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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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Can I put an outlet inside of a wall?
These were originally created so wall mounted electrical clocks can be mounted flush. …
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Tripping Breaker
A fault like this could be anywhere in the circuit. In order to diagnose the cause, you will need to isolate the problem. Find out what is hooked to the circuit and unplug everything that is on it. Yo …
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Why does my one-way switch have 4 wires?
Vivek, as you said in your answer, the other black wire feeds the remaining devices on the circuit. When you switched the connections around, you changed it so the additional devices in the circuit wo …
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light switch will not move
There are a few tools that everyone should have when they do electrical work. … After all of the electrical connections are done, wrap the terminals with a layer of electrical tape. You basically will wrap it all the way around the switch at least once so the tape won't peel. …
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My room lights' brightness pulses when I turn on my toaster oven
If your house still has the original electrical service and fuse box, the amount of amperage the service provides is probably not adequate to power all of the devices in your home. …
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Are soldered electrical connections code-compliant?
According to rule 110.14, it is not against NEC code to have soldered electrical splices as long as it conforms to their rules. … The old wiring is fine for low power applications such as lighting, but should be avoided for household appliances, and any electronics.
110.14 Electrical Connections. …
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Three sets of lights, turned on together or separately
What you are asking for really is not practical. The closest solution that I can come up with is to have 3 way switches for each of the sets of lights you want to control in multiple places.
Parts ne …
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Connecting Three 12 Gauge Wires
Assuming that you are talking about solid copper conductors, you should pre-twist the wires together before putting on the wire nut. A red wire nut is the correct size for the type of wire and number …
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Need copper to ground electrical box
You should match the gauge of the ground to the wires you are pigtailing. Your local home improvement store will carry single stranded THHN wire which you can use to make pigtails with.
Find out what …
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Remote controlling a chandelier
You can use a wireless ceiling fan switch for this purpose. I also have an older home that has plaster walls, and a ceiling that I don't want to touch. The only thing I needed was power to the ceiling …
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wire on the floor. What is it likely was used for?
It appears that there is a drain for the washing machine coming out of the wall, and the drier vent is right next to it, so I think it is more likely that it went to a washing machine. Since there is …
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My wall socket is wired to my light switch
Usually this is marked with electrical tape.
What I suspect is going on is there is a wiring issue inside of the light. …
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