Questions tagged [electrical]
Distribution and use of electricity throughout the home. Electrical standards vary greatly worldwide, so you need to provide your location in your question or profile to ensure you get answers that are relevant to you. Posting photographs of wiring junctions or drawing a wiring diagram and posting it is also highly recommended.
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Is there a breaker handle lockoff that fits eaton/bryant double pole GFCIs?
I want to replace my existing BR240 wall oven double pole breaker with a new Eaton double pole GFCI.
The existing lockoff for the BR240 is the standard Eaton BRLWCS lockoff for BR breakers and it does ...
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Why doesn't my ceiling fan work after moving it to a 30A circuit? [closed]
I moved an indoor ceiling fan operating on a 15 amp circuit outdoor to a 30 amp circuit. While the lights work well, the fan lost power. Seems like it's working on half the power. I checked the ...
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I'm replacing a dimmer switch with a regular switch, but the only configuration that works involves wires from my another switch. What's going on?
EDIT: Per the excellent answer below,this was (to my surprise) a three way switch. Thankfully I had a few extra three ways lying around! In addition, the other switch on the three way was wired ...
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Circuit breaker trips when I flip the switch on for an outlet [closed]
The circuit breaker that we have in our kitchen trips as soon as I flip on one specific switch.
Interesting part is that this switch is only for a socket outlet itself (for the oven I believe) - and ...
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Is my LED lighting circuit load calculation correct? [duplicate]
Am I way off in my estimations that my total load will be significantly lower than the safe amount for my setup? I have a hard time understanding how parallel lines affects load calculation and what I ...
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A 220v Circuit breaker that controls either AC or an inlet switch box
I have a kill switch by my AC (40 Amps circuit breaker). I want this to be a selector to run AC or an inlet switch when there is no power (40 amp circuit) so I can plug in my generator to power the ...
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Is it possible to run 3 independent switch/ light combos in series?
This is actually kind of two questions in one:
I'm running a 15 AMP, 14-3 wire to power three rooms' lights in a single area of my home. This is all new work. In terms of total estimated load, it will ...
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How can I connect my thick wires into an ikea wire connector
I have thick wires that can not be twisted into one hole of the wire connector, so can I split the wire into two section and feed them into the connector?
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Is there a conversion kit to change a samsung electric dryer to gas [closed]
Samsung electric modal # DVE50R5400A3 CAN IT BE SWITCH TO GAS
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Can I Use Square D 60A Non-Fused A/C Disconnect with #14 NM Cable?
I am installing a 15A mini split, and the disconnect I'm using is a 60A non-fused Square D QO200TR. It provides no overcurrent protection and is pretty much just an on/off switch. It's protected ...
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What is equivalent in copper to 350mcm aluminum?
I am in the process of building my barndominium. My power company has set a pedestal at my pole with the meter and also two 200 amp (400 amp service) breakers included. The length of my run requires ...
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Looking for a 200 and 100 amp meter box [closed]
We’re upgrading our electric and need to find a meter box with two gangs; one 200 and one one hundred for 300 amp service. I can’t find this type of box anywhere. Wondering if anyone has any ...
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Why can THHN/THWN go in Schedule 40 PVC but NM cable (Romex) requires Schedule 80?
NEC 334.15(B) says that exposed NM wire run along an interior wall should be protected, and they list various acceptable raceways, including Schedule 80(!) PVC, but not Schedule 40.
Why does NM cable ...
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Why are there two cables connected to this GFCI outlet?
I'm trying to add a new GFCI outlet by splitting and using pigtails off an existing GFCI outlet. However, when I opened out the junction box I noticed that there are two sets of wires attached to the ...
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Outage in half of house [duplicate]
The ceiling lights are out in half of the hallway, the outlets still work however. My laundry room lights are also out but the dryer turns on however it's not heating up if that matters. I checked the ...
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