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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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Mounting an outdoor box, but there's an existing recessed box
How would I mount this? I want to install an external box so I can run conduit, and we had an outlet here that was covered.
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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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Outlet tester shows correct but dim top light
My outlet tester shows correct but the top light is dim. This does not happen with the other outlets I've tested. The outlet with the issue does work but this worries me. What could be the issue? If I ...
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Electric frustrated [closed]
Ran wire from an existing outlet that has nothing else on the circuit, to feed two new outlets. The existing outlet had a gfi installed for whatever reason. I wired the outlets upstairs then came down ...
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How can I repair an outlet which won't accept plugs?
I am not able to plug in stuff into my outlet anymore. It seems like every time I try to plug something in, I'm hitting some springs. I think I moved the inside of the outlet by forcing things in.
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Level 1 car charger causing outlets and lines to break
I have a Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid that uses a Level-1 charger (120V) which seems to be doing damage to or breaking outlets/lines in my home. The situation is the following:
I had been using an ...
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Can I replace a GFCI outlet in a bathroom with an outlet having USB ports?
I’m wanting to replace the GFCI outlet in my master bathroom to one with USB plugs due to my wife’s new electric toothbrushes requiring USB to charge. Is it possible to do? Or should I just buy a ...
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I want to plug my NEMA 6-50 extension from the wall to my welder
I have a welder that draws 45 amps and (will soon have) a NEMA 6-50R outlet in my garage. I bought a very nice NEMA 6-50 extension cord, expecting to cut the female end off and wire it to have a long ...
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Old outlet, not controlled by switch, has 4 screws, 6 wires, top screws 1 white wire, 1 black wire, Bottom screws each- 2 white and 2 black
Old outlet not controlled by switch, 6 wires- 3 white, 3 black, top screws 1 white on left, 1 black on right, bottom screws- 2 white on left bottom, 2 black on right bottom, how do I change to new ...
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Should I replace my three-prong dryer outlet with a four-prong outlet since I have a ground wire?
While running wire for a new dedicated outlet, I found 10/3 supplying my 3-prong dryer outlet. Removed the receptacle and discovered that the ground wire is just sitting unconnected in the outlet box. ...
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Please Help Needed! Loose/Sunken Outlet Box [closed]
Need help or a solution how do we go about fixing a loose and sunken
outlet box.
This also did not have a ground connected previously. We fixed the
ground issue by installing a GFCI outlet as this was ...
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Converting NEMA 10-30 to 14-30 using ground from adjacent 15 amp receptacle
In the picture is the NEMA 10-30 I want to change for the safer grounded 14-30. I learned of the danger of this old receptacle here As you can see in the picture there's a ground that I can use to put ...
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Help installing new outlet
I’m trying to install a new outlet for a wall mounted TV. My plan was to add an outlet downstream of the existing nearby outlet (below the TV). I checked the outlet and found it’s already passing ...
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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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