Aluminum wire?
I agree with joed, Some of the older copper wire was tinned. No need to scrape off the tinning before connecting.
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over 10 years by bink
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3-Way Switch Help
what I understand, your's is a 4-way system. To control a light from 3 switches, you need 2 3-way switches and a 4-way switch. Three 3 way switch w...
almost 12 years by bink
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number of pigtails in a 5 gang outlet under NEC
This came from another forum. Wg is an electrical inspector, author of a number of textbooks on interpetation of the NEC and teacher of same.The nu...
about 12 years by bink
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What circuit breaker to use?
See if I remeber correctly. I would go with the 15 amp breaker. 15 amps X 120 = 1800 watts, your total load is 1360 watts + 100 watts =1460 watts, ...
about 12 years by bink
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Does the U-shaped hole for grounding go on top?
I don't think that the NEC addresses this issue also. I have heard that either way is correct. Read on a newgroup awhile back, a year or so, that a...
about 12 years by bink
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NEC and small appliance kitchen outlet wiring
ElectricBil is correct. In a mult-wire circuit, each curcuit must be on a different phase. You use two single pole breakers, one on one phase and t...
over 12 years by bink
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