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Outdoor outlet on round box
I have 2 of the following round boxes at my home hidden behind a cover:
Now I'd like to mount an outlet on it, and I'm trying to understand what the right things to use are.
To my understanding, this ...
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120 outlet in an outdoor electrical cabinet
I have an existing 110V outlet behind a weatherproof cover in my side yard, on the exterior wall. Above it the backyard patio company has installed a small metal outdoor electrical box (6”x12”x5”) ...
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How can I install an outlet in a disused hot tub breaker panel?
I removed the old hot tub in my backyard and I would like to know how to reuse the existing electrical setup to put an outlet there instead.
The first picture shows the electrical panel that was ...
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GFCI for outdoor outlet?
I’m looking to add an outlet outside. The circuit I’d like to tap into currently has a gfci 2 outlets “up” line from where I’d add on. It’s a small circuit without a lot of real load draws. Can/should ...
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Strain relief and box type when installing external outlet on house with aluminum siding
I am planning on installing a external outlet on the side of my house using a surface mount to reduce the size of the hole I need to make. The easiest option appears to be using a plastic box and in-...
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White stuff growing in an outside electrical outlet
What is this white, pasty stuff growing in my outside electrical outlet? It has shorted our the circuit
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Do I need an GFCI Breaker if my outdoor outlets are GFCI
I am building an outdoor kitchen and have Alcan 3/c 12awg insulated and shielded wiring running underground from the house to the outdoor kitchen (This was left over from a previous gas heated hot tub)...
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NEC code requirements for clearance of outdoor receptacle
I'm planting full-grown trees from a nursery along the perimeter of my property. There is an existing outdoor receptacle on the concrete barrier dividing my property line about 6-12" above the ...
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Why not use a plastic receptacle box for an outdoor outlet?
This answer says "... it should be possible to cut into the wall and install a metal box (don't use plastic, please) [for an outdoor outlet]."
What are the problems associated with using a ...
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What is the proper way to flush-mount an outdoor electrical outlet?
There are many outdoor electrical outlet boxes such that the entire box is mounted to the surface and then a wire comes in from the back.
... but what is the proper way to mount a box behind an ...
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Do outdoor outlet covers have standard sizes / screw placement?
Do outdoor outlet covers have standard sizes / screw placement?
I would like to replace the cover pictured below (preferably without having to replace the whole box). The cover has BWF on the front, ...
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How to extend an outdoor single gang electrical box to a 2 gang electrical box
I have a single gang electrical box on an outside wall of my home. I need to expand it so it can house two GFCI outlets on separate circuits. I have been looking for an extender with an opening in the ...
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Why does an remote indoor switch control a outdoor power outlet
I moved in a house and found it very odd that an outdoor outlet is controlled by an indoor switch that is quite far from it. There are two switches in the picture, one controls lights on the deck, the ...
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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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Indoor switch for outside outlet
According to the NEC, if I have an outside power outlet, like on my deck, that is part of a bigger circuit with other outlets, do I have to have an indoor switch that controls that outlet so that I ...
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