Questions tagged [wiring]
The installation of wire and/or electrical devices, to allow the transmission of electricity from one point to another.
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Required Circuits for Waterfurnace Geothermal Unit and Aux Heater
I am pulling the permit and installing the electrical wiring for my Waterfurnace 7 Series 4-ton Ground Source Heat Pump / Furnace. These are the components:
7 SERIES 700A11 Model 048 (Reference ...
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How many wires can I put in this recessed light junction box?
I’m installing some recessed lights (halo) in my basement, and I’m wondering how many conductors I can put in the attached box (pictured), since this light will be at a 3-way junction. I calculated ...
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What kind of wiring is this?
Single conductor in a very rigid rubbery or tar like jacket. Almost like a knob and tube with an outer jacket that is like a continuous tube. This stuff is long-ago decommissioned but I'm just ...
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Viconics E117 / P117 replacement by Honeywell Lyric T5
I just moved into my old neighbourhood after being away for 15 years. We bought this old house (1957) and it seems that the heating/cooling system got changed through times (Oil to electric in 2001 ...
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Cannot remove ceiling recessed canned light trim/can
I'm trying to replace my kitchen ceiling recessed canned light/trim. I turned the breaker off.
I cannot see or feel any springs on the exterior or interior of the can. I've tried twisting the trim ...
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How is an air handler's fan controlled if its control board doesn't have a G terminal?
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I have a 2-stage cooling heat pump unit from Bryant, installed ~2006 (central Florida):
Condenser model 698BNX048-B
Handler model FE4ANB006
Shortly after moving in ~5 years ago, our evap ...
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USA: What is a code compliant method of running 12/2 through wood ledger board and into outside junction box?
I need to run one circuit of 12/2 from the basement (ranch house) up to the attic and then outside via the ledger board of the roof over my deck. Should I screw a short nipple into the back of the ...
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Can someone assess my original thermostat's wiring setup?
This is a new world for me, I haven't messed with circuits since physics 101. When I watched a quick youtube tutorial on setting up my Nest E, I thought it'd be a simple "move wire in old C, to new C ...
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Sub panel and ground rod installation: "high differential potential between the ground locations"
We have a dock (fixed-pier) that is about 40 feet from the house, and +100 feet from the main panel. 4-wire (2 hots, 1 grounded neutral, and 1 ground) run to a large junction box at the start of the ...
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Does metal conduit need to be continuous to function as the ground conductor?
I'm trying to add a ground to the existing garage sub panel (240v, three conductor) while burying the elevated wires. I hope to use rigid steel conduit as the ground, but can't run it back to the main ...
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How to connect a 3 wire cable to a 2 wire outlet?
I have recently had a conservatory built and want to wire an internal light fixture that has a live and neutral and Earth terminals.
I have removed my old security light and I am left with a cable ...
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How can I get power to my new Ecobee thermostat?
I purchased a new Ecobee smart thermostat which requires a C wire (the Nest unit did not) to power the thermostat. I located the blue C wire behind the thermostat, but it was not connected on the ...
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Lights on One Circuit Breaker Dim and Go Out. Host of Other Issues as Well
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Several lightbulbs in my home supplied by one circuit breaker dim over time and go out in about a year. Right now, the ceiling light in my living room won't turn on at all. It will ...
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Replacing light switch with confusing wires
I have 2 light switches, and want to replace the switch on the right with a dimmer switch that requires 3 wires. Link to the dimmer switch. The switch on the left doesn’t do anything, so I planned to ...
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Is running low-voltage DC wire (for LED) between outdoor PVC trim (post wrap) and the wooden post permitted by the national electrical code?
The proposed specific application involves running 16AWG wire (lamp cord) for a 12VDC LED light fixture that will draw a maximum of 2.25 amps, beneath PVC trim in a routed channel with cross-section ...
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Can I exchange two-way and three-way switches in the same box for lights?
I want to change my light configurations on my house, and think I have an easy change but want to confirm with some experts on this site!
I have 2 switches that are by my front door. A single pole ...
