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Electrical Troubleshooting Home Electrical Problems
an air conditioner has all of a sudden stopped working. It seems to have a 120V plug. Can a Socket go bad, could it be a wire, or the circuit breaker itself…
Calculating Voltage Drop for an Underground Circuit
Calculating voltage drop for an underground circuit…
Considerations When Upgrading Home Electrical Wiring
I have very old wiring on this home so I decided to redo all of it, should I run my wiring straight to the breaker box for each room or can I do multiple rooms to the same breaker…
Does Your Dimmer Switch Need Replacing?
My wife has been pushing in on the dimmer switch on the ceiling fan instead of just turning it. Now it turns but the light doesn’t come on. Do I need to replace to dimmer or something more serious…
Common Electric Appliance Repair – Espresso Machine
I have an electric motor that goes to a La Marzocco espresso grinder. The grinder burrs will not spin when the motor runs…
Room Addition Home Electrical Wiring
What sort of cable is used for an interior run to a sub-panel and are there protection/mounting requirements…
Troubleshooting Possible Faults in Home Wiring
What are the possible fault in home wiring, generator, and their remedies…
Considerations When Upgrading Home Electrical Wiring
Is there an exception to the code when running new wire through an existing finished wall, Old-work…
Power Out On Air Conditioner Circuit
I was running a portable A/C unit in the bedroom when the power went out in that room. My first thought was a tripped breaker…
Light Fixture and Ceiling Fan Switch Wiring
I am attempting to install a light fixture and 2 ceiling fans in my living room where there was one fan with a light kit and this was electrically controlled by a switch to power the fan and a dimmer switch to control the light kit…
Wire Sizes and the Electrical Code
Can I run three #10 to give me 90 amps…
Wiring Bedroom Electrical Outlets
How many outlets is best for a bedroom 10 x 10 and the location for safety reasons of the outlets…
Replacing a Ceiling Fan and Wiring the Switches
I am wiring a new ceiling fan/light at the same spot that I used to have only a ceiling fan…
Electric Freezer Circuit Problem
We woke up today to our freezer being defrosted and had to throw all the food away. It is in our garage and there is a trip switch on another outlet that controls the freezer…
Electrical Outlets and Light Switch Wiring
I changed switches & plugs in the bedroom. I did each one at a time…
Dimmer Switches and Compact Florescent Lights
Can you use a dimmer switch on a compact florescent light…