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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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Effective approach to running Romex on existing lines.
If a power outlet has an mix of 12 & 14 gauge wire or 14 gauge wire, would it be as effective, provide up to 14 amps, and safe to run 12 gauge Romex to a new outlet?
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Is it safe to touch wire testing at low to medium voltage on a 14 or 12 gauge wire, 15 or 20...
Title is the question.
I'm using a Klein NCVT- 3 Voltage tester with a bar graph indicating voltage, and don't see anything in the instructions, and haven't ran across anything in a textbook or inter …
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Home energy monitor install
"Yep. It will work for any load. This is for a two phase setup (two lines / 240V). But it can be used for a single phase line as well." 1
"Assuming the 50A breaker are the main feeds, then yes you c …
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Energy Monitor Install load center phase connection
This explanation is sufficient, the second breaker is on a separate phase.
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Smart wall heater thermostat line voltage from high to low.
Cadet's blog provided an approach on connecting a smart thermostat to a Com-Pak wall heater by connecting it to a relay/transformer. They have recently updated and changed their post to not recommend …
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Home energy monitor install
Is a Neurio energy monitor compatible with a manufactured housing load center?
The load center, image below, doesn't seem to be officially supported however the approach seems sufficient. This kind of …
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Energy Monitor Install load center phase connection
In an attempt to ensure accurate electrical load center phase connection for a neurio home energy monitor, the installation video around 2:40 mentions connecting to the red wire to another Phase "let's …
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Electrical Outlet - Red and black wire to L1 T1
Background: I removed an in line wall heater thermostat from a 120v outlet, and want to ensure I reconnect the wires accurately.
Question: A google search hit insists the wire marked in red is runni …
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Install in a series - Electric heating thermostats, wireless communicating, 3000W for an Man...
The instructions on the Sinopé GT125-K2 Starter states, "the thermostat must be installed in series". A series meaning the "L1" (hot line in) connects to another outlet on a circuit line? What risks a …
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GE smart switch neutral power requirement
How many neutral watts are required for most smart switches? I'm unable to get any juice from unit even though there is a neutral wire. I.e. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0035YRCR2/ref=pd_aw_lpo_60_ …
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1969 Square D QO Panel Busbar Rating and Information
What the is highest amp breaker I'm able to put on this QO Load center QO20-40m200 series L1?
My objective is to add a subpanel for more space, and the 125amp subpanels have a lot more space compared …
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Parallel circuit between switches for bathroom fan outlet wiring
While upgrading a fan switch to a timed switch I came across the wiring as pictured below. What purpose does the line daisy chaining these separate light and fan switches serve? Should I remove or wha …
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Parallel circuit between switches for bathroom fan outlet wiring
The parallel connection from the "line" terminal on the timer switch powers the light switch, otherwise there will be no power if removed or if connected to the "load" terminal the power will only be …
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