refrigerator
You refrigerator should NOT be coming on every 15 minutes! Unless it's a really old one (in which case, you ought to consider replacing it -- just the electricit...
You refrigerator should NOT be coming on every 15 minutes! Unless it's a really old one (in which case, you ought to consider replacing it -- just the electricit...
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answersOne possible way to do this is to just run an empty conduit (either metal EMT or plastic, 3/4" or 1") from the main breaker box to the outside location where you ...
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answersYou mean withOUT running a new cable from the main breaker box? Sorry, but that is required to make this work. Actually, you just need power coming into the t...
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answersMost such fans have a small switch somewhere on them that controls whether they blow in or out. Possibly that got bumped accidentally when you removed or replace...
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answersBasically, you install 2 new boxes where the 2 new lights will be located, and run a short cable from each back to the old box. Then in that box, you connect tho...
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answersWhat you have there is a 'switch leg' circuit. Power from the main box goes to the light (one of them), and then the hot wire runes down the black wire of a cabl...
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answersHow did you test to get the 87 V. reading? In general, you can't get a valid reading on a circuit without a load on it. So just testing a circuit with a fan...
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answersYes, it is. It's almost always OK to run electrical items at less than the maximum load; in fact, it's usually a good idea. Your living room wiring is pro...
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answers"Anyway, to be compliant would I have to eliminate the sub-panel ground rod and instead directly bury a ground wire follwing the path of the PCV conduit?" Why ...
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answersThe lights upstairs flickering when the air conditioning comes on, and the TV & refrigerator acting up too, indicate a temporary overload caused when the air ...
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answersNo, you should run a separate line to each panel from the meter.
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answersIt's highly unlikely that the box itself would be a risk for this. It really is not much more than a metal box, with a main breaker and bus bars to attach the ci...
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answersOn your second question, don't do this. These communication cables ought to be at least a couple of feet away from power cables when they run parallel like thi...
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answersThat should probably work, though a foot or so would be better. The worst that is likely to happen is that the device(s) connected to the data lines would co...
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answersI've had CFL's that were failing start to flicker, and thus overheat so that the plastic base starts to get scorched or even slightly melted. But they always qui...
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answersProbably not _every_ wall. In the northern states, for example, plumbers avoid putting pipes in the outside walls to avoid frozen pipes in winter. And g...
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answersNo. Tracing the wiring from other rooms or the basement may give you indications of where it goes, but you can't be sure.
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answersTry taking a non-conductive item like a wooden spoon and trying to wiggle the outlet when there is nothing plugged into it -- does it still spark when it is moved...
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answersFirst might be to post this question in the Plumbing forum rather than Electrical.
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