Questions tagged [receptacle]
A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug.
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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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Outlets in Series stopped working. No Breaker Tripped
My wife turned on a space heater and a heated blanket in my living room plugged into separate outlets but in a series of 3 visible outlets. At once, all items in the series stopped receiving power. No ...
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Dimmer wired to 2 lights and half wall outlet
I am pretty comfortable with wiring in a DIY sense but this has me stumped. We have two ceiling fans, each with a light set. At one end of the room is a standard toggle for turning fan lights off/on....
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Is my kitchen wired in an incorrect way?
There is a circuit in my kitchen that does not power any of the major appliances (Stove, fridge dishwasher, etc). The circuit only has 3 outlets. The 1st outlet is a 20amp GFCI, The 2nd outlet is a ...
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Why are wires connected only to the line side of one GFCI outlet?
I am replacing two 25-year-old (original) GFCI outlets in my kitchen with these:
I am confused as to why they are wired differently (one has both sets of leads in to/out of same contact screws, the ...
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Is this the correct way to replace electrical outlet with red wire
Whats the best practice on replacing an electrical outlet with a red wire? Can I wire nut all of the red and black wire together? Do I need to pull the metal tab off? I read that allows you to control ...
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Why do I get power from line through load's neutral?
I replaced a GFCI outlet. The old one was good, but I wanted one with USB sockets. After removing the old outlet, I double checked the wiring. One black wire was hot and the other was not. So ...
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Is there a reason to use both top or both bottom screws on a standard outlet?
I have a receptacle that was wired with the black on the top right side screw and the white wire on the bottom left screw. Why didn’t they just use either the two top screws or the bottom two screws? ...
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How do I wire grounded receptacles if I don't have a ground wire in the box?
I own a house built in 1948 and want to update the duplex receptacle outlets in my kitchen. I was told by an electrician that our electrical box is grounded and I can see the grounding wires outside ...
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Can I have two service outlets for two separate pieces of equipment on the same circuit?
Location: Seattle, USA.
I've got an existing service outlet, on a dedicated circuit, for my heat pump compressor (exterior of my house). I plan to add a hot tub (spa) in the near future, and this ...
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converting a 10-30 receptacle to a 6-50
I have a 10-30 receptacle in my garage that has never been used. It is attached to a safety switch. I have added a picture to show what is there. Wiring into the box looks to be individual wires run ...
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Wiring 6-50 Welding Outlet [closed]
A couple clarifying questions on my welder outlet install.
Prior thread: 240v Welding Outlet Right Near Breaker Box
One issue is that since I don't have any real NEC knowledge - it seems that every ...
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What's the proper way to remove/decommission an outlet and its cable from a circuit? [duplicate]
We're doing a really small renovation in our house (WA, USA), and as part we're removing a small (and non-loadbearing) wall. This wall contains the last outlet on a branch circuit. What's the proper ...
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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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Outlets breaker all of a sudden tripping?
Just starting tonight, if I plug my power bar into the same outlet it’s been plugged into for two years, it trips the breaker. There are admittedly a lot of things plugged into that power bar but I ...
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