Oil retains heat
"The oil will retain heat longer" Yes, but are you sure that you want that? You want it to shed the heat quickly, into the house, so the occupants are kept wa...
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Tandem breakers instead?
One possibility is to look into getting tandem breakers to use in your main panel. These are just thinner breakers, so that a pair of them fits into a single bre...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by TimBonham
220
Look inside the outlet and see how many wires are in there, and what colors they are. (Ignore any bare ground wire.) If there are 3 wires, black-white-red or 2...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by TimBonham
pool wiring
"2. If this UF cable is grounded in the breaker box do I need to do any other grounding at the outlets?" To answer this question, No, you do not need additiona...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by TimBonham
DSL line
"I have no way of testing on NIC due to problem geting PC there I have no labtop." You don't need to move the computer. For a test, you can just run a tempora...
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updated over 13 years ago by TimBonham
fuse block
It's extremely unlikely (and almost certainly illegal) to have any box, even an antiquated one, without a main power shut-off. (That's one of the main purposes o...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
tapping in
Was there an existing ceiling light in the living room? If so, the best is to connect in to that circuit. Otherwise, you just need to find an available circui...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
fan w/o ground
No, not really 'horribly' wrong. What you have done is installed a fan without grounding. For the first 80 years or so, all electrical wiring was done without...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
21v AC
"Any idea on why I would get 21V AC on the line?" You probably tested this after you had disassembled the outlet, and nothing was connected. This is called a ...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
Sub-panel?
Not clear what you're asking here. A sub-panel has to be powered from the main panel, not directly from the electric company power pole. You install a large (...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
Wiring for DSL
MomsHelper -- if you actually want Mom to get all the speed that she's paying for on the DSL line, you really should do some wiring. But forget about those o...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
Subpanel
Here are answers to some of your questions. "1. Can I use a 100A main panel as a sub panel?" Don't. You'd be paying for a set of 100A circuit breakers in the...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
Posted in wrong place
Posting this question in the Heating & Air Conditioning Forum might get some responses. Here in ELECTRICAL we don't know too much about "AC, ducts, etc.".
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
3-way light switch
I think you mean a 3-way stitch; that is, 2 switches, either of which will turn one light (or set of lights) on or off. (A 2-way switch would just be a standard ...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
Humming Circuit breaker
Most likely, it's humming because it is vibrating. (You should be able to feel this if you touch it lightly.) If it is vibrating, that's probably because it's l...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
plan lighting circuit
For switches (either pull chain or box ones), they are normally wired with the switch after the connection to the hot wire, so the wire remains hot going on to ot...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
Lighting the County
"other than me not wanting to come home to a pitch black driveway" See if you can't find a location on your property where you can install a motion detector li...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
recess lighting question
Yes, you can do that. You will probably have to tear into the walls & ceiling to get access to the box and to run the cable. It might be easier to run cab...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by TimBonham
change light bulbs
There are now CFL bulbs available in the round "globe" shape, similar to regular light bulbs. The 'baskets' on extendable light poles will work fine with those. ...
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Outdoor lighting w/ out electric
A campfire? Wood torches? Kerosene lanterns? Gas lights? Battery-operated lights (flashlights)? Frankly, only the last 2 are feasable nowdays. And both wi...
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