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 in...
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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...
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"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...
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"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 jus...
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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 ...
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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 a...
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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 w...
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"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. Th...
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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 in...
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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 forge...
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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 ...
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Posting this question in the Heating & Air Conditioning Forum might get some responses. Here in ELECTRICAL we don't know too much about "...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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 mot...
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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 ea...
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There are now CFL bulbs available in the round "globe" shape, similar to regular light bulbs. The 'baskets' on extendable light poles will work fi...
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A campfire? Wood torches? Kerosene lanterns? Gas lights? Battery-operated lights (flashlights)? Frankly, only the last 2 are feasable nowday...
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Note: if you use standard #12 or #14 UF cable, that will still work fine if at some future time you replace these to regular 120V lights.
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