Switched Outlet to Fan
I have an outlet that is controlled via a switch. I want to install a ceiling fan and want to use the existing wall switch. The outlet I want to make unswitched (...
I have an outlet that is controlled via a switch. I want to install a ceiling fan and want to use the existing wall switch. The outlet I want to make unswitched (...
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answersCurrently I have no circuit breakers in a fuse box in other words I have all my rooms wired and I am holding a handful of wires waiting to attach them to the fuse...
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answersI have two switches (one in the house and one in the garage) that control the garage lights. I want to add an outlet for a shop light in the garage off of the ga...
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answersHas anyone ever heard of an outlet like this one that I encountered? It has the 2 hot wires and the 2 neutrals hooked on the side bolts and there is a 5th wire w...
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answersI saw the post that already told about this, but mine does not exactly fit this. Please tell me what I can do to Convert this 220 to 110. My outlet has a black wi...
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answersHow can I tell the difference between 60 degree wiring and 90 degree wiring?
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answersI plugged in a vacuum cleaner and the outlet inside the house blew. I checked the breaker box and no breakers had been tripped. I then replaced a breaker that a...
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answersI'm about to finish framing my basement and start on the wiring. I know I need to drill the holes 1 1/4" in on the 2x4 and have outlet's spaced so you don't need ...
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answersI bought a new light fixture for my hallway and after I the light home and read the directions it stated the following warningRisk of fire: most dwellings built b...
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answersI was installing track lighting in my kitchen this evening when I encountered a problem. Wiring from the ceiling was white, black and Red. Naturally I connected...
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answersWhat I am seeing is a single wire coming off a 20AMP circuit breaker that is then capped with two wires(branch circuits) going to different locations. I have neve...
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answersWhat is the problem with having a pigtail curcuit off the breaker box? Is is dangerous? How can it be corrected?Thank you,George
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answersI just got done pulling out an old built in range and replacing it with a new stand alone one. The old range was hard wired to the electrical system and as part ...
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answersI noticed the face plate on my dining room dimmer switch is getting very warm; especially when the light is dimmed to low. Is this normal or should I be looking f...
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answersI have a 20 Year old home with a post light in the front yard 15 feet from the house and a light on the porch that a 2 gang switch inside the front door controls ...
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answersI currently have three outlets in my garage, two in the ceiling and one in the wall. They all are on the same circuit. I want to tap off of the wall outlet and ma...
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answersI have an old house (1905), there is still a reasonable amount of live knob and tube servicing the basement and first floor lighting circuits. I am slowing rewiri...
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answersI've never been the handy type, but now that I own my first home, I'm trying to learn as much as possible. The questions that follow might sound stupid to those "...
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answersI've installed several lights and relocated switches and outlets. When ever I route wire down to an existing switch or outlet, I usually have to cut out a section...
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answersWe have built a large sale electric Christmas train which travels across 10 neighboring propertie on a 9 foot high track. We have had a difficult time powering t...
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