Questions tagged [electrical]
Distribution and use of electricity throughout the home. Electrical standards vary greatly worldwide, so you need to provide your location in your question or profile to ensure you get answers that are relevant to you. Posting photographs of wiring junctions or drawing a wiring diagram and posting it is also highly recommended.
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Why is my breaker tripping after changing an outlet?
New outlet, red, black wire on one side one white on other and ground. Should the tab between the two load terminals be snapped off? It’s on a double 15 breaker. Using push click done receptacles. ...
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2 lights 3 switches [closed]
We changed our hall lights that have 3 switches. It worked fine after changing the first light. But now after changing the second light the first light always stays on. The 2nd light has 3 two wire ...
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electrical sub panel
I currently have a 60 amp sub panel in my garage that powers only the 120v circuits in my home. I am having a pool put in and need a 60 amp service to the pool. ilive in an area that would require a ...
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How to properly make a T-junction to connect an additional power outlet to the washer electric line
We would like to add one more power outlet in the utility room, a t-junction from the wire that brings electricity to the washer machine.
The following picture shows a very simple diagram. Consider ...
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How can I connect a new light fixture to old cloth wiring? [closed]
I am trying to add a fan to a room that already had a light fixture. Opening it up there seems to be four cables coming in, 3 of them metal sheathed with cloth and lighter colored that looks like ...
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Should I still torque wire terminals to specification if it appears to damage the wire?
I am installing a 30 amp flush mount dryer outlet manufactured by Leviton. The package states that it is model 278-S00, although that isn't stamped on the outlet itself.
The package instructions, the ...
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wiring transformer to drive 240vac well pump from 120vac circuit
This is a followup question from: running 200-240v well pump from 120vac using step-up transformer
I am planning to provide backup power (for grid outages) to my home using a 120vac power station. (I ...
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Test button won't depress on RV GFCI outlet [closed]
The GFCI "test" button won't depress on bathroom outlet in my '06 Keystone Outback 30ft. RV. It is hooked up to external power but none is getting to the RV. I checked the breakers and none ...
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Germany: 3 phase residential: How many wires to pull for a new 3 phase circuit?
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In Germany and the Middle East, it is normal for residential (even apartments) to have 3 phase 220 power. For a couple of decades already.
The building I am working on is solid stone, with ...
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How should I secure a short stud wall in front of the bottom 40" of my block basement wall?
This is a 1960s 2-level single-family house in a Minneapolis suburb. It's all wood studs, except the basement is partially below grade so the bottom 40" of the wall is cinderblock, which juts 3&...
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How can I make 8/3 cord cable suitable for an installed 240V circuit?
I got a free roll labeled "8/3"—"SEOOW/SEOW-8/3- BLK PORT CORD" style cable (thick black jacket, black insulated hot, white insulated conductor, green insulated ground—no second ...
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Very old wire identification for replacing an old receptacle
I am ready to replace an old receptacle by a new one. Pictured is the old bugger. It is 15 Amp, not clear when it was installed, but the wires seem to have cloth insulation and you cannot tell color ...
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Why is my dust collector tripping the breaker every other time it is energized
Dust collector is 2hp 120v operating at 16 amps on a dedicated circuit run on 12/2.
Do I need to run 10/2 and put on a single pole 30 amp breaker?
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Do my service panels have the capacity for a new 240v circuit? [closed]
I would like to install a 240v outlet either for EV charging or for a welder (most likely case). I would like to know if my current electrical (outside of the breaker) will allow for the 240v outlet ...
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Converting two-prong to three-prong receptacle [duplicate]
I want to put in 3 prong receptacles in place of the 2 prong ones (there are two). I have not checked, but it is likely that the box is metal, hence (should be) grounded. So do I simply take a short ...
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