Questions tagged [receptacle]
A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug.
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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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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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Bringing power to two bedrooms [duplicate]
I bought a new house and needed to build two extra bedrooms. The house is my residence. In both the new bedrooms, I have six outlets and a light. I have space to add breakers in the panel when I went ...
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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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Why am I reading 69 volts across the terminals on my outlet?
I have three receptacles and one light tied to one AFGCI breaker. When I measure across the neutral and “hot” terminals of the receptacles and light, I measure 69 volts. When I measure from the “hot” ...
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Remove outlet from light switch that controls recessed lighting
I've been searching DIY but haven't found a clear "how-to" for my exact situation. I've got a light switch that controls both the recessed lighting in a room as well as an entire outlet ...
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Can I leave standard outlets in kitchen if they’re connected to GFCI outlet?
So basically all outlets in our house that should be GFCI are currently standard outlets (at least 2 in kitchen, 1 in garage, maybe others in bathroom but not sure).
However, they are all wired to a ...
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Wiring two duplex switches
I have two duplex switches (4 controls) which I would like to replace with just two normal single switches.
Current setup:
1 switch for the ceiling light within the ceiling fan,
1 switch for the ...
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Are 15 amp outlets in the same junction box as a 20 amp outlet acceptable by code?
So I went through a project to add a handful out outlets to the outside of my house, and being one to only do things once I decided it was going to be a 2-gang box, one 20 amp receptacle and one 15 ...
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Google Nest Outdoor Camera - Re-Wiring (Wire Type)
Last year, I had an ADT system installed, along with some Google outdoor cameras. I have an extra camera that I acquired recently and would like to follow a similar setup as the other cameras.
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Three Way Switch Receptacle Combo
I currently have a 3 way switch controlling a single light. What I was hoping to accomplish, was replace one of the switches with a switch receptacle combo.
Switch1 = image 1, left as is
Switch2 = ...
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How can I safely pass power from an extension cord through a shed wall?
I just purchased a shed and would like to run a few things (light, fan, etc.) inside. The shed is not wired for power, so I was going to just run an extension cord to the shed. Rather than drill a ...
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Why do electrical fixtures with multiple live/neutral terminals have only one earth terminal? [duplicate]
As can be seen in this illustration:
I became curious about this while rewiring my house recently, in which I've installed a lot of these. Live and neutral almost always tend to have paired line and ...
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