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I plugged in my blow dryer and it blew my GFI and the breaker in the bathroom, which knocked out the electricity in 1/2 my kitchen one plug in the ...
I plugged in my blow dryer and it blew my GFI and the breaker in the bathroom, which knocked out the electricity in 1/2 my kitchen one plug in the ...
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ViewsI just recently purchase my home. It is a bi-level with baseboard heat. My wife is complaining about the baseboard heaters ticking in the night whe...
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ViewsDoes anyone know where I can find a remote-control for exterior lights? I detest the motion-sensors, and I'd like to be able to turn the lights o...
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ViewsWhat type of wire should be used for wiring alarm contacts? Can phone wire be used?
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ViewsDoes anyone know if there is an alarm sensor that can be put on a satellite coaxial cable in the house that would detect when someone disconnected ...
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ViewsWe just got a new house(to us, built in 1930's), the house has been re-wired 6 years ago to 110amp service. My questions is as follows: Putting ...
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ViewsI recently moved into a new home and discovered a mildly daunting problem: in the room that I designated as my office, all three electrical outlets...
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ViewsMy home was built a long time ago, I am guessing 1960. I wanted to had 12volt Hampton Bay fixture. After opening the box, a WARNING sign was on the...
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ViewsHi,I live in TX and this summer we had to refill the condenser unit with the refigerant twice. We found out there are 3 holes in the evaporator coi...
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ViewsI am hanging a new chandelier/pendent over the kitchen table. What is the industry standard for the the distance between the bottom of the lightin...
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ViewsI posted this in the HVAC and Bathroom forums without any luck, maybe someone here would know the answer. A few months ago on one of the DYI shows,...
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ViewsI recently purcahsed a 50 yr old farm house. It has 100amp fuse box. My problem is that 2 of the bedrooms wall outlets are on the same circuit an...
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ViewsI'm moving into a app. 50 year old house. So most of the plugs are 2 pronged. I do need to get some converted to grounded for computers and thing...
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ViewsI'm in the process relocating a 3way switch and wanted to know if it's necessary to use an electrical switch box in the wall or can I just hook up ...
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Viewsjust bought an 85 year old house and tried to replace the old 3-way switch for the lights to the stairwell. removed old switches (still of the cer...
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ViewsI am trying to decide whether to purchase halogen light fixtures for the bathroom or stick with conventional incandescent fixtures. I understand t...
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ViewsI have seen posts on this and other boards that talk about lights in the house dimming momentarily when the furnace blower orother large appliance ...
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ViewsI am having trouble with the outlets in all the 4 bathrooms in my house. There is no power at any of them. I have checked the circuit box to make s...
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ViewsI tried replacing an old fan with a celing fixture and dimmer switch to an existing circuit. There are three sets of wires coming out of the celing...
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ViewsI was replacing outlets in my dining room. THe original outlets are 15A. The breaker is 20A and the wire is 12 gauge. My question is do I need t...
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