electrical help
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 ...
COMMUNITY FORUM: ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING
over 12 years by ljs
7
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baseboard heater tick
I 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...
over 12 years by HOLLYWOOD
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answers1066
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remote
Does 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...
over 12 years by BobF
3
answers860
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Burglar Alarm wiring
What type of wire should be used for wiring alarm contacts? Can phone wire be used?
over 12 years by Rix Fix
3
answers648
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Satellite alarm?
Does 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 ...
over 12 years by Rix Fix
4
answers275
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Old Wiring - New Light
We 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 ...
over 12 years by frankd
2
answers813
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Disconnecting Outlets From Switch
I 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...
over 12 years by Silent_Bob
3
answers834
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Halogen Fixtures
My 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...
over 12 years by insdoc
2
answers1006
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evaporator coil/ central AC unit....
Hi,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...
over 12 years by HOLLYWOOD
6
answers796
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Lighting
I 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...
over 12 years by rpxlpx
2
answers405
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Under Tile Electrical Radiant heat for Bathroom?
I 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,...
over 12 years by WarmFloorGuy
2
answers323
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Electrical Gremlin
I 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...
over 12 years by ElectrcBil
9
answers915
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Self Grounding Outlets
I'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...
over 12 years by ElectrcBil
1
answers648
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need electrical box
I'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 ...
over 12 years by Silent_Bob
2
answers689
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3 way wiring trouble
just 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...
over 12 years by raylee
3
answers715
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Halogen lighting
I am trying to decide whether to purchase halogen light fixtures for the bathroom or stick with conventional incandescent fixtures. I understand t...
over 12 years by ElectrcBil
3
answers793
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Dimming lights
I have seen posts on this and other boards that talk about lights in the house dimming momentarily when the furnace blower orother large appliance ...
over 12 years by ElectrcBil
2
answers642
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Outlets in bathrooms
I 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...
over 12 years by ElectrcBil
4
answers914
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celing fixture and new dimmer switch that does not work
I 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...
over 12 years by ElectrcBil
1
answers918
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15A Outlet 20A breaker
I 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...
over 12 years by bc
1
answers492
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