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Can I run cable through a wall into a surface-mount box?
I have a surface-mount (1/2” PVC conduit) receptacle in a metal box. Does NEC allow me to run cable through a rear knockout of this box through a wall to wire an adjacent room?
Not exterior. Interior ...
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Rules for running new electric outlets
I'm looking at buying my first house and since everyone finishes the inside of the garage with sheetrock I will need to run some new lines or my car charger, milling machine, table saw, etc no matter ...
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How can I flush-mount an exterior outlet in a metal or conduit-compatible box?
I am updating the electrical systems in my old, detached, unfinished garage. The previous owner cut holes in the siding to put in old work PVC boxes for flush mounted outlets on the exterior on the ...
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Dryer, laundry, bathroom in 3/4” flex FMC?
Can I have one 240V 30A circuit with 3x8AWG (clothes dryer) and two 20A circuits (washer and bathroom circuit, 120V with neutral each) together in one 3/4” flex SMC?
I believe so but I haven’t found a ...
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How many breakers can feed a single box?
I was replacing old light switches in a 2-gang box (~1950 home) and discovered it was fed from two different 15A breakers... and not only from two different breakers, but two different legs so 240V ...
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Flex metallic conduit touching drywall
I'm installing a new receptacle to power a wall-mounted TV, it is feeding from an existing receptacle on the other side of the wall. The existing box has 2 cables coming in from the top, and I believe ...
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Running 240v generator inlet and 240v house power outlet in the same conduit?
I'm simultaneously installing a 50A NEMA 14-50 outlet in the garage (for ev charging) and running a line for a portable generator from just outside the garage, back to the panel. I'll be using PVC ...
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Exterior surface mount outlet w/ conduit through soffit
I'm looking into mounting a TV on my patio on the exterior wall of my brick home. Only problem is, the best place for it is the exterior of a masonry fireplace/chimney, so I can't drill through the ...
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Need a GFI that will notify me remotely when it is tripped, and let me reset ist remotely [closed]
I travel frequently and have a GFI that goes off occasionally - average 1-2 times a month. Reason it goes off is that it has a circuit that is wired underground and I don't want to go to the expense ...
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How can I extend conduit out from an exterior wall slightly?
I'm replacing an exterior light fixture with an outlet to use to power string lights on a patio. The issue I'm facing is the exterior junction box I obtained can't screw onto the conduit as it's ...
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Outlet grounded by conduit - how do I add a second outlet with Romex?
I tested the outlet with an outlet tester which states that it is properly wired. However, I know that conduit is not necessarily always sufficient to provide a proper ground. So I tested the outlet ...
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Can I use rivets to attach electrical boxes to Purlins?
I'm attaching about 2 dozen electrical "handy" outlet boxes to a new workshop. They will attach to the metal wall purlins, with the wires fed from the top through EMT conduit. Instead of ...
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Workshop Outletts on Metal Conduit
Im putting outlets into my new Shop, planning for a 1" EMT conduit containing three circuits running from the panel box: A 20A 120V, B 30A 240V and C 50A 120/240, so 7 conductors plus the ...
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How can I extend a circuit from an outlet in a wall to the surface of concrete with conduit?
I currently have an outlet as can be seen in the image below. What I would like to do is to add some outlets to the brick wall that you can also see in the image. I was thinking about using some metal ...
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How do I join an existing outlet into PVC electrical boxes and conduit?
I have an outlet on a wall in my garage. I want to move this outlet to the ceiling for use on a garage door opener and a retractable reel extension cord. I think a way to do this is to run PVC ...
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