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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Adding outlets to a room via daisy chain using wiremold raceway
I'm moving into a "new" apartment in a very old house. Most of the rooms have one 2 prong ungrounded outlet which nowadays just isn't enough (or safe for very high draw electronics imo).
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Cost for grounding an entire house? [closed]
I’m under contract for a 2200 sq ft house built in 1900. Closing is currently set for aug 14th. After inspection the biggest red flag that deters me from buying is that there is no ground wires ran in ...
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What are the “rules” for connecting different kinds mains electrical wires?
Aluminum wires can't be connected directly to copper wires - otherwise the contact spot overheats badly, such connections should only go through steel connectors. I was rather surprised when I found ...
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Can't open the light covers in the fan
Tried opening the light covers but it's not opening in the conventional way, even two of the electricians were not able to open it. Please need help. The globe is held by three tension clips and ...
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Is my plan for a 125A subpanel feeder ok?
I'm adding a 125A subpanel immediately below my 200A main. The background is my kitchen has 10, 15A receptacles running on one 15A GFCI receptacle as one 20A circuit. When the over the range microwave ...
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How much can I plug in? [closed]
I live in Sweden
I'm from the USA, but now live in Sweden. One of many differences I'm finding is a significantly lower quantity of power outlets in rooms here vs what I'm accustomed to in the states.
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Dealing with fluctuating electric current from unreliable electrical grid?
Our country's electrical grid is notoriously unreliable and we've been having daily power outages.
Lately, all the apartments in my building (and our neighbors) have been having issues with the ...
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4 Vertical Prong Plug Adapter
I just moved into a very old apartment. There is only one plug in the dining room and it is very strange. It takes four same-sized vertical prongs, similar to a 50 amp outlet except the bottom is ...
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Running both a 120v and 240v extension cord in generator simultaneously
Can I plug both the 120V and 240V extension cords into my Champion 9000W generator?
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Installing new ceiling roses [closed]
I’m trying to replace 2 ceiling roses in my upstairs 2 bedrooms. It’s the first time I’ve done this and I’ve tried watching a few YouTube videos but am struggling to get my head around it, mainly for ...
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How can I use a common smart switch to control 24v?
This might be a bit of an XY problem and I'm open to alternatives.
I have a vacation home with a boiler that powers both heating and DHW with an indirect water heater tank. Everything runs through a ...
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Does under sink outlet need to be GFCI?
Does a power outlet under a kitchen sink need to be GFCI?
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Warped Light switches
I have 5 (paddle type) light switches in my home that are warping. Four of them are double pole switches (two on the same circuit, the other two on a different circuit). The 5th one is a single pole ...
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three way light switch change fron old to new
Converting an old Australian 3-way light switch
to this switch:
Would I be right to wire it like this?
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Can I connect a 100 amp sub panel to a main that is 275 feet away? [duplicate]
Can I connect a 100 amp sub panel to a 100 amp main that is 275 feet away? I am wanting to run electricity to an outbuilding. What size wire should be used? I will be burying the cable in plastic ...
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