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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How to bend a short piece of EMT conduit?
I need to make a 10 inch wide U type bend on a 1/2 inch EMT pipe. The piece is about 20 inches long. I got one end to bend 90 degrees fine. But I'm struggling with the other end. I got it probably ...
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Where should I install a wireless l switch receiver in a room with 7 recessed lights?
I have two 3-way light switches that control seven recessed lights in a room. I would like to add a wireless switch for them.
Where do I need to put the receiver?
I can access the wiring, but do I ...
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I need assistance converting thermostats from a Honeywell RTH2300B1012 to Honeywell RTH5160D1003
I currently have a home with 3 zones and a central A/C and oil-fired forced hot air. The way the system has always worked in the main stat has to be set to heating or cooling for the others to run ...
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Convert Range Hood Light Switch to High/Off/Low
I have a simple 120v range hood with two controls:
Fan [High/Off/Low]
Light [On/Off]
I'd like to convert the light switch to [High/Off/Low].
I know I'll need to change the switch from [SPST] to [...
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Changing a 3 gang Australian light switch to a 3 gang Smart switch
I am wanting to replace my old 3 gang switch with the latest 'smart' 3 gang switch, but I'm a little bit confused about how to wire it correctly. Obviously I know that I should employ a licensed ...
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Bathroom Exhaust Fan/Can Light/Fan Light Wiring
I'm looking for some help on wiring my bathroom remodel.
Cable coming from breaker into GFCI as the first receptacle on the circuit. From the LOAD side, I'm going to wire another outlet. Also from the ...
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Switch loop issues and properly fixing
I bought a home w some remodeling done. After being here a little bit, I realize that the front door switch when in the off position it will power a single outlet just below the switch. When I flip ...
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Light fixture wires in 1900 built home
Why are there only two wires coming from the ceiling and one is solid (copper) wire the other is strands? Which is hot and which is not?
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Light Switch Wiring Help!
When we first moved into our house (Ontario, Canada) our light switches worked perfectly fine. But after painting our hallway a few years ago it has never been the same.
Switch 1- Operates Living Room ...
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Creating 3 Way switch with existing wiring and smart switch
I am doing the wiring in the basement, and have messed up. I did not run the necessary cabling to do the 3 way switch the traditional way.
I have 14/2 cable that comes from the breaker to a 3 way ...
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Wiring infrared patio heater
I am installing a 4000W infrared heater in our new patio. The supply for this heater is a single phase 240V connection (rated at 16amps, so I'll use a 20amp breaker). I would like advice on two things....
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Install of remote ceiling fan to single switch
So I need to know if this is correct I have hooked my white wire to solid wire and the black wire to the strand wire coming from
The ceiling to the transmitter of my ceiling fan the rest of the output ...
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Running PVC conduit in converted attic
I have an attic that is semi-converted. I want to install eclectic outlets at 7 locations. I am wondering which conduit is better to use the PVC rigid one (pipes) or the flexible one. From what I ...
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Kitchen ceiling black(hot) wire stopped having power during light fixture replacement
I switched out my kitchen counter light fixture(originally two pendant light fixture) with a Sonneman 2816-4 bar light fixture.
Sonneman has 3 wires: Ground, Red(positive), Black(negative)
Ceiling has ...
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Newly installed lutron motion sensor switch is always ON
This question is for
Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Switch | No Neutral Required, 150W LED, Single Pole | MS-OPS2-WH, White
It similar to this question here: lutron sensor switch - wiring help
I have ...
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How to wire recessed lights off a previously switched electric outlet with 14/3 between them and why is red always hot
Thank you in advance for your help. I recently purchased a home and while removing some built-ins I found that they had a 14/2 wire running inside the built in between an outlet behind the built in ...
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Heater Wire Connection
I just replaced my entire hvac unit and wiring and I wanted to add the Amazon smart thermostat. The ac works great. However, when I try to run the heater, it doesn’t shoot out hot air, only the fan ...