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Replacing Light Fixture in Bathroom, but has 4 sets of wires in a mess
I took out a light fixture in a bathroom with the intent of installing a new one before and I came across 4 sets of wires. This bathroom light (I think) is connected to an extractor fan and is on the ...
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Can I use submersible pump cable for an indoor/outdoor spa circuit?
I'm putting a spa on a second floor covered deck. The main panel is in the basement 45 feet from first floor exterior. Wiring would need to go through basement and then crawlspace.
I know I need ...
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Help diagnosing a GFCI that instantly trips. Did I nick a wire with a screw?
I noticed that there were no GFCI outlets in the kitchen of my house and decided to add some. I installed one at the outlet closest to the sink but when I turned the power back on the GFCI tripped ...
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Thermostat two-wire: heat-only with R+Rh and O/B
Updated Dec 1, 2022 (Previously I wrongly believed that the boiler is connected to a heat pump, whereas it is actually connected to a temperature sensor installed under the heat pump)
I want to ...
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External furnace fan switch energizes AC
2010 house and thermostat. White Rogers 1F80-361 controlling a lennox furnace. We have a fan switch located above our Tstat that will turn the furnace blower on and will also energize a make up air ...
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Furnace ignites sometimes but not other times
When my York gas furnace turns on, the ignitor heats up and glows red, then the gas valve turns on and I can hear gas flowing. About 50% of the time the burners ignite and the furnace runs great after ...
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How to wire in-duct heat strip to geothermal unit with nest thermostat
I have installed a new in-duct heat strip for my geothermal heat pump.
Heat strip: Warren SL20A Electric Duct Heater
Heat pump furnace: GeoCool 5 Ton
Thermostat: Google Nest 3rd Gen
My situation is I ...
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Confusing Light Switch Wiring
I have a panel with two light switches in my house. The switch on the right controls the porch light outside the door to the left, and the left switch… does not seem to do anything at all. Before we ...
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How to remove the "knockout" from a Carlon PVC outdoor box?
I purchased an outdoor GFI plug and box combo at Home Depot (Canada). The instructions I saw online talked about the inner box being metal and that you simply unscrewed the cap over the box hole you ...
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Unexpected extractor fan wire voltages
I've got an old Manrose XF100S extractor fan which could do with replacing, and I was thinking of upgrading to the one containing a timer. The feed appears to be standard UK three core and earth as ...
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How to run retrofit ground wire to a new (4-wire 50A) receptacle?
I will be adding a ground to an existing 3-wire setup in oder to make it safe and code-complaint.
Will the new bare Cu ground wire use the same receptacle knockout (bottom) as the Al jacketed 3-wire, ...
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New lights installed but won’t work
My son installed some lights in my living room and tapped into an outlet to run the wires. We keep having issues with the lights sometimes working but mostly not. It doesn’t flip the breaker so it ...
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Convert Fan (on 14/3) to 2 single pole Light & Outlet
I have a light switch that has 14/2 (power) coming into the box, and 14/3 going out to the ceiling (where there was a fan). The 14/3 carried light/fan controls separately. I removed the fan and ...
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Fixing range hood wiring inside cabinet
We just moved in to a new house and the inspector noted that the wiring above the range hood was done improperly:
There appears to be a splice in the cable without a junction box so the inspector ...
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How to wire a 2 stage heat pump with gas furnace
I bought a new house last year and this is the first winter I've been in it. It have a gas furnace that we've been using as the only heat source. The other day, I went to clean the condensor coils and ...
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Wall wiggly, how to make outlets straight?
The wall behind the tile is not flat in this area, and, even if it were, the tiles are quite variable in thickness. I am trying to get the outlets and switch to sit in the same plane.
The problem is ...
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New extension and wiring. Speakers cut out when something is turned on/off
My father recently had a new extension done to his house. (British, early 80s, if that helps)
One wall was removed, and moved backwards to extend the lounge.
This involved new wiring being installed ...
