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new fluorescent bulb + starter not working (but also power outlets) could be the resistance? [closed]
I just replaced the fluorescent bulb and the starter (but not yet the ballast, see question)
before going ahead I noticed that also the electric outlets don't work
I changed the fuses with no result,
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Correct breaker for electrical panel [duplicate]
I am installing a dedicated circuit for a bathroom outlet. Attached is a picture of the old Sylvania panel.
My understanding from looking at this is that this panel does accept tandem breakers seeing ...
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Outlets breaker all of a sudden tripping?
Just starting tonight, if I plug my power bar into the same outlet it’s been plugged into for two years, it trips the breaker. There are admittedly a lot of things plugged into that power bar but I ...
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AFCI/GFCI 15amp vs 20amp outlet ratings
This may have been answered before but I have a question about receptacles.
Excluding the load, the wiring, and the panel breaker - what is the difference between a 15amp AFCI/GFCI receptacle and a ...
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Outlet reading "Open Hot", Voltage Detector goes off when breaker is on but getting no power to outlet?
I tried finding a similar question but nothing really specific to my situation came up. Forgive me for the exhaustive scenario.
Here's the situation:
I have an outlet outside of an office in the ...
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Outlet and lights not working
Wanted to post this here to see if I could get any tips or things I’ve missed
I have a Lennar built home in 2019.
A few days ago my wife was using a hair dryer in mater bedroom and all of a sudden ...
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How do I connect the wire from my outside mobile home pole box to the wire on the little shed that I just moved to my property
How do I connect the wire I have extra laying around from my mobile home pole breaker box to the new shed I recently had moved next to the trailer. The wires are already ran throughout the shed with ...
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Power coming out of breaker, no power to circuit
I have a circuit that powers all smoke alarms, two hall lights, two outlets and a ceiling fan. This was working fine then stopped with no explication. I checked the breaker box and there is 120 out of ...
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20 amp Circuit breaker GFCI and CAFCI
I'm confused on usage of these 2 breakers on a 20 amp circuit for outlets. All outlets are inside of house except kitchen and bathroom but few are located in a crawlspace also. Which one would be more ...
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Breaker tripping after ~.5-4 hours even with minimal load
I have a circuit in my home that started periodically tripping recently. I have tested removing each appliance one-by-one, but even with everything removed it still trips after some amount of time ...
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Why does my circuit breaker trip when I turn off a surge protector?
We recently had a room painted, and we asked the painter to replace all of the power outlets and light switches in order to match the trim color (white pieces now instead of beige).
While moving ...
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GFCI Breaker trips when powering on two pcs at the same time but not when staggered
I have two pcs. One pc connects to TV, and stereo. The other to three monitors (may be worth noting it has a 3090, and with the new world gpu bug that drew too much spike power would trip the breaker ...
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2 breakers on one receptacle with hot neutral
Here’s the situation:
3 receptacles in a bed room. 1 receptacle is controlled by the “middle of house” breaker, and the other 2 by the “front of house” breaker. Replacing the 2 receptacles on the FOH ...
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Should a device with a non-polarized plug touching hot and ground trip a breaker?
I have the following:
a NEMA 5-20 receptable (typical 20amp grounded receptacle) mounted in an exposed work cover on a metal box fed with 12ga conductors through EMF.
a typical string of holiday ...
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20A Split Receptacles Using Tandem Breakers
I am planning on putting two 20A split receptacles in my shop, each powered by a 20A-20A tandem breaker. Can I have a split receptacle connected to one tandem breaker? Or does one one plug from each ...
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