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Subpanel wiring problems
About a year ago, I installed a secondary breaker panel in my detached barn. It is a very simple set up. I added a 50 amp single pole breaker on my main panel in the house, ran #4 wiring in conduit ...
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Can I use 14/2 romex to carry load for two different lights if I mark neutral as red?
I have two switches in the same workbox that are going to feed two different lights. Can I use one 14/2 to supply hot, neutral, and ground to both switches and another 14/2 that carries two load wires?...
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My circuit breaker keeps flipping. Is a recolored white wire responsible? [closed]
My circuit breaker kept on flipping and eventually wouldn't flip back on at all. How can I diagnose and fix this?
After further inspection, I saw "see picture" 2 black wires placed in the ...
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What's the proper way for running thermostat wire along heating pipe?
I'm running new thermostat wire to my boiler (so I can get a c-wire to new thermostats). The old wiring runs along the heat pipe before it attaches to the zone valves. It used to be secured by wire, ...
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2-2-2-4 AL SER Cable is short. What are my options?
I have a 2-2-2-4 AL SER cable from my main panel, up, and in a straight line, perpendicular and through the overhead joists of my unfinished basement. I am feeding it through the last joist into my ...
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Where do I connect my unused C wire to my Goodman Heat Pump?
I understand similar questions have been asked but I have been unable to extrapolate what has worked for others to my own system. I am trying to upgrade my thermostat to the Ecobee Lite. I have an ...
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Wiring junction box to supply power (low demand using all LEDs) for hall light switch, bathroom Switch and switch for duplex outlet (display case)
We are rewiring the entire old house. Completely removed the bathroom wall and rebuilt it to expand the size of the bathroom and remodeled. The new L-shaped wall will have 3 separate light switches on ...
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Need to add some type of distribution panel to extend electricity from the power pole [closed]
We are located in central Texas. I am needing to run across the road to some type of outdoor distribution panel, as in this image.
I have done some wiring. The power company has already hooked up the ...
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Protocol for copper wire with dirt / patina when installing new outlet
I’m replacing some outlets in my 1950s home that were originally split (via broken tab) across two circuits, so that I can get them back on a single circuit.
When replacing the Leviton outlets with ...
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How to wire outlet with 3 lines in the box
Trying to DIY my first outlet and the box I opened has 3 lines all connected with nuts (3 grounds, 3 blacks, 3 whites), but the tutorials I've seen involve adding outlets with only 2 lines.
How do I ...
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Help Understanding Wiring of Lutron Maestro Light Fan Combo Transition
In my master bedroom I currently have a Lutron Maestro switch that controls both my ceiling fan and lights. The switch can dim the lights and alter the speed of the fan. I would like to switch this ...
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Replacing old 3-wire gas range plugged in receptacle with hardwiring 4-wire electric oven
Happy new year. Looking for some advice:
I am in Toronto, Canada, and my condo was built in 2004.
I recently renovated my kitchen and now replacing the gas stove range with a separate cooktop and wall ...
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Ceiling fan wiring
I replaced a ceiling fan. The light and fan are controlled by a switch on the wall. I'm having difficulties connecting the wires coming from the switch to the wires in the ceiling fan and the main ...
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Chandelier Wiring (Potential Mislabel)
I unboxed a chandelier today and found the pre capped and labeled wiring that in this picture (if you look carefully one on the left has a small white thread on it, one on the right a small green ...
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Help Understanding Switch Wiring
I wanted to transition a single gang double switch to a two gang box with two individual switches. In the original setup, the top switch controlled can down lighting and the bottom switch controlled ...
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What connector for always on light switch wires?
I have been looking at Philips Hue smart lighting switches and saw their in-wall module that includes a wire connector that joins the wires to and from the switch as to always be on.
I can see from ...
