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Electrical Code for BX Cable
Where in the NEC code book does it show where and how BX can be exposed and what are the restrictions.
Outdoor Lighting For The Home
Wire or cable type normally used here to feed such an outside light or if it would be ok in electrical plastic or metal conduit…
How To Make an Underground Cable Splice
I hit an un-located 2″ conduit with a trencher, breaking the conduit and pulled about 40′ of 3/0 THHW coated neutral wire out of the conduit…
Wiring for a Ceiling Light Fixture to Replace a Ceiling Fan
How to Modify the Electrical Wiring for a Ceiling Light Fixture
Wiring Diagrams for Light Fixtures
I need a switch which is controlling a fluorescent fixture, how should i wire this up? Is a switch leg involved?
Sauna Heater Electrical GFI Receptacle
I have a home sauna heater which has a plug with one straight blade, other angled blade and ground…
Add Lighting to Brighten Up Your Bedroom
I have an existing circuit in my bedroom and want to add lighting with switches in the closet. I figure I need to add a junction box and connect into the existing circuit….
Converting Power From An Electrical Outlet
I am wondering if there’s any way to convert the power from a standard outlet to be able to plug in my machine without any rewiring or the like…
Bathroom Outlet Locations for Electrical Safety
When installing a new outlet in a bathroom, how far from the water source must it be?
Half Bath GFI Outlet Location
I was wondering if it was OK to have a GFCI wall outlet within 5ft. of a shower stall in a half bath?
Why Outdoor Outlets Stop Working
Three outdoor outlets quit working. They are on same service panel switch as garage and outdoor light. The circuit breaker had not tripped…
Why Bathroom Outlets Stop Working
My bathroom outlet is losing power after taking a shower. Every time i try to reset the outlet, that doesn’t take care of the problem. What would the next step be?
Electrical Cables Used for Computer Equipment
What type of wires are inside of printer cables, computer monitors cables, patch cables, and phone wires? It looks silver, not brown like the copper wires in the power cords…
Installing Approved Electric Ceiling Fan Boxes
I am having difficulty installing a Cooper 274V-BOX. I want to wire a ceiling fan to it and have a receptacle with it to plug items into. How do I do this?
HELP – My Wii Won’t Work!
I think I broke my wii. My wii does not want to turn ON. I tried doing what the internet said…
Outdoor Patio Low Voltage Lighting
I have a paver patio with 3 foot columns and the patio has low voltage landscape lighting, the problem is I can’t find decent low voltage post type fixture…
Low Volt Relay Control Wiring Diagram
When the 24V is applied to the relay the relay just “Buzzes” but contacts in the relay don’t close to pass through the 240V AC. The relay has a manual test button and if I press this everything works fine…
Locating Hard To Find Electrical Switches
I have a rectangular 3 rocker isolating switch in my fitted kitchen that controls my fridge/freezer, dish washer & washer/dryer…
Kitchen Cooker Tripping Electric Switch
Having 2 rings on i turned on a 3rd, a flash appeared from what looked like inside the cooker.
I switched everything off including the wall socket, proceeded to reset the trip switch….
Digital Phone Jack Wiring
I just moved into a new house (to me). Got digital phone via cable. If I plug a standard phone into the supplied modem, phones elsewhere in the house I get dial tone, but they will not ring on an incoming call…