had a deck installed and wanted to install an outdoor outlet from the inside outlet. It is just on the other side of the interior wall where it would be installed.
Is this legal?
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Outdoor outlet tripping all other outlets when used
As of about two days ago (admittedly a heavy storm) if I connect any device to my outdoor outlet, it'll trip not only that socket but also the only other outlet attached to this circuit. The main ...
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Adapting an outside wall outlet to suface mount conduit?
This was a previous question with some great answers.
How can I adapt a wall outlet to suface mount conduit?
One answer was: "There are collar boxes available that have conduit KO's (knockouts). Just ...
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