Articles about Troubleshooting
Electrical Repair for an Outlet Circuit
I have one circuit in my house that appears not grounded on my plug-in circuit tester, although the electrician I called tells me that the hot to ground voltage is around 66 volts…
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Solve GFCI Circuit Faults
I have a GFCI outlet in the garage that protects all the outlets inthe garage, bathrooms and outside. It trips 4-6 time a week…
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Inductive Motor Loads Can Trip GFCI Outlets
I installed a GFCI outlet in my attic and ran the load side wires to a new, through the wall, Broan 6″ round exhaust fan via a wall switch…
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Electric Outlet Ground Testing
It seems that all of my outlets on the second floor do not have a ground. I have a “smart” power strips that show “no ground” and the bathroom GCFI is tripped…
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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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Troubleshooting Possible Faults in Home Wiring
What are the possible fault in home wiring, generator, and their remedies…
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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…
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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…
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Electrical Outlets and Light Switch Wiring
I changed switches & plugs in the bedroom. I did each one at a time…
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Will Power Quality Affect Air Conditioners?
I have noticed in the last 2 weeks that my wall air conditioner unit only late at night starts to get slow …
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LED Light Fixtures May Produce Dim Light
Why LED lamp, in my house, glow dim light continuously after switch off the light…
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Why Did My Telephone Lose Dial Tone?
I had no dial tone. When I checked the phone jack it was filled with a rubbery substance where phone clicks in and behind it inside the box. Is this common….
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Why Electrical Outlets Trip The Circuit Breaker
My 20 amp breaker which serves 7 wall outlets continues to trip without any reason…
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Troubleshooting Bathroom Electrical Problems
Lights in bathroom will not turn on-Breaker wont snap into position and test will not go off…
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Troubleshooting Under Cabinet Puck Lighting
installed your typical wired puck style under the cabinet lights 6 mos ago, and they work fine. They are controlled via dimmer…
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Light Fixtures Electrical Troubleshooting
a recessed fluorescent light fixture in the basement that did not work. I replaced it with a new fixture which used 2, 4′ T8 bulbs. About a year later it went bad…
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