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about 5 years by TimBonham
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lights
For fluorescent fixtures to work correctly, they need both tubes good and the ballast inside the light to be good. If any of those parts are faili...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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Applies to bathrooms
There IS a code rule prohibiting panels/subpanels inside a bathroom. That may be what you are remembering. Your local inspector will decide whe...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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outlets
These should be available at any big hardware supplier, like Menards, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Ask for "simplex receptacles". (You'll need to talk...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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ceiling fans
The two most common problems in changing a light over to a ceiling fan: 1. There is usually only 1 pair of wires running from the switch to the ...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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shower lighting
Well, GFCI protection is a panacea, in practice. I suppose it isn't perfect, but I've never heard of anyone killed on a GFCI circuit. Possibly th...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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extender?
Not sure what you are talking about, or why you would want such a thing. If your light socket is recessed too far, the usual way to fix that is ...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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cfl lights
I don't know why not. I have 2 similar CFL floodlamps on a motion detector in my backyard, and they've been working fine for a couple years. ...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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panel install
Much of the work in replacing a main panel is mechanical in nature. Your husband could probably do most of these steps: - label carefully all of...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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removing
Well, removing them involves disconnecting the wires to them and capping the wires and pushing them back into the electrical boxes in the wall. ...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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tubes
Dimming or darkening is a common sign of a florescent tube that is about to burn out. Most commonly, this appears toward the ends of the tube, but ...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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switched outlet
From the picture, it looks like the tab between the two halves of the receptacle has been removed. This usually indicates that this has been split...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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why?
Why should they scare you? Both of those options are valid ways to deal with this. Personally, I'd go for installing the receptacle up in t...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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ground wire
The ground wire from the dimmer should go to the ground wire (green or bare wire) in the box. If there isn't one, and it's a metal box, attach...
about 5 years by TimBonham
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wiring
To be more specific, and at a more basic level: By "wire them together" we mean: - take the 2 black wires from your 2 sockets, and the black wir...
over 5 years by TimBonham
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fire
"so... am i still dangerously playing with fire by using 20amp for that single circuit that feeds all the 2nd floor?" Yes! If you're trying t...
over 5 years by TimBonham
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safe?
"but if i replace the 15Amp breaker for a 20Amp will that be safe?" ___Absolutely NOT!___ Unless the circuit was originally wired for 20A, but ...
over 5 years by TimBonham
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moving
Normally, moving a receptacle would involve simply running a cable from the current location to the new one, making a junction in the current locat...
over 5 years by TimBonham
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Are you sure that you can use more than one dimmer in the circuit? Most 3-way dimmers I have seen are just dimmers that can work in a 3-way ci...
over 5 years by TimBonham
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