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Exhaust fan outlet broken
Can anyone tell me if I can buy an outlet for my bathroom exhaust fan? It cracked and I want to replace. Thanks in advance
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Is this 240V outlet undersized?
Garage has 100A service sub-panel from main home. The panel contains a 40A 240V breaker. This connects through a heavy-gauge wire (looks to be same wire as feeding the 100A panel itself) to what I ...
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How do I add a Venstar Add-A-Wire to my Lenox G12D2-82 furnace?
So I have a Nest Gen 3 thermostat and I am in need of a C wire. I have a Lenox G12D2-82 furnace. I have 4 wire set up. The Venstar makes 4 into 5 wires. I have a fan heat cool and power wires. There ...
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Motion sensor with bypass switch?
I wish to have a motion sensor on the lights in my garage, but I also want to have an override switch that works normally, and does not require a specific pattern to toggle the override in the sensor.
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protecting electrical wires below 8' in open framing garage
how do I protect electrical wires run horizontally below 8' in open framing garage? its all done already, I have lots of scrap plywood and 2x4s, I was hoping to run horiz plywood strips 6" wide for ...
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Can I just extend this blue wire in furnace for Nest thermostat?
First time doing this, don't want to burn house down.
The brown bundle is coming from thermostat, the white bundle I suspect is coming from A/C unit. Do I follow these steps?
Find a scrap piece of 18 ...
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Combine Lights on one switch and remove smoke detector from switch
Experts,
I've got a weird wiring situation in my kitchen (just bought the house).
"A" (a dimmer) in the picture controls both a light (let's call it light "X") and (wait for it) the smoke detector!
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Flaking in kitchen ceiling - will plaster patch work?
Need some advice. We acquired an older property a few years back that had a kitchen ceiling with water damage from the past, just past a foot wide. (Culprit was apparently a lack of/damaged caulking ...
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Two way door lock for thin door
I'm converting one of the rooms in my 1840 house into an office. The thing is I have 5 kids and need to be able to lock the door so I can have some level of quiet. I also don't want the kids tinkering ...
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Power outage in just one bedroom of apartment, then every receptacle in one circuit, tried everything. Please Help!
2/3 duplex sockets stopped working. Replaced them with Leviton 15amp. Did everything correctly, and everything worked for months. Since I had no issues replacing those and every other outlet/ switch ...
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Ceiling Fan with 2 Switches and Remote
I just recently bought a the merwry ceiling fan from home depot. It's a wireless fan with remote and I have 2 switches in my house, 1 with light dimmer.
I wired everything up and everything seems to ...
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GE profile cooking range traditional glass cooktop not working properly [closed]
I have GE profile traditional glass cooktop
as you can see in the smaller yellow square, only the inside circle should turn red. But the outside circle turns red first.
Could you suggest -
what ...
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I can't shut of the hot water completely
I have a leaky shower. I bought new inserts to replace the valves in the faucet handles. I shut off the water at the main coming into the house and then removed the hot water side first. When I ...
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Half my house losing power, HVAC the key factor
For the past couple of weeks I have been losing power occasionally to half my house. My central AC goes out, half my kitchen, living room and my kids' rooms. There are no tripped breakers though.
I ...
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Can I drill into basement concrete wall to hang a mirror?
My basement is unfinished and I have a large concrete wall. Can (should) I drill some small holes in the concrete to hold up a mirror or two?
Are there any serious downsides to drilling into the wall ...
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Understanding my main box for Knob and Tube wiring
I'm trying to map all my circuits and prepare for replacing my knob and tube wiring. I have three boxes and when testing voltage I notice my central white wire isn't hot. I expect this to be the ...
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Humming from Door Bell TRansformer
Lately, I have been hearing a loud humming sound coming from the vicinity of transformer and door bell chime area. Is this normal for a transformer/chime combination that is 40 years old??
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Mounting mirrored bathroom cabinet to plasterboard wall without usable stud
I have a bathroom cabinet which weighs in at 14.5kg (empty).
The cabinet says that the screws should be "into material, not plaster board".
The problem is that the horizontal spacing between the ...
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What are the differences among "TSP" cleaners?
A quick search turns up the following categories:
Actual TSP (trisodium phosphate)
TSP-PF (phosphate free) - what's the significance?
TSP "substitute" - still not clear what this actually means
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Do junction boxes have to be 12 inches above a dock's deck if the datum plane is below it?
Does this mean that junction boxes have to be 12in above the deck even though my datum plane is below the deck (not as in picture)?
My dock's deck is about 4 feet above the high-tide water line at it'...
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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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Would a drain 28 inches high be too tall for a sink?
I'm thinking about putting a sink in my basement, problem is to get a downward slope to the drain pipe I have to go up ~28 inches from the floor. When you add the P-trap distance up, would that make ...
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Removing Roof Caulking from Jeans After Roof Job?
I'm not exactly sure where to post this question. I've checked a bunch of places on Area 51, and many of the clothing specific StackExchangess have been closed.
I figured that the people most ...
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LG Electric Range - Infinite switch burning up repeatedly, burner staying on high no matter what the setting
I have an LG smooth-top Electric range, LDE4413ST, that keeps burning up infinite switches on the Right Front burner, which is a "dual element" burner. This burner also operates at high power only, ...
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Adding a light to existing circuit
I have a light in my garage and I am trying to add two new recessed lights. Currently the light has power running directly to it as well as the switch wires. When I tried to wire it. The new lights ...
