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Distribution and use of electricity throughout the home. Electrical standards vary greatly worldwide, so you need to provide your location in your question or profile to ensure you get answers that are relevant to you. Posting photographs of wiring junctions or drawing a wiring diagram and posting it is also highly recommended.
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Unknown wiring schematic deduction for outlet
Ultimately I would like to know is the only scenario the white wire is hot is due to a switch loop or a reason white might be hot or black is neutral.
I had three wires nm romex (14/2) going into a …
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Benefits of gfci and Afci redundancy in circuit
I have read numerous times that having multiple GFCI/AFCI on the same circuit is a complete waste of money and really you just need the first outlet. But I have not seen any studies of redundancy of p …
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Correct Single pole switch orientation
I had two old switches I replaced and purchased some new eaton switches from Lowe’s. I installed them similar to the older switches where the ground was on the bottom right. Come to find out the groun …
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Is electrical Arc and overload the only potential fire causer for electrical wiring?
I would like to know if Arc faults and circuit overlords are the only potential fire starters directly related electrical wiring failures or issues? … (I leave out gfci as I have not read that being related to fires but instead shock hazards)
I am including an updated list of electrical fire starters below based on the answers for benefit of other readers …
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Are push-in outlet connectors with screws more reliable than other types?
I have an 18.5 cubic inch box that has three 14/2 nm cables coming in. I am putting in an Eaton AFCI/GFCI outlet but the limited space is making it hard to get back in.
I noticed that the outlet has 2 …
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Why do light fixtures, dimmer switches, etc. use stranded wire?
I could see this happening to other people so that is what got me curious why manufacturers would even take this chance of electrical failure (arc from broken wire in nut, etc). …
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Does light fixture itself impact dimmer compatibility or the bulbs?
I have read numerous dimmer switch instructions say compatible with led lights and then also led bulbs saying dimmable. So my question is do only the bulb and switch need to be compatible or does the …
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Why would an outlet use a black wire as neutral
I have five romex wires going into a single outlet box. However things are a bit messy and I don’t understand the wiring scheme or any scenarios that this would account for. So here is the layout
4 of …
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Proper technique to adding a wire to existing pigtail
This seems like a pretty straight forward question and hoping not a poor question but here we go.
If you have a pigtail for three wires (say # 14 AWG if that makes a difference) together in a wire nut …
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White neutral wire wirenutted to black hot
I have three 14/2 wires coming in to a box. The wire on the left goes to the garage door opener outlet. The bottom right goes to a single light switch and connects to the light as well. The other wire …
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Box fill calculation example
I have seen a few examples on here of boxfill calculations but not one where the box is directly attached to a light. So if possible please verify if these calculations are correct:
3 14/2 nm romex ca …
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Does drywall surrounding breaker panel pose fire risk?
My breaker panel for my house is covered partially by drywall. We are located in maryland but this house is built in the 80s so I’m guessing code back then was not super strict about this. The basemen …
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Plastic screw from inside outlet box to stud
So I went to Lowe’s to see Their selection of double outlet boxes and came across old construction and new. The new construction had nails on the outside. So I thought hey I’ll try it since I can acce …
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Can a 20 amp circuit and a 15 amp circuit in plastic box share a ground
I have a plastic switch box with two circuits going to it.
One circuit is 15 amp which is a 3 way switch and another 2 way switch to control a different light. The other circuit is a 20 amp circuit an …
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Is this a reasonable process for electrical troubleshooting and upgrade?
My dad lives in a home built in 1956 here in Maryland. The only upgrades to his electric has been having the fuse box converted to breakers back in the 90s.
He hit the light switch today and it trippe …
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