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Strange light switch wiring
Having trouble understanding this light switch wiring. Bottom black is hot.
why is the neutral wire (bottom left) grounded?
switch appears to switch on two wires (top black and bottom white wired ...
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Need Help Using a TP-Link HS210 Kit to Replace GE/Jasco Bluetooth Switch and Add-On
My house has an old GE/Jasco Bluetooth switch setup in a 3-way configuration. That uses 2 different kinds of switches. One is referred to as the primary and one is called an add-on. They have ...
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Hot Neutral Wire- Dead Outlet and Light
The wiring in question wasn't touched in over a year and worked fine. I say this because the problem came up suddenly without any obvious cause except maybe for a strong windy rainstorm. It might be ...
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Rj45 continuity results
I bought a rj45 tester to test the continuity on 2 different rj45 ports at my house. Every other ports are working correctly but those 2 are not.
Look at the result:
Normally the possible results are ...
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What are these outlets, and can they be used to connect Ethernet-like cable?
I have a room (room A) with a wifi router setup, where there is an unused outlets with two vertical plug-in slots near it. My office (far from room A) has something similar (with 1 plug-in slot). I ...
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Can I use a step-up transformer instead of the power supply included in kit?
Purchased a Panasonic VL-SWD275 video intercom from Australia to replace my 2-wire intercom in the US to avoid rewiring the whole house with a 4-wire system.
The Panasonic VL-SWD275 requires 220v and ...
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Splicing 6 gauge to 8 gauge
I have an old house I'm renovating, getting rid of the paper wires and redoing the runs to have a nice exposed joists type basement.
The panel was replaced a couple years ago and the electrician at ...
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Insulating data cables through inevitable choke point containing electrical wires
I unfortunately need to run Cat5E and coax through a choke point containing electrical wires. Would there be a way to add insulation to these wires at these choke points?
Details: this picture is ...
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Miswired 3-way switches
I've encountered a pair of 3-way switches that exhibit the following behavior:
In switch #2, the wire on the common is white with black tape. When I disconnect all wires on the switches, that's the ...
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How do I accommodate a "90° C supply conductors" warning on my new light fixture?
I’m a novice when it comes to electrical. I bought a new LED ceiling light fixture and found a “Min 90 degree supply conductors” warning after opening the box. I read a bit about it but I still don’t ...
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Strain relief fitting for a 1-1/2 inch sch 40 pvc type c conduit body?
I am running power from my main panel in my basement to a sub-panel in my attached garage. At some point I need to transition from the 2-2-2-4 SER aluminum cable being run perpendicular through my ...
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What is the easiest code compliant way to totally remove an electrical box?
Much of the wiring my house is of the DIY variety, done by someone who was plainly insane.
My living room has an electrical box with a switch, which runs to .. another switch on the exterior wall, to ...
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What's the smallest tool-less splice for 18awg wire?
I've got a bunch of 18awg thermostat wires that need to be spliced in tight spaces. Normally I'd use wago lever nuts because they can easily be installed and removed by others, but at 8.2mm thick they'...
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Does SER Feeder need to be protected in an unfinished basement?
I am working on adding a sub-panel to my main panel. I have 200 amp service, and I am putting in a 175 amp subpanel (using this: HOM2175BB) and running 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 AL SER approximately 60 feet (...
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Is this switch wiring safe? How to upgrade to switch that requires neutral?
I’ve done a couple of light switches in this house but I’m not sure how to proceed with this one. I want to replace the left switch, which I’ve already removed, with an Eve smart light switch (shown ...
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How to attach wire to a metal door?
I want to run that lamp wire from the door cam down the door and to a power point. I'm struggling to work out how to attach the wire to the door in a way that's not too permanent but also will not ...
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Replacing two three way switches with one single pole switch, with fixture in between switches
Up front, I do not know what I am doing.
I would like to replace two three-way switches with one smart single-pole switch, in a home without neutral wires. I believe my wiring configuration is best ...
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