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Replacing outlet; found one white wire hot. How to connect?
I am replacing a worn outlet.
Upon removing faceplate & receptacle, I discovered 3 romex feeds into single box.
Each has 3 wires: 1 black, 1 white, 1 copper
As I understand it, usually black=hot,...
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Can a toilet vent be upstream?
I am relocating the bathroom door and the toilet vent is right in the middle of the new opening. I want to put the vent in the wall behind the toilet which will be upstream of the toilet. Will this ...
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Can previously stained pine logs be stained darker later?
Can you stain a lighter stain on a white pine log a darker color at a later date? We are in the process of building a log cabin.
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How can I provide neutral wires for my smart switches?
I'm trying to install smart switches, which obviously need a neutral wire. I'm pretty sure I am lucky enough that I have it, but, want to make sure and also find out how to use it. I've attached a ...
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Does old household wire insulation pose an asbestos risk?
So I am redoing light fixtures in my 1946 house located in the USA. I guess I'm overly scared of asbestos, and just wondering on your opinion if this household branch wire is asbestos containing.
It ...
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How to frame up to basement exterior door
We have a basement exterior door flush with concrete foundation. The front of our bottom plate is about 9 inches away from foundation due to plumbing pipes. We do not want to move the door. We are ...
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Faint sewer smell in highrise bathroom during high winds in one direction?
I rent an apartment in a highrise, and often smell a faint sewage smell when there are high north-westerly winds with gusts. Following suggestions on a past Stack Exchange posting, I did the simple ...
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Is there an advantage to a heater with a ceramic heating body?
My supermarket sells two heating-fans that look similar, but one of them costs twice as much as the other. The only difference I noticed is that the more expensive one says it has a "ceramic heating ...
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What are the different kinds of "spackle"?
By "spackle" I mean the material used for smoothing over joints & small imperfections in drywall / sheetrock.
I have seen & heard of numerous terms for this material:
Spackle - not sure if ...
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How to fix A0 error code of a Daikin split system air conditioner
When I tried to turn on my split system AC today, the indicator light just kept blinking and the air conditioning was not on.
Here is the error code as displayed on the remote
According to what I ...
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Removable desk attachment
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I try to build an attachment for my desk. The attachment will be a place to put my joystick/throttle while gaming. This attachment needs to be easily removable (many times), preferably ...
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Can I use pressure-treated lumber to reinforce a bridge? [closed]
I am re-decking a wooden bridge. I need to add a support beam. Can this be done using 2 x 10 pressure treated wood. The bridge length is 24 feet. The beam will need to be the same.
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Regarding Admiral electric dryer model # ADE7000AYW / Glide Pads & Drum Seals
OK the REAL problem, knowing how to fix the dryer & being able to afford ALL of the parts are 2 very different things. The parts aren't as expensive as say the motor, yet I can only afford the ...
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Adding another gas line for a new gas range
I’m planning to change our electric range to a gas range. On our basement level I’ve got the 1” main gas line in. There are two Tees, both 3/4”. One goes to the water heater and the other to the ...
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Attaching hoses to outside faucet
Is there an outside faucet thread that would make attaching a standard garden hose easy? Mine has a narrow thread that makes it very hard to get the attachment started. I spent over five minutes on my ...
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We have a ranch home with baseboard heat, 2 zones work 2 zones dont
We have 4 zones and 4 thermostats with baseboard heat in our ranch home.. 2 zones are working, and 2 zones are cold. What would cause this?
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Need help identifying 3 handle shower diverter and how to remove it
Can someone please tell me what type of diverter this is and what is the best way to remove/replace it?
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Knob and tube wiring
I'm currently remodeling my 1876 home. Some upgrades have been made by just adding new breakers and wiring, but I've come to a room that runs its power through the old knob and tube wiring. I am going ...
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Buying a new home and had questions on electrical box
Can someone take a look at this breaker box and please let me know if there is anything I should be concerned with. Its a smaller house 1300 sq 3 bed 2 bath. Ac, new electric oven, gas water heater.
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Can I replace a microwave with a range hood exhaust vent without doing carpentry?
My fairly small kitchen has a standard (30") four-burner slide-in gas range, and above it a microwave with a built-in vent. All over 10 years old. The vent exhausts to the exterior via a duct that ...
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Ceiling fan/light fixture wiring with three 3-wire cables
I am replacing an old (1980s?) ceiling fan with light. The light and fan were turned on with one wall switch and pull cables on the fan. I pulled out the fan fixture and found wiring in the box that ...
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Remove recessed lighting can
I am trying to remove a recessed lighting fixture (see photo below). This fixture was installed in the ceiling of a new addition in 1993 and I believe it is therefore a ‘new build’ type fixture rather ...
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GFCI burned out during low transformer outage
About a year ago, we had a large low transformer fire on our block in Brooklyn, NY. That's according to ConEd response team. Before and during the fire which lasted few hours, voltage has been ...
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NM clamp for cable fished into box
My house has mostly AC/BX wiring. I have added a light to an existing lighting circuit and pulled #12 Romex into an existing metal box. Problem is, this box has no 1/2" or standard size knockouts. It ...
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How do I connect a P-trap/standpipe to this hole in the wall?
The flat I'm about to move into has no kitchen, and I'd like to fit a trap/standpipe like this to the wall so that I can use the dishwasher while waiting for our kitchen to be installed.
As far as I ...