For a 50A load, you need #6 copper wire, if it's a distance of about 20 feet. If it's longer than that, you need to go up to a #4 copper.
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First, is this all the lights in the whole house flickering at once, or just some of them? And is the wiring coming in to the house from the pow...
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Take off the cover in the ceiling where the light/fan is, and see how many cables, and how many wires each, are in that box. You need at least...
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How are you determining that there are 2 hot and 2 neutral in the box? Because 2 separate hot circuits coming into a living room box would be rath...
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It's unclear: are these 2 existing 3-way switches for this light? And in most locations, code would not allow you to run another branch line off...
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Are they incandescent bulbs, or compact fluorescent lights inside a candelabra shape? CFL's often have a short delay before they illuminate.
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"I would really like to try gettng some info on the proper way to wire this ceiling fan in." So when you order the new module, ask them to also ...
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OK, then you need a minimum of #4 copper (or #2 aluminum). For this short a run, those will work fine. But 100A is a pretty small service nowad...
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The key information that we need is the amperage of the master breaker in the electrical box for this trailer. Please look in the box for that, an...
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Since it's a 220V compressor (like most AC's), there is no _other_ leg -- it is connected to both legs of the normal 110/220V single-phase supply.
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One quick way to check this out is to switch the circuit breaker that keeps tripping with one of the other ones. If that stops it from trippin...
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I don't know what you mean by 'splitting' the line. You woould just wire all 3 of the lights in parallel with the current one. Connect the bl...
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Yes, you should be able to still use the switch. So you must have left the switch out when you rewired. There is probably a single cable, a 's...
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Ignore the voltmeter -- they generally give inaccurate readings unless it's a powered circuit with a working load. The circuit probably runs f...
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My brother does this for a utility. There is equipment, but it is rather expensive, and therefore, not normally rented out (plus it takes training...
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I don't know how to do a diagram, but the wiring is simple. From the incoming power cable, the black wire connects to one side of the dimmer s...
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Just make sure the connections you are placing the aluminum wires into are rated for both copper & aluminum wires. They will be marked wit...
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The 2 incoming wires to the switches should probably NOT be connected together, unless they both go back to the same breaker in the panel. If ...
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Basically, bring the power from the breaker on a 14-2 cable into the box where you want to control both the fan and the light both. In that box you...
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