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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Correct disconnect switch for 50A breaker and 6/3 romex
I am wiring two new circuits for a geothermal furnace.
For the 6/2 AWG circuit, a standard 60A disconnect switch is fine. There are two line lugs , two load lugs, and two ground lugs.
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What current capacity does 6 AWG AL TYPE SE have for an EV charger?
We recently finished our basement and had electrician run a cable to the garage for an electric vehicle charger that terminates in a junction box in the garage. From the 200A panel the cable is ...
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Bootleg ground in a switch loops for a smoke detector
I wired a smoke detector to a switch loop that turns on a light. When I connected the smoke detector black wire to white wire and smoke detector white wire to black wire the smoke detectors would turn ...
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Why would each leg suddenly read 240 volts power drop in part of my house every 5-10 minutes?
Problem started when I woke up with no power in my bedroom. I checked the box and no breakers were tripped, so I tried to turn on a tv that I have hooked to my security system. The tv went up in ...
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Need help wiring Alexa smart thermostat
I have an 2002 unit Condo. I have installed Alexa smart thermostat. I replicated the exact wiring but thermostat only blowing hot air even when it says cooling is running.
Orange wire went to 'W' and ...
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How can I install a smart switch that needs a neutral wire?
I have already replaced some existing dumb switches with smart ones
However, I am having trouble understanding the connection in the switch box that controls a light fixture on my wall in the ...
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Understanding bathroom fan wiring
I want to replace existing fan switch in bathroom. I need to identify line, neutral, ground and load. Existing wiring is in the picture. I'm especially confused by green wire because everywhere it ...
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Thermostat to control electrical baseboard heater
I wanna install 8 electrical baseboard heaters. So I need 3 circuits so I won’t over load them. So I wanna know if there’s a way to just install one thermostat
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Not using the third prong on a plug end
I've wired a lamp holder using some lamp wire, with two wires. On the end, I've added a plug end that has a ground prong. I didn't connect anything to the ground prong. I've plugged it into a grounded ...
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How do I replace this switch if the black wire is looped around the screw?
Behind a 2 gang wall plate, there are 2 single pole switches. I am trying to swap the left one out with a Kasa smart wi-fi light switch.
The problem is, the black wire that connects to the bottom ...
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Power source gives only 6v AC reading
I am replacing a 240v wall mounted convector (500w). After wiring new unit, no power seemed to be getting through. So I tested the voltage from the source at the wall and it only read 6v AC 3 times. ...
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Seeking ideas on how best to splice+move breakers from one panel to adjacent panel
As the title says, I need to move (per my new load calcs after changes were made) three of the bottom breakers on the left panel, over to the right panel. However, the wires do not have enough slack ...
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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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2 gang light switch has 4 brown wires
Can anyone help here with trying to replace a light switch? The old one has 4 cables entering the backbox with all blue and earths joined together, but the new switch requires a neutral and which ...
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Thermostat common wire identification for Nest thermostat
There are 5 wires at the old thermostat. No C wire. Dual system. At HVAC unit there is no mother board, only wire caps. The colors don’t match between thermostat and outside unit. I'm trying to ...
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Identifying neutral for new switch with night light
I am trying to replace a single pole switch with one that has a built in night light. The new switch requires a neutral for the night light to function.
Based on the previous wiring, it seems pretty ...
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Almost new GCFI tripping, while breaker not tripping
I just re-wired my house and put most of the lights onto one circuit. It’s a 15 amp circuit and I ran everything to a GCFI first so that I could shut off the lights with the push of a button. Recently ...
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Can't convert from low voltage halogens to LEDs. Voltage is a mystery
I have undercabinet halogen/xenon bulbs. They are reportedly 12V DC. There is a transformer somewhere in the wall but I don't know where it is.
WHen I hook up 12V AC/DC LEDs to it, it flashes for an ...
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3-wayLight Switch Wiring (UK old to new colours)
I am trying to replace a light switch from the old UK colours to the new. One of the light switches is 2 way, and the other 2 are simply on and off.
I have attached the photos. The old is the white ...
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How do I repair my electric range dual-coil surface element wiring?
My Kenmore (Whirlpool) model# 66595775890 mid-90s electric range dual coil surface element is not working. Upon inspection, discovered that the wire connecting the coil common terminal to the 1A (...
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How do I correctly wire this box with three sets of wires?
I'm replacing a light fixture in my kitchen and the box has three sets of wires.
The fixture I removed had the black wire connected to the two black wires near the top of the picture and the white ...
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Why is there a jumper between these circuit breakers?
I was replacing defective/broken outlets in my folks' house this week, in preparation to sell it. So I went to the power panel and hit the appropriate breaker for the area I was working in. No problem ...
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How should I connect bare copper ground wire from a new light fixture to a plastic junction box?
It’s an early 1900s house but the electrical was probably updated over a decade or so ago. I have a new light fixture which states to wrap the bare copper ground wire around the green ground screw on ...
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Can I use these nuts to cap single 14 gauge wires?
The package says these nuts can handle the size range 2-18 to 2-14. Is a single 14AWG in that range?
This is going to be a temporary cap off for several months until house is painted and new pergola ...
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Securing old armored cable with fraying conductor insulation
I am trying to replace my overhead porch light and found two runs of MC 2-wire (no ground), one per unit, going to one bulb respectively. This worked fine and I was able to find a replacement light ...
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Replacing ceiling pull chain light fixture with multiple wires
Apologies if this is a simple question, but I was hoping to replace an old ceiling light fixture with a pull chain that has broken. The examples of similar fixtures I have seen are all wired in using ...
