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  1. aaranda1

    Switch Outlet Install Help

    I’m changing a switch for a switch & outlet combo. Where am I supposed to connect these wires? I want the switch to control the light and the outlet to always have power. I’m new and inexperienced. Thank you.
  2. W

    Outdoor 230 EV charger with 115 V outlet: supply through conduit . Does this plan make sense?

    Hi! I’d like to install a pedestal-mounted (230 V, 30 A max - programmable) EV charger close to my driveway, which ends about 12 feet away from the house, on the other side of a landscaped rock wall of sorts. While I am at it, I would like to oversize the circuit to allow a second EV charger to...
  3. M

    Installing a 110V outlet in fireplace

    I need to install a 110V outlet in my fireplace for a zero clearance insert. There is an exsiting outlet 4 feet to the left of the fireplace. I would like to drill through the side of the fireplace into the wall space and run the wire to the outlet. Given the insert is zero clearance, are...
  4. B

    Grid setup with a flex outlet to a socket

    Hello, I have an idea which I want installing in to an outbuilding and I wonder if it's possible. I need to plug a light (3 pin plug) in to a socket. The light wire to be within the wall. Can I use a 2 gang grid, with a single socket, blank and a flex outlet module? This light wire to enter...
  5. Pixiofthewoods

    Why would a 20 amp outlet only work if the 30 amp breaker is on?

    I have a champion 7500 electric start Genny, model no 100463 that I bought second hand. I was told it was gently used but have since noticed that it has been tinkered with. My question of the day is; When I plug into the 20 amp outlets, I have to turn the 30 amp breaker on to be able to use the...
  6. Mundcyc

    Outlet going into outlet

    What will happen if I plug a computer charger into an outlet, and then the other end into a plug that lets me plug that end into the same outlet...
  7. J

    Converting an existing outlet to a switched outlet

    Bedroom has 5 outlets with 1 outlet that has a switched plug. I want to convert another outlet in the bedroom, that is a standard wired outlet, to a switch-controlled outlet. Plan: - Run a red wire from the already switched outlet to the proposed switched outlet plug. -Of course, break the...
  8. N

    New outlet does not have enough power

    I installed a new GFI outlet in our bathroom for our new electric toilet. To do this I cut wires to the exhaust fan and added new wires to the new outlet. The three wires, from the breaker, to the exhaust fan, to the new outlet, were joined together with wire nuts. #12 gage wire. When all...
  9. A

    Problem with 3 outlets immediately after solar installation

    I recently had a solar installation at my home. Immediately afterward, a GFCI outlet in my garage stopped working, had no power, and could not be reset. At the same time, my two outdoor outlets stopped working. I first checked the new breaker box the solar installers put. However, no breaker was...
  10. drounds67

    multiple 2 gang 20 amp outlet box wiring on new gfci breaker

    I have a question on wiring to make sure I am doing it correctly. I plan on adding a new GFCI/AFCI 20 amp circuit breaker to my box and run the wires to the first 2 outlets in a 2 gang box I am installing. I am also installing 2 other 2 outlet boxes. This is in a finished garage. I know how...
  11. S

    IP rating for socket outlet

    Hi guys, I sat a mock exam last week for the written 614 Inspection & testing (C&G L3). All was ok, but there was a question to state the minimum IP code for the front cover of a socket outlet. I'm not sure if this is something obvious or a trick question, but I can't find anything in the...
  12. D

    Feeding other rooms with bathroom outlet circuit

    My wife wants me to add an outlet in a large closet. It would be easy to feed the outlet from a bathroom outlet that is on the other side of the wall. However, I've read that the US electrical code does not allow connecting outlets in other rooms to a circuit that feeds bathroom outlets. Why...
  13. L

    10mm flex cooker outlet plate

    Hi all, got a new range cooker I’m connecting which comes with a 10mm flex connected. The outside diameter I nearly 20mm and won’t fit into the existing cooker outlet plate. Does anyone know of a supplier which allows for larger diameter cables? Failing that I’ll have to connect into an...
  14. M

    Anxiety about DIY 220V outlet I installed 14 years ago

    I live in ranch style home, basement and main floor. 14 years ago when I was young dumb new home owner strapped for cash I installed my own 220 outlet for the oven. I used overkill wire size (cant recall size but its more than I needed) and a 40 amp breaker. The wire comes out the fuse box...
  15. B

    9 wires to old wall outlet

    Hey there! I removed an old wall outlet. It had 9 wires connected to it. 3 sets of white, red and black wires. I want to install a new one. What outlet do I buy and how do I make the connections? The outlet is not controlled by a switch. Thanks Alain
  16. S

    Can I bypass the 13 amp outlet on my cooker circuit?

    Hello everyone, I am no domestic electrician but I do work as a designer in the railway, low voltage signalling circuits etc. My question concerns my oven. I have just bought a second hand double oven of the internet and went to fit it in my rented house. The existing oven is connected using a...
  17. G

    Electrical outlet near gas meter

    I'm adding a 30 amp RV outlet to the exterior of my house. The location I'd like to put the outlet happens to be near the gas main/meter. Are there any safety or code issues putting an outlet near the gas meter?
  18. T

    NEMA 14-50 outlet Help needed

    Hello, I am about to install NEMA 14-50 outlet to charge other electric car in the garage and I will run 6 gauge(THHN) wires into the 3/4 in. conduit across to other side of the garage. The electrical panel is outside the garage. My questions are 1. Is it okay to use 10 gauge bare copper...
  19. Jimmymage

    What's this outlet for in my garage?

    Dear all, I am a new home owner and I recently found a bigger-than-usual outlet in my garage: My question is what is this outlet for? Thank you!
  20. Casperld

    Converting light switch to switch and outlet

    I am trying to replace a regular light switch with a switch/outlet combo but am a bit lost. There are 3 separate wires coming into the box and I'm not sure which is the light fixture or how to wire this. All 3 whites are tied together (do I pigtail off those 3 for the connection to new switch?)...
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