Questions tagged [receptacle]
A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug.
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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).
I'...
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Best way to repair loose outlet box
What's the best way to repair this loose outlet box? This is an outlet + switch for the garbage disposal in the kitchen. The whole box is loose inside the wall. The house was built in 1943.
It seems ...
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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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new fluorescent bulb + starter not working (but also power outlets) could be the resistance? [closed]
I just replaced the fluorescent bulb and the starter (but not yet the ballast, see question)
before going ahead I noticed that also the electric outlets don't work
I changed the fuses with no result,
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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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Which extension ring for stucco?
I installed single gang boxes for my exterior wall: https://www.homedepot.com/pep/202077343
My stucco contractor said all of these boxes are not deep enough and he needs an extension ring to bring the ...
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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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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.
From ...
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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
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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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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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After replacing bathroom outlets they dont work
I replaced my Mom's bathroom outlets. I put the wires from the older ones directly to the same spots on the new outlets.. same style and same types. Most regular flat faced outlets and one GFI after ...
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Single Outlets Failing
I have three (so far) outlets that have no power. Three different locations through the home. I have checked the breakers and all seem to be fine. All worked within the last month or so. Rooms with ...
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Correct breaker for electrical panel [duplicate]
I am installing a dedicated circuit for a bathroom outlet. Attached is a picture of the old Sylvania panel.
My understanding from looking at this is that this panel does accept tandem breakers seeing ...
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How to convert unused 3 prong, 250V, 50A, F receptacle to regular 120V one?
I have an unused 3 prong, 250V, 50A, F receptacle in my basement.
Is there an adapter out there that can convert this to 120V?
Since it is 3 wire (including neutral), I believe we should be able to do ...
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Adding 2 new outlets to existing GFCI's in two bathrooms
In the middle of a remodel. So I have two bathrooms connected on the same 20A circuit and both currently have GFCI. Bathroom 1(B1) GFCI is wired to the LINE/source and its LOAD powers Bathroom 2(B2) ...
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How to break off outlet yoke tabs without bending
To install an outlet in a metal box cover plate like this one:
I have to break off the tabs of the outlet. The ones I've shown in red are trivial - just grab the ear with some pliers and rock back ...
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Need to install a new outlet : from Light Fixture or GFCI? How to go about it?
I need to install a new electrical outlet in the bathroom, that would connect to the vanity as well as a new bidet in the future. I have two sources for this:
Vanity light fixture, that's connected ...
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Why won't my breaker reset after it tripped, even with no devices connected? [closed]
One of our kitchen outlets made a pop when my wife unplugged an item from it. The breaker tripped and now won't reset after I unplugged everything on that circuit. Is the outlet bad and not allowing ...
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Wiring an electrical outlet under a sink with 2 black wires a red wire and 2 white wires but 1 white wire is hot
I am replacing an electrical outlet under the sink that connects to a garbage disposal switch. There are five wires, 2 black wires (hot), 1 red wire that I believe connects to the garbage disposal ...
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Replacing old light switch (not a professional)
To preface, I have little to no experience with electrical work and terminology, with the only thing I've done is replacing a broken ceiling light receptacle.
We have a really old house, and one of ...
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Installing gfci on chained 2-prong receptacles in a room
I have 4 2-prong receptacles in my room and I want to get them converted to 3 prong so that I don't have to use any adaptor for my devices. I opened them and saw that there is no ground wire in these(...
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Disabling Switched Outlet at the Switch
I currently have a 3-switch box (as a single unit) that controls fan, fan light, and one switched outlet, but want to disable to switched outlet and leave the other two functional. The switch seems to ...
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My range outlet is lying on the floor
I would like to replace my old electric range but the outlet it is plugged in is lying on the floor (under the range) and not attached to the wall (see the picture). Does anybody know if this is a ...
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Multiple outlets (4), in different rooms not working
Two outlets in master bath, one out on back patio, and one next to front door (exterior) aren't working. They have no power going to them so I replaced the circuit breaker but that didn't fix them. ...
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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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