Questions tagged [electrical]
Distribution and use of electricity throughout the home. Electrical standards vary greatly worldwide, so you need to provide your location in your question or profile to ensure you get answers that are relevant to you. Posting photographs of wiring junctions or drawing a wiring diagram and posting it is also highly recommended.
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Why switch flashes when I turn it off
When I turn off electric switch for my water heater ( 3 phase domestic electric connection ) ,it flashes ..as if there’s arc or short circuit
Switch off
Switch on
Please see the flash appears when ...
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Can’t find replacement vanity bulbs
I hope this is the right community to help me! Please let me know if I’m in the wrong place.
I have a vanity mirror that I bought a six years ago from a now-inactive Etsy seller, and I want to replace ...
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DCS RDU366 oven not heating
I have a dual fuel DCS RDU366. To run the oven, two knobs are turned: the left one controls the function (Bake/Convection Bake/&c), another to its right controls the temperature. A "halo"...
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Switching electric hob to induction hob
I’m wanting to switch my electric hob to an induction hob. The electric hob is on a dedicated circuit. Photos of the current electric hob and the ’to be installed’ induction hob as well as the circuit ...
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Breaker will not reset [closed]
Tapped into a GFI (properly wired), for more outlets, but breaker wont reset. Is it a ground issue?
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How should I wire a ceiling fan remote where two switches are used to control the fixture and still use the remote to control speed?
I want to preface that I have reviewed the previous questions for this item. I have a Harbor Breeze Bristle ceiling fan (Model #AR13-44blk) [Item #5497066].
I have 2 wall switches. 4 wires coming out ...
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Can I control a single light bulb with 2 single-pole switches on the same phase?
I'm building a cabinet with a light in it, and I have 2 micro switches that will allow the light to turn on when a door is opened. (It's a standard micro switch with a normally-open side and a ...
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How to Support Riser Conduit Between Trusses
I'm trying to design an EMT conduit that will run from the garage attic down to the crawlspace. This one is for ethernet cables only.
To get it flush with the side wall below, and to get away from ...
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Replacement of a built in GE Microwave Model JEM31GV001 (August 1996) [closed]
I need to replace the above unit with a new unit with similar or slightly smaller dimensions given the existing built in space available. Cannot be any larger.
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Does wiring in a pole building need to be in conduit?
I'm going to wire my 24' x 24' detached pole garage in Geauga Co. OH. Can I run Romex everywhere ? Or do I need to run wiring in conduit.
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Ceiling light fitting only has negative and ground connections, how it is working?
I went to replace the light fitting in our kitchen (UK). After taking the fitting off, it looks like two negative wires are going into the fitting (three wires from the ceiling, two joined, two into ...
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Additional live wire on new cooktop?
Attempting a simple cooktop replacement. Old cooktop has 3 wires (live, neutral, earth) hardwired into corresponding wall wires. New cooktop has 2 live wires, so 4 wires in total. The circuit for ...
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Changed outlets, now they have no power. What's wrong? [closed]
I replaced 4 separate outlets in the kitchen. I attached the wires exactly the way I took them off. When I went to put power back on, there was no power at the outlets. I checked the circuit breaker, ...
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What are the safe assumptions I can make when installing a wall oven without model/serial?
I'm building a basement ADU and a net new kitchen. I was a gently used Meile oven and want to wire this into my new basement subpanel. Most of the sticker was removed so I can't find the model/serial.
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What’s the best way to mount an exterior light through a rim joist?
I’ve got a basement door directly under a rim joist, there’s a 10” piece of exterior trim directly on the joist. I want to mount a light above the door but have the fixture flush with the wall. I don’...