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Look inside the outlet and see how many wires are in there, and what colors they are. (Ignore any bare ground wire.) If there are 3 wires, black...
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about 6 years by TimBonham
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pool wiring
"2. If this UF cable is grounded in the breaker box do I need to do any other grounding at the outlets?" To answer this question, No, you do not...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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DSL line
"I have no way of testing on NIC due to problem geting PC there I have no labtop." You don't need to move the computer. For a test, you can jus...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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fuse block
It's extremely unlikely (and almost certainly illegal) to have any box, even an antiquated one, without a main power shut-off. (That's one of the ...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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tapping in
Was there an existing ceiling light in the living room? If so, the best is to connect in to that circuit. Otherwise, you just need to find an a...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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fan w/o ground
No, not really 'horribly' wrong. What you have done is installed a fan without grounding. For the first 80 years or so, all electrical wiring w...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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21v AC
"Any idea on why I would get 21V AC on the line?" You probably tested this after you had disassembled the outlet, and nothing was connected. Th...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Sub-panel?
Not clear what you're asking here. A sub-panel has to be powered from the main panel, not directly from the electric company power pole. You in...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Wiring for DSL
MomsHelper -- if you actually want Mom to get all the speed that she's paying for on the DSL line, you really should do some wiring. But forge...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Subpanel
Here are answers to some of your questions. "1. Can I use a 100A main panel as a sub panel?" Don't. You'd be paying for a set of 100A circuit ...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Posted in wrong place
Posting this question in the Heating & Air Conditioning Forum might get some responses. Here in ELECTRICAL we don't know too much about "AC, ...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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3-way light switch
I think you mean a 3-way stitch; that is, 2 switches, either of which will turn one light (or set of lights) on or off. (A 2-way switch would just...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Humming Circuit breaker
Most likely, it's humming because it is vibrating. (You should be able to feel this if you touch it lightly.) If it is vibrating, that's probably...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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plan lighting circuit
For switches (either pull chain or box ones), they are normally wired with the switch after the connection to the hot wire, so the wire remains hot...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Lighting the County
"other than me not wanting to come home to a pitch black driveway" See if you can't find a location on your property where you can install a mot...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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recess lighting question
Yes, you can do that. You will probably have to tear into the walls & ceiling to get access to the box and to run the cable. It might be easier...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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change light bulbs
There are now CFL bulbs available in the round "globe" shape, similar to regular light bulbs. The 'baskets' on extendable light poles will work fi...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Outdoor lighting w/ out electric
A campfire? Wood torches? Kerosene lanterns? Gas lights? Battery-operated lights (flashlights)? Frankly, only the last 2 are feasable nowday...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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low voltage lighting
Note: if you use standard #12 or #14 UF cable, that will still work fine if at some future time you replace these to regular 120V lights.
about 6 years by TimBonham
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Brighter with motion detection
I've seen outdoor fixtures with 2 bulbs, installed with the wiring set such that 1 bulb was wired to the photocell and was on all night, but the ot...
about 6 years by TimBonham
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