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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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one circuit or two
The National Electrical Code now requires bathrooms to be served with a 20 amp branch circuit. This would require #12 wire. …
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Location of breaker panel
Where electric service and electrical maintenance are provided by the building management and where these are under continuous building management supervision, the service overcurrent devices and feeder … Where electric service and electrical maintenance are provided by the building management and where these are under continuous building management supervision, the branch-circuit overcurrent devices supplying …
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How much weight can a light bulb socket hold?
The National Electrical Code is quite specific about the listing requirements and the weight of a luminaire attached to the screwshell of a lampholder. Which is what your question indicates. …
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Running electric cable on top of foundation wall
Here is the pertinent article from the National Electrical Code:
334.15
(C) In Unfinished Basements and Crawl Spaces. …
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Electrical code covering exterior outlet requirement?
That's because that is not in the code. Entrances (except vehicle doors) are supposed to have a lighting outlet not a receptacle. Someone is confused.
Here are the relevent code snippets:
210.52(E) O …
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what is the distance a service drop needs to be from windows
Here is the pertinent National Electrical Code language:
230.9 Clearances on Buildings. Service conductors and final spans shall comply with 230.9(A), (B), and (C).
(A) Clearances. …
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Voltage detected on gas pipe
The gas pipe is required to be bonded yes, but the equipment ground that serves the electrical circuit for the furnace is allowed to be the sole means of that bonding. … From the 2017 National Electrical Code (also in earlier versions)
250.104
(B) Other Metal Piping. …
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GFI trips everyday
If the receptacles are in the kitchen and they serve the countertop they are required to be protected by a GFCI. Whether they are within 6' of the sink doesn't matter since around 1987.
Are they all …
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Fridge starting up turns TV on/off
Your cheapest option besides a new fridge might be a UPS for the TV.
Make sure you get at least a line interactive type. The offline / standby versions will just pass the dropout spike through to the …
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Can I have a 20 amp breaker, 12 gauge wire, and a 15 amp switch?
For the record:
Yes, you can use a 15 amp switch as long as the load does not exceed 15 amps. Here is the pertinent Code article:
404.14 Rating and Use of Snap Switches. Snap switches shall be used w …
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Screw specification for ceiling electric box
Device (switch) boxes are 6-32. Junction boxes like that one are 8-32. Ground screws are 10-32.
Also, you could buy a ceiling hugger style fan instead of a stem mounted one, and fasten it directly to …
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How warm can power cables get while still being Ok?
Most circuit breakers, wire, and equipment are designed to operate up to 75°C which is 167°F.
Normally, they are not that hot, but if they are fully loaded they could become hot enough that you don't …
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Can I pull 120v outlets from a 220v box with no neutral?
That would be a National Electrical Code violation and a dangerous practice. …
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Fans/lights switches can be turned on/off from different locations
So....the third switch of each set of switches controls what? Does it shut off all power to all three fan/lights?
I am thinking someone wired a 3way circuit to control all power from any location.
S …
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Can 3 circuts share junction box?
Short answer is you are way undersized on your box and it does not meet the National Electrical Code. …
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