Articles about Electrical
Replacing 3 Way Light Switches
Help for Wiring Your New or Replacement 3-Way Light Switches
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I am replacing a ceiling fixture the holes for mounting the bracket are stripped
How to repair a fixture box when the holes for mounting the bracket are stripped
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I put in a new thermostat the old one was removed without labeling the wires
Making the wiring connections for a thermostat when the old thermostat was removed without labeling the wires
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How To Locate 200 Amp Circuit Breakers
How to Do Business with Local Electrical Wholesale Suppliers
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Connections for Electric Batteries
Battery Connections and Voltage Output: The Difference Between Series and Parallel Connections
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Electrical Symbols and Wiring Diagrams
Electrical Symbols: How do I identify electrical symbols used on site plans?
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Electrical Panel Sizes and Circuit Wiring
We have installed a 100 amp breaker box in a new work shop, what size breakers do I attach the main lines to in the 200amp box…
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Electrical Codes for Lights and Outlets
Does either a national or state electrical code require that smallest allowable gauge wire is 12-gauge…
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Identifying Electrical Outlet Wiring
I have an electrical outlet with 1 white wire and 2 black wires. All my other outlets have 2 and 2. Is this safe?
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Electrical Circuit for a Power Exhaust Unit
I’m wiring a power exhaust to a commercial HVAC unit and i want to have single point power to the unit and exhaust…
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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…
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Calculating Voltage Drop for an Underground Circuit
Calculating voltage drop for an underground circuit…
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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…
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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…
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Troubleshooting Possible Faults in Home Wiring
What are the possible fault in home wiring, generator, and their remedies…
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Wiring Bedroom Electrical Outlets
How many outlets is best for a bedroom 10 x 10 and the location for safety reasons of the outlets…
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Electrical Circuit Considerations For Water Heaters
I am replacing an electric water heater. The original is 240 volts. Can I install a 120 volts…
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Lost Power To Bathroom Outlet Circuit
We recently discovered that all electrical outlets in the 2 1/2 bathrooms in our house are not working…
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Electrical Power and Panel Board Ratings
In 220volts 3 phase we see on panel board written 440volts. I’m wondering because when I counting this 3 times as equal to 660volts…
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Electrical Tools for House Wiring
What are the the tools required for wiring a house…
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