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How do I hang a device on this saddle box?
I'm installing a pair of vanity lights in our new bathroom. One of them, conveniently, needs to mount directly over a stud which precludes installing a regular octagon box. Instead, I'll have to use a ...
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Maximum # of NM cables in each cable connector
For NM cables going into a main panel or subpanel, is there a maximum # of cables that can be run through each 3/8", 3/4", and 1" cable connector? And is this controlled by code (I'm in ...
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Can I use DWV Schedule 40 as a short protective sleeve for wiring?
I had to break a hole through a 2-layer thick brick wall to run drain pipe for some new plumbing. This is the original foundation wall of the house, and I broke through into inside space underneath an ...
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Rewiring combined light/receptacle circuit in basement
I am considering upgrading a basement circuit as illustrated to allow the two lights (L1 and L2) to be controlled by a switch (SW) while keeping the outlet O always hot. The current version has no ...
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What is this covered-up electric box, with only white wires inside, for?
I've got a covered up electric box, and inside are two white wires, both coming from the same place that are tied together. Neither of them register on my voltage tester. Taking the tape off reveals ...
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LeGrande RRW600UBCCCV4 single pole 3 way installation [closed]
I want to install two LeGrande RRW600UBCCCV4 motion sensor switches. One on each end of the kitchen area so that the light comes on no matter which entry is used.
From the ceiling I have a black wire ...
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Is my wiring plan for a bathroom with a whirlpool and macerator reasonable?
Could I get another set of eyes on this schematic? It's a standard bathroom, however I'm adding a whirlpool tub pump, a whirlpool heater, and a macerator unit for waste discharge. I've read the ...
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Connecting a switch with power to a plug and a light fixture
I need to connect a switch, which is receiving power in its box, to a light fixture that is a little far, but also a plug near that light (the plug always powered). I'm almost certain it wouldn't be ...
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How to run under-cabinet lights cables (18AWG) in walls so that the junction box is neither apparent under the cabinets, nor in the cabinets?
Context: I am remodeling my kitchen and currently working on wiring under-cabinet lights. In my research, I find that I need:
a power source, which can on one of the 2 counter receptacles circuits
a ...
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Luxair F2FP048N06H, 2 stage heating and single stage cooling. No PC Board
My Luxair F2FP048N06H, PC board was removed a while back, and I do not have a schematic for the way it was hard wired. Does anyone have a wiring diagram so I can wire the unit back without a circuit a ...
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Can I run a 1300W heater on a 15amp circuit?
I have purchased a bathroom exhaust fan that also has a built-in heater.
The heater is 1300W and in the instructions manual they say to use a 20 amp circuit
However... the electrician just installed ...
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Tracing a Cat5 cable used for telephone connection back to 66 block
I have a Cat 5 ethernet cable terminated with a RJ45 Ethernet (8P8C) jack in the Master BR that is serving as a telephone connection. The other end of the cable is punched down into a 66 Block in the ...
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Are there drawbacks to plastic conduit fittings?
There are, to my knowledge (if there are other types, I'd appreciate being educated about them), three different kinds of NM-B cable clamps that go into a knockout in a junction box:
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Ecobee SmartThermostat - Blue connected to W at furnace, what to do?
Trying to install my new ecobee SmartThermostat. Furnace is a Trane heat pump, 20 years old from when the house was built.
When I looked at the existing thermostat, it has RGWY.
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Install 4 wires from Wall Control to 2 wires in Outlet Box
I ordered a RF Hardwired Wall Control with Single Pole Wallplate for Modern Forms Smart Fans after getting a ceiling light/fan combo to replace my old one.
At the old wall outlet box, there are black ...
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Load Center in Kitchen Cabinet
We just purchased a home built in 1965. The house is very small and the Federal Pacific load center is installed in a kitchen cabinet. I'm considering replacing it and moving it outside at generally ...
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Neutral wire to ground pantry light
Helping a friend replace the pantry light. The existing set up was a single double light switch, One switch was the 2nd location of a three way switch to the kitchen overhead lighting, The other ...
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How should a new cable be connected to my lighting circuit?
I am replacing originally 1960s sconces. This was how the wiring was found attached to light fixture:
Capped white to fixture white
Capped red to fixture black
Black wires tapped off, in box.
Wiring ...
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How do I attach two hot wires to a single terminal?
I've got a hot wire in two wires out for two rooms. The two wires aren't sitting right under the screw in the switch and I believe it's fried the switch.
It's been a long time since I've done any ...
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Replacing single pole switch with dimmer
I am trying to replace a single pole switch with a fiet dimmer. However my box has 4 black and 4 white wires. I think the single black line-in is simple to identify and is connect to ac-l and ground ...
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Does light fixture need grounded to crossbar and metal box?
I'm doing new work installation of light fixture that has a metal box. I have a 14/2 w/ ground cable coming into the box. I have run a pigtail to the ground screw on the box and connected that to ...
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How do I wire a new light and switch using power from an old fixture?
I'm wiring a new light and single pole switch to using power from an old fixture. The old fixture has 2 white wires and one red wire and a bare ground. The existing wiring goes to a couple of ...
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What is this conduit / armored cable powering K&T circuit?
I have a knob-and-tube circuit in the ceiling of a basement of a 1941 house that was powering two lights and an outlet. Power comes in via a flexible armored cable and then the hot/neutral separate ...
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MC/armored cable vs just NM [closed]
When is it necessary/mandated to use MC (metal clad) or armored cable vs just NM AKA "Romex"?
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