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    Help with GFCI outlet?

    HI—having trouble with a GFCI outlet. Unsure if there's much more I can do before calling a pro, but wanted to ask. I have a GFCI outlet in the kitchen that recently tripped. When we went to reset it, we lost power to the hood fan and stove light to the right of the outlet. The "reset" button...
  2. A

    Old Drill Press electrical help for DIYer, replacing cord caused short in outlet

    Hello all! So as the title says and as the pictures will demonstrate, I have received a very old drill press. However, the cord was absolutely destroyed and needed to be replaced. I had no experience doing this, but followed along with YT videos and was able to replace all the wires, and added a...
  3. D

    Replacing outlet with new

    Hello, I am updating an old wall outlet with a new. Here is a link to the old and new outlet - see below. On the old outlet there are 2 neutral and 2 hot wire hookups. I assume this is one line and load coming in and one line and load going out since this is probably an outlet in a series of...
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    Will this degrade a GFCI outlet?

    I have a wall switch controlling regular outlet. If I replace the regular outlet with a GFCI outlet, will turning Off-and-On (power to the GFCI outlet via the wall switch) degrade the GFCI outlet over time?
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    Open Hot on exterior GFCI outlet

    I have a 15A external GFCI that tripped after a heavy rain. It's on a 4 GFCI circuit (3 interior GFCI outlets and 1 exterior GFCI outlet) and the exterior GFCI outlet is the last one on the circuit. I'm able to reset the other 3 interior GFCI outlets without any problem but the exterior GFCI...
  6. Bob Geldoff1234

    Help choosing charging outlet.

    I have just bought a Kia Xceed plug in hybrid.The battery charges at 3kw either using the 13amp plug or the Type 2(I think) cable. My question is the best outlet for charging the car? I am thinking of running a 6mm twin and earth directly back to the mains and fitting just a 13amp outdoor...
  7. V

    Convert switch controlled outlet to no switch?

    I have a bedroom wall outlet controlled by a standard switch. My end goal is to install a ceiling fan and use the existing switch to turn the fan on/off (power only, speed and light can be controlled with the fan's pull chains). The outlet box currently connected to the switch has 3 cables: two...
  8. i4Automation

    Industrial USB 5 volt outlet

    Hello all, I'm surprised how hard it is to find a USB outlet for industrial panels. I've found several small compact converters (I think aimed at vehicles) that give out the correct voltage and low cost but not DIN rail mounted. I was looking for a 24 VDC power supply with a USB (or 3) ports on...
  9. T

    How do i wire an outlet off of this switch?

    First post to this forum so bear with me. So i am hoping to put an outlet in a spare closet so I can plug in various items and have them out of the way... Ive watched a few videos and none of them have so many wires coming into the box.. This box has three and three black wires to the switch...
  10. a-z electrics

    Double outlet ev chargepoint for B&B

    I am an ozev approved installer and have installed a couple of single home wall charger units but have a requirement for two outlets at a parking spot with a b&b, for staying guests; has anyone any experience of a multi-outlet system or can recommend which units to go for? or would two singles...
  11. C

    7w incandescent bulb in a 6w outlet?

    Good day, everyone, I did my searches and couldn’t find anything concrete on this issue. I’d appreciate some help. I’ve got one of those IKEA Tarnaby table lamps. The warning on the base where the bulb goes says it takes max 6 watts 120v, size e12. I don’t like LED (personal choice), so...
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    Why isn't tip of wire under outlet screw (photo attached)?

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    Cooker hood and bathroom fan connection via duel appliance outlet plate.

    I wish to install a bathroom extractot and cooker hood from an existing 32 amp 6mm cable . I intend to use a duel applliance outlet plate to split into two 6mm cables running to seperate 3amp FCU's from there 1mm cables to all parts that follow . See diagram . Is this in line withs regs. Thanks .
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    GFI Outlet Tripping

    Looking for any insight on my situation: I have an A/C unit that is supposed to be 15A, 1240W, 115V. Since all of the bedroom and living room outlets in my apartment are all on the same 15A breaker, I decided to run a heavy duty extension cord to plug this A/C unit into one of the few outlets...
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    Better?: Canadian surge bar with UK Plugs paired wit

    Hi, I hope you are all doing well. I have original UK samsung, apple and Huawei plugs and would like to know which combination of plugging them into my Canadian outlets would be best in terms of Safety, Protection and Efficiency. Please suggest which option from below would be best? 1) Buying...
    • Nursemoe
    • Thread
    • adaptor adaptors better canadian outlet plugged plugs surge surge protector
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. K

    Why did 2 holes in my outlet turn blue

    Why did 2 holes in my outlet turn blue
  17. A

    Replace a Switch with an Outlet

    I'm a DIYer and first time poster. I've got a three-way switch and light fixture in my garage as shown in the attached .pdf. I want to replace the downstream switch with an always-on outlet. (Or I can change the single-gang box to a double-gang and just add an outlet next to the switch.)...
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    220V outlet with on/off switch

    I want to install a 220V outlet in the garage. Unfortunately the breaker box is full but there’s a 220V outlet in the laundry room that is not being used. Can I run the new outlet off the same breaker and put a switch in the circuit that would turn on the garage outlet and turn off the laundry...
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    Is it compulsory to use the flex outlet on a fused spur?

    Hi all, BS1363 Switch fused spur with flex outlet has been installed. But the installer hasn't used the flex outlet, they've used singles in conduit and the cable grips are still in place on the spur. However the client has challenged this, implying it should be changed out to a standard spur...
  20. C

    GFCI outlet help

    I'm puzzled here. We had an unusually heavy rain this weekend and the power to the outlets in the downstairs southwest quadrant of our house is out. This includes part of the kitchen and the adjoining dining room. The power is also out on the deck that abuts the dining room. So I figured it was...

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