Articles about Electrical
Electrical Question From Francis About Dryer Wiring
My dryer has a 4 prong plug, but the receptacle in my house has a 3 prong plug.
Electrical Question From Dee About Oven Wiring
When I use my oven, one burner comes on automatically and stays on until oven is turned off. I bought a new stove because I thought it was just my 20 yr. old stove finally shot.
Electrical Question From Donald About Circuit Breaker
Question: What is the internal connection of a 220v breaker? Does it trip only if current over its rating is detected phase to phase? Also what is the internal connection of a 3 phase breaker?
Electrical Question From Rick About 4-Way Switch Wiring
Do you have a wiring diagram for a 4 way switch circuit that has multiple light fixtures with a switch at the beginning of the run
Electrical Question From a Student About Grounding
What size ground wire is used to ground a 200 Amp service?
Electrical Question From Steven About Dryer Wiring
I need to install a 4 prong female dryer plug in place of a 3 plug. Only problem is the ground (bare wire) was cut short and I cannot pull any more wire out of the wall.
Electrical Question From Bert About Ceiling Fan Wiring
Question: I want to install a Hunter ceiling fan with light. I have 14-3 wire in the existing box.
The wiring instructions say:
connect ground to ground
Electrical Question From Esperidion About Troubleshooting
Question: Hi! Please help me on this problem. I have made a sound box rated 250watts on its speaker.
Electrical Question From Ray About Wiring Diagrams
Question:
I want to wire two 1.5 ton outdoor central air condensers rated 220V 20A each. I was hoping I only had to drag one #8-2AWG from a 40A breaker to one of two sub-panels and then a #10-2AWG to the second sub-panel.
Electrical Question from Ronie about 3 Way Switch Diagrams
Question: Can I get diagram for 3way switch?
Electrical Question from Daniel about Outlet Wiring
Question: When I completed all wiring and installation and termination with all electrical job. After properly wiring and checking all device and light, fan split unit that mean indoor and outdoor, AC window
Electrical Question – Why Do My Light Bulbs Burn Out Often?
Question: The light bulbs in some parts of my house seem to be burning out way too soon. In some of our fixtures, we replace bulbs every 4 weeks or so. Any ideas?
Electrical Question about Adding a Pool Circuit
I want to add a heater to my above ground swimming pool. This will require a 220 outlet. Can I add this to an existing 220 such as the water heater circuit?
Electrical Question from Dorji about Testing a Ground
Question: How can I check ground if it does not give a value?
Electrical Question about Under Cabinet Lights
Hi Dave, We have 4 12 volt under cabinet lights in our kitchen. Two of them don’t work on a regular basis. All the wiring got hidden behind the cabinets when we did our kitchen redo a few years back.
Electrical Question from Barbara about Fixture Wiring
Question: Hi I am replacing a ceiling fixture. There is one switch that controls 2 wall fixtures and the ceiling fixture. The new fixture has one white and one black wire. The junction box has 1 white and 2 black wires twisted together; 3 white twisted together and 2 black twisted together.