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What are insulated screwdrivers for if you’re not supposed to work on a live circuit?
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How to remove nails with heads cut off?
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Alarms on Doors that have Access to a Pool
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Panel breakers are alternately 90 V and 140 V
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Can I safely use a 9w LED bulb in place of a 40w incandescent?
Mar 14 '16 at 18:39
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Are my wires in this junction box too short?
Feb 11 at 5:32
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How to deal with broken compact fluorescent (and its mercury) without breaking the bank?
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Smelly water in my paint
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Does A/C encourage mold growth
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240v Outlet with 120v and 215v - How?
Mar 7 '17 at 7:45
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What is a tandem breaker (aka duplex, cheater, twin, double-stuff, etc.)?
Mar 12 '17 at 8:12
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How can I clean this older paint roller to make it usable again for painting my walls?
Jun 27 '17 at 20:41
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240 V outlet is not delivering 240 V
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Why do single electrical receptacles exist?
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Can I replace a 30A breaker with a 40A breaker for a new water heater?
Feb 14 '18 at 17:24
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Going to be away for 4 months, should we turn off the refrigerator or leave it on with water inside?
Oct 12 '16 at 14:46
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What items in a house can potentially be damaged by shutting them off at the circuit breaker?
Jul 19 '17 at 2:10
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How do I connect a subpanel with neutral and ground to the same bus bar in main panel?
Oct 26 '17 at 16:35
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Considerations for hardwiring electronics project in wall
Jan 16 at 17:21
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How to bury electrical wiring
Jul 24 '18 at 16:09
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How do I make around-the-room shelves for a seriously skewed room?
Dec 6 '18 at 0:51
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3 phase (delta) power to single phase space heater
Dec 13 '16 at 4:59
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Half my house losing power, HVAC the key factor
Jan 2 at 17:05
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Why is this shared-neutral wiring bad?
Apr 10 '18 at 3:14
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4 awg wire too large for circuit breakers
Dec 5 '16 at 6:22
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How do I use threaded inserts?
Jan 6 '17 at 15:23
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When there is a power outage the wine cooler GFCI outlet stays off after power returns and need s to reset, what is the cause?
Dec 26 '16 at 21:42
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If I install a GFCI on the first outlet in a circuit will the other receptacles on that breaker circuit have GFI protection?
Sep 21 '17 at 15:20
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One circuit on two 20 amp breakers
Aug 6 '16 at 12:16
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Can I connect 12 AWG wire to 10 AWG in a junction box?
May 29 '18 at 15:23
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