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Why do I have 80v from my black wire to the ground and 30v from the neutral wire to ground on my single pole switch^
I just bought a house and looking to fix things up. I encountered a single pole light switch in a metallic box with three NM white cables coming in (2 wires and a ground).
With the switch on the "...
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How do I connect remote control ceiling fan to fan box with four house wires (two white, two black?)
I’m replacing very old ceiling fans in our house. Each the old fans have lights controlled by one switch and the fan controlled by another switch. The house wires in the ceiling fan box connect to the ...
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Difference in Effectiveness Between Different Whole House Surge Protectors?
I'm trying to determine the most effective type of whole home surge protection to install on a Eaton BR type circuit breaker panel. The options I've looked at are all made by Eaton: CHSPT2ULTRA, ...
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Fishing ethernet lines in attic for cameras
I am looking for advice on how to fish two ethernet cables through Hardie board into the attic. The space where I am trying to fish the cables is a vaulted ceiling.
I have never fished cables so this ...
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Is it okay to use multi-cable staples/hangers on a running board for NM wiring?
As part of a basement project, I am trying to tidy up the previous homeowner's electrical work. One thing I have encountered is a number of NM cables run perpendicular to joists and stapled directly ...
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Can I use a shared conduit for an above-ground pool setup, or not?
I've been reading this answer to a question that more or less is my situation. The difference being that I already have a 100A sub-panel (fed by a 50A breaker from the house) in an outbuilding from ...
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Nest Thermostat wiring for heat pump
I am trying to replace my Honeywell Thermostat that is connected to a Honeywell EIM with a Nest Thermostat. I only have a 4 wire (G,B,R and W) ran from the EIM to the thermostat. My understanding is I ...
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Thermostat T694B replacing with Honeywell SuitePRO TB6575A1000
I am replacing a Thermostat T694B with a Honeywell SuitePRO TB6575A1000 in an apartment building with switchover heating/cooling, so presumably two-pipe system.
Button-wiring mapping:
Lo: 1
Med: 2
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Need help identifying this old style fuse box
I’m in the middle of replacing this 30 amp fuse box, but I’m not sure if this is that safest way to just replace with the same fuse box or if they even make it to this day.to be honest it looks over ...
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How do i wire this 2 switches light switch?
This light switch was failing for a while and I removed it from the wall so I could see what the problem was. After inspecting it, I realized that it was a bad connection on the wires in the light ...
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Why do two security lights stay on after a new one was installed?
I replaced an old security light and sensor with a new one. When I removed the old sensor it had 5 terminals (N L E Sl N). The new sensor only has L N E.
There are 2 sets of cables coming out of the ...
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Smart Outlet wiring- (GWB to GWBO)
I have bought a smart outlet which has only three wires (Green, White, Black), however, the wiring available in my condo has four wires. I would appreciate it if you could help me in properly setting ...
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How do I add a Leviton dimmer switch in this circuit?
I'm trying to add in a dimmer switch where I have two 3 way switches and one 4 way. I've included a schematic of what I have.
How do I make this work? One difference is the 2 wire out of light to the ...
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Wireway or pull-box size for 2" conduit and 1/0 wire
I need to figure out what size box to mount in the corner where the wall meets the ceiling (actually, a soffit) inside my garage.
I'm going to have one 2" conduit entering from the top, carrying ...
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Dead kitchen outlets
I have 6 dead daisy chained outlets in the kitchen. Continuity test were good on the receptacles so it’s a wiring issue (no wire nuts seen in #1 to #5 electrical boxes). Resetting 6 GFCIs did not ...
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NM cable routing to panel backboard / side of the service panel. Take 2. Any NEC 2017/2020 concerns?
Going off of my previous question, I wanted to get a confirmation the below is compliant with NEC2017/2020 for connecting NM cable to a main panel.
I have used a length of 12/2 NM cable to show how I ...
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Changing Weathertron to Honeywell Thermostat
I have a GE Weathertron (model 3AAT80 1A1/2A1) that I want to switch over to a Honeywell (RTH6360). Most of the wiring seems straight forward, but ...
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