sound
For maximum sound deadening use resiliant bars. They are Z shaped and screw to the joist and then the panels screw to them.
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electgrician
You should try and find the electrician first. Many of them will not likely take on ahlf the task as you are planning. It would be a pain to get this half done an...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
transformer
You have two fixtures and two transformers. You would be better off to put one transformer for each fixture.
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
ground wire
What is your location? In Canada it is legal to run a ground wire to the copper pipe if the pipe is properly grounded/bonded. I don't think I would do it. You ne...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
20 amp
You can not put duplex receptacles on a 30 amp circuit. You must change that breaker to match the wire size. 15amp for #14, 20 amp for #12. This is a correctio...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
30 amp
You can not put duplex receptacles on a 30 amp circuit. You must change that breaker to match the wire size. 15amp for #14, 20 amp for #20. You could try and reu...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
backed up drains
You have a blockage in your main line after the point where the bathtub connects.
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
6o vs 90
Some light fixtures require 90ºC wire. You won''t be able to ue it for those.
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
yes
Yes. It is OK to use larger wire than the code requires. Some times it is even necessary for long runs to avoid voltage drop. It is however not good pactice as ...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by joed
ligths
You need to install a junction box at the new location of both your lights. If you are lucky the wires are long enough and the exisitng box can be moved to one o...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
What is too much for a 15 amp circuit
Empty receptacles don't use any power. It all depends on what you plug in them. If you plug in a heater then one receptacle is enough. The flickering light is pr...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
In reply to "wiring switch, light light,swich"
You don't normally do it that because you need 4 wire+grd cable between the lights. If you let = represent 3 wire and- represent 2 wire you should do it power-...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
reply to "Direct TV"
I don't think wireless will for this. The receiver actually puts voltage to the dish though the cable.
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
3-way recessed series just barely glowing"
If all the lights are between the switches you need a 4 conductor cable to make them work. You probably only ran three conductor and they are wired in series. Le...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
new swtich old wires"
You can do it if you use a GFCI combo device. It is legal to use a GFCI to replace an ungrounded receptacle witha three prong receptacle.
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
In reply to "High electric bill and hot floor?"
If the hot spot is on a slab then you could have abusted hot water line under the floor. Chaeck your water meter with everything turned off. It should not be moving.
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
In reply to "Dead outlets"
Sounds like an open neutral to me. Can you fix it? I don't know how smart you are. If every receptacle on the circuit is dead then the problem could be in the m...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by joed
In reply to "KW and Amps"
The 16Kw is likely if all burners are on at the same time. Does it pop the breaeker with only one burner or are you trying to run every burner and the oven?
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by joed
In reply to "lighting fixture replacement"
The heat from your new fixture will dry out the insulation of the old wiring. It will eventually crack and fall off creating a hazard of the wires shorting and ca...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by joed
In reply to "old wiring"
Your old wiring most likely doen't have a ground wire. That would be the fault.
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by joed
