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almost 6 years by TimBonham
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moving a thermostat
The actual wiring involved in this is trivial -- probably a single cable with 3-6 small wires in it. I would never pay an electrician to do someth...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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more info needed
For us to be able to "Help!", you need to tell us more information. What are these 'units' you refer to? What voltage are they? How many amps ...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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outlet height
The old standby for height for outlets was about 12" from the floor. (It was common to see electricians measuring this by setting their hammer hea...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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Left unfinished for future...
By far, the cheapest alternative is to have them run a pathway (conduit, raceway, etc.) from the breaker box into that room, and leave it empty at ...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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1 into 2
Basically, yes. Things to watch for: - Make sure the wire nuts (that's the name) are of the right size to handle 3 wires. (Yellow or red ...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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Flickering
Are you sure you are checking the right breaker? You say the "double pole circuit breaker" didn't trip, but it is unlikely that kitchen lights ...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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extension under siding
Bill is quite right; this is against code and probably unsafe. Do remove it. But if you could get under the siding to run that extension cord,...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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GFCI not working
The basic procedure for figuring out a problem like this is to get a neon tester and, starting at the breaker box end, trace the wiring along, chec...
almost 6 years by TimBonham
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wire id
A couple of the critical points are: 14AWG = #14 American Wire Gauge size. This can carry up to 15Amps current. Type SOOW -- The wire type, ...
almost 7 years by TimBonham
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Moving stove
You can simply run a wire from the current location of the stove to the new location. But some qualifications: - this new wire must be at leas...
almost 7 years by TimBonham
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Bahama Lighting and Fan Co.
It would help if you would tell us how many wires there are, and what color they are.
almost 7 years by TimBonham
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access to boxes
"I have already installed the lights. The lights are screwed into the ceiling and are covering the old work boxes. In the old work boxes, I have co...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Varying antique fan speed
Before wiring this up, you should test whether that antique fan motor will actually work at variable speeds via a dimmer. Many motors, even modern...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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240V extension cord???
This is a 240V appliance; it's highly unlikely that a standard extension cord would for this. Did you buy a normal extension cord, or was it a spe...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Replacing X10 switch
"but when the X10 switch was in the wall the red source wire was connected to the blue X10 wire, the red X10 wire was not used" So this means th...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Inverter
I think you may have difficulty finding an automobile inverter that can adequately power a 15A 120V table saw. The ones I've see are designed to...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Freezer
The wiring can certainly handle this additional load. As can the breaker. Even with both of these plugged into this circuit, you are probably usi...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Oil retains heat
"The oil will retain heat longer" Yes, but are you sure that you want that? You want it to shed the heat quickly, into the house, so the occupa...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Tandem breakers instead?
One possibility is to look into getting tandem breakers to use in your main panel. These are just thinner breakers, so that a pair of them fits in...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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