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    DUAL APPLIANCE OUTLET PLATE

    Hi everyone, I have read few posts about dual appliance outlet and wonder now if it can be used in my case. I have 32a 6mm cable to 45a switch supplying 6200w hob. Current oven is 2,4kw 13a plug. It will be replaced with 7,4kw induction hob and 3,6kw oven. Can hob circuit be used for both...
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    Integrated 4 pole RCD for 32amp outlet.

    Hi all, I got some great feedback the other day regarding the installation of some TP + N, RCD protected sockets. One of the sockets will be supplying an old forklift charger. I just wondered if I should be installing a type A RCD on this? I can't get any info from manufacturer as its too old...
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    looking for an old US outlet

    Hi all, I'm looking for a very specific 70's US outlet (see picture). This is probably a part of an old power strip, and I would like to find exactly the same... Any idea ? Thanks. Stephane
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    Single Gange Outlet + Dimmer Switch

    I am looking for a single gang outlet + dimmer switch combination. Does such an item exist? It's for a kitchen backsplash the outlet would be unswitched and the dimmer/switch would control a light over the sink. The whole backsplash is on a GFI so I don't need a GFI in this device. -Kevin
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    Installation of oven outlet

    The house I purchased a few years back came with a gas oven. I am looking to upgrade to a duel-range oven (gas top, electric oven) and therefore am looking to install an outlet where the stove is. My plan is to install the outlet myself and run the wire to the box and then pay a professional to...
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    Keeping a Battery Charger Always in an Electric Outlet

    I need to know whether a battery charger can be kept in an electric outlet all the time or whether it should be disconnected every time after a smartphone has been charged. It is not convenient for me to have to disconnect it from the electric outlet every time. Does a battery charger...
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    How is it possible for a GFCI cord to fail in one outlet but not another?

    I have an outdoor electrical subpanel with a nearby outlet. We've plugged an extension cord with a built-in GFCI into it , but the GFCI trips every time, with any device plugged in. When we plug the same GFCI/device into a different outlet near the house, it works fine. We've replaced the...
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    Why my light and outlet stopped working?

    In my bathroom there is a celling light, a light over the mirror and an outlet. I went to replace the light over the mirror. When I successfully did that the celling light and outlet stopped working. There was two black and two white wires attached in the box that I wrongly disconnected...
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    Electrical Hob and oven dual outlet faceplate

    Hi everyone. There is something that confuses me so I hope someone could answer. There is an electrical Hob which is 7.8KW and electrical oven which is lets say manufacture instruction says 13A so somwhere around 2.0KWs. If you apply diversity on Hob it comes to somwhere around 17A and I know...
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    UK Interesting earthing in outlet

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    Faulty Outlet

    Hello, I'm having this issue with an outlet. When I plug in my macbook air charger to it the charging status alternates rapidly between plugged in/ not plugged in. I know the MacBook and charger are not faulty as it charges fine in my other outlets. I am wