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How to install an outdoor receptacle on the other side of this indoor receptacle?
I want to have access to electric on a porch, and there's an indoor receptacle right around where it would be helpful to have an outdoor one. I did some research and it seemed simple enough:
Open the ...
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With my circuit breaker open I have found 0.67 VAC between my light switch common wire to ground, is this acceptable?
I have opened the circuit breaker at my box to diagnose why my outside light is not working. I verified that there is no VAC at the switch and I have disconnected the light switch from the circuit to ...
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What are the dark spots on wall around electric outlet?
The mark does not come off when rubbed or scrubbed lightly. It doesn’t streak or smudge. It is to the side and the bottom of the outlet cut-out.
The outlet is in the sub-grade lower level of a split ...
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Replicate "Behind Wall TV Power" - Idea or Explosion? [closed]
Looking to replicate this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PB7UVA
My reasoning is that there is a UPS battery backup in the basement that can't be moved upstairs (for wife reasons), but needs to provide ...
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Replaces switches and outlets. None of the outlets are working
We replaced out our old outlets and switches in our kitchen. All of the switches work, and none of the outlets will work. The ones we didn’t touch all work!
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Routing wires in garage with a Shear Wall
I am currently in the process of rewiring my garage to add outlets (3 each side) down either side.
On the left side as you enter is a shared wall with the living room & stairs. It has a plywood ...
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Recommendation for wiring path for bathroom bidet outlet
first time doing a more difficult outlet install (not just across a wall). Looking to install an outlet for a bidet in my 1st floor bathroom. I need to run a wire from the outlet above the sink to ...
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what can cause 66 volts at 110 outlets in my moble home
I went to hookup a 110 volt hottub, but when we plugged it in we only got 66 volts. I then tried another plug in the house - 66 volts.
I went to another building, my shop, which has its own breaker ...
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Adding an outlet above this metal box
I'm trying to install a new outlet about 3 feet above an existing outlet (for a wall-mounted TV). It appears that the existing outlet is in the middle of the run, so I'm not sure how I would add the ...
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Cable trunking terminology
I have a few cables running between my desk to a nearby tv screen and an electric outlet. I was thinking about tucking them in a pvc raceway stuck to the wall.
For a more tidy solution, I'm looking ...
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Wall plug outlet change
I am replacing a 3 prong wall plug outlet receptacle with a new one that also has USB ports built in. The old outlet had 2 black wires and 2 white wires attached and a ground wire. The New outlet ...
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Five outlets not working
My home was built in the late 60’s. An outside porch light was on a timer that recently broke. I replaced it and it works fine, however, now I have no power to five outlets. One is outdoors and the ...
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Wall-mounted Ethernet switch, how to install?
I have a wall-mounted Ethernet switch that is supposed to be mounted partially inside a wall or panel. There is a mounting bracket included that would fit a standard 60mm can, however the switch does ...
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Wall outlet trips circuit breaker
This is a normal 15A 125V wall outlet in my dining room. It consists of 2 black hot wires, 2 white neutral wires, and a bare copper ground wire. Here is the problem. If I wire all 4 wires to the 4 ...
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Ungrounded Electrical Boxes?
I recently purchased a house that was built in the 1950's and just about half the outlets in the house test with an open ground. After quite a bit of reading and research I tried to ground 2 of the ...
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