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Which extension ring for stucco?
I installed single gang boxes for my exterior wall: https://www.homedepot.com/pep/202077343
My stucco contractor said all of these boxes are not deep enough and he needs an extension ring to bring the ...
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Box fill calculations for a light switch in a Carlon old work box
I thought I got the box fill calculations right but there must be an issue, still. Because, assuming my calculations are correct, no single box on the market would be large enough for a simple light ...
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Sanity check: wire count and wire nuts
I've got a box where
NMC comes in and hits a GFCI
GFCI feeds both one NMC going out (shop outlets) and a smart switch.
Smart switch feeds NMC going out (exterior outlet). Everything is correctly sized ...
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Two circuits in same junction box when each circuits originates from two different subpanels
I would like to install two switches in the same gang box, but each switch would be on a separate circuit. The issue I have is that the two circuits originate from separate subpanels.
Is this OK to do?...
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Can I put return hot wire from the switch in different color (red for example)
I am trying to install a new light spot in my basement with its own switch. So I understand the whole thing with black-white-copper wire color, so I only need to make another junction box, pull white ...
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Electrical box fill calculation
Take a look at picture of 2 switches , both are for single gang only (except left one is dimmer switch). As per NEC single pole switch device has fill volume of 2. My question is, switch on the left ...
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Handybox Extension
Can you stack a handybox with an extension outside of the drywall? This puts the total box size at just shy for 4". I know handyboxes can be used with conduit, but can they be double-stacked in a ...
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Need help wiring two lights from a switch at the end
I am trying to wire two lights in my shed with a switch at the end of the circuit. Power comes from a subpanel on the back of my house and is connected to a GFI outlet. Power then goes underground ...
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I opened a light switch and found an unterminated wire in the junction box. Is this unsafe?
I switched of the main circuit breaker to the house and opened up a light switch to see if I had a neutral wire, so I could buy a smart switch.
But when I took off the plate I found what appears to ...
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Need help identifying function of odd looking switch/connection/??? mounted to 2nd story Fascia
This photo is zoomed in on a gang box that is mounted to the 2nd story exterior Fascia of my buddy's log cabin. We are trying to figure out what this is for as neither of us have seen this before. ...
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Wifi Light Switch won't fit in my electrical box
I am fitting wifi light switches. My back boxes are square metal, but the dimmer switches are all round euro style. Is there a way to utilise these without repairing the wall. Perhaps a converter ...
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Need help with installing Ceiling light
I'm trying to install a ceiling light. I found a convent place to put a on/off switch. There is a receptacle at the bottom of where I would like to add the on/off switch for the light.
So what I ...
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Making a switched plug hot all the time
My house was built in the 70s so most of my outlets are on a switch in which the bottom is always hot and the tops are controlled by the switch.
I'm installing recessed lighting and I'm going to use ...
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Run additional wire from junction box to existing light switch?
I would like to replace an existing analog light switch with a wireless one. The new switch requires a neutral electrical connection to work. There is no neutral connection at the existing switch, ...
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What is this electrical junction box? (re: adding 3-way switch)
I'm trying to replace an existing switch (at the top of the basement stairs) with a 3-way switch by adding an additional switch at the bottom of the basement stairs.
The existing switch box has 4 ...
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