15 amp outlets in a 20 amp circuit
The outlets in my basement are on a circuit with a 20 amp circuit breaker and 12/2 sheathed electrical cable wiring. However the outlets themselves are 15 amp an...
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Intermittent loud buzzing-vibrating in outside wall
Hi. I'm in a quandary. For the past few months I hear, at intervals, a loud buzzing or vibrating from the outside wall. The noise lasts only a few seconds, but it...
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Multiple dead outlets, breaker not tripped.
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Please help with hard-wired smoke detector issue...
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Outlets lose power and then come back on after a period of time
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10 gauge wire and a 40 amp circuit?
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answersupdated 19 days ago by BV025953
No power in all bathroom outlets
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Ceiling fan. HB
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Old Hampton bay ceiling fan has remote only fan works but lights dony
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Air compressor tripping circuit breaker
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What size wire do I use coming off the pole to my house?
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