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Generally speaking, there must be at least one switched lighting outlet in each room of a dwelling. I don't recall seeing anything in the code about home offices...
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Colors
Justin, Unless someone here is clairvoyant, there is no way to tell you what those wires do based on color alone. There are only a few instances where speci...
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Question
The basic reason is so that you do not kill yourself or someone else. Imagine doing what you said. Now picture that white wire becoming broken somewhere upstre...
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Fans
For the price, replacing the capacitor is worth a try. However, the windings of the motor may have already been damaged. Once you replace the cap, run the fan, bu...
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Ceiling fan
Emil, If the burning smell is coming from the fan, turn off the power, take down the fan & insert it into the nearest trash can. Swing by the local Big Box...
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Breakers
Robert, Prices vary considerably from one part of the country to another so you should ask a few contractors for quotes on this work. Most outside breaker b...
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Fuse?
Robert, Do you have fuses or circuit breakers? Fuses are a one time use item that is thrown away. Circuit breakers can be reset. your description sounds like y...
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Low volts
I'm thinking it is a loose connection. Check all spliced connections by tugging on each conductor, check the connection at the breaker and neutral bus for tightne...
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Low voltage
The NEC, prior to the 2005 edition requires that concealed low voltage wiring for lighting be installed as a chapter 3 wiring method. What this means is, low volt...
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Power
A #6 cable will be adequate. If you were to go for a minimalist installation, you could probably get by with smaller conductors based on the welders duty cycle. I...
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Receptacles
Outlet A looks like a NEMA L5-30, 30 amp 1205 volt twistlock. The bent slot (3) should be the equipment ground of the remaining 2 slots, I'd guess that the widest...
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How?
Yes, your plan will work and no, it won't meet code. All conductors of a circuit must be in the same cables. I'm presuming that the power goes to the switch ...
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No Ground
Beieng a firm believer in following instructions (at least when they apply to electrical work) I recommend that you come up with an equipment ground. You have ...
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Replacing
Zeke, I suppose you're not lucky enough to be able to drill into the remains of the screw & use an easy out(if they're made that small)? De-energize the...
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Appendix?
My 2005 NEC must be missing a few pages. There are no appendix H, there isn't even an Annex H. Also, 240.100 applies for voltages greater than 600 volts. I've...
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GFI
I'm presuming that you checked to see that the GFI does not protect anything downstream from itself. If that is the case and you found no problems, go ahead &...
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Change
There should be a considerable amount of extra wire in the wall if we are, in fact, talking about the same thing. This would make it fairly easy to install a box...
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IC cans
Look inside the can, there shgould be a label that has all of the acceptable trims, lamp type & wattage combinations. If an R40 lamp is not one of the listed ...
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Hardwired?
I, for one, will need a lot better description of the wiring to figure out what you're getting at. "Hardwired" is a term that is generally used to mean that the e...
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Voltage drop
My calculator shows a voltage drop of 6.5 volts (5.4%) using the numbers you posted. This is just a wee bit on the high side, but as long as you don't try to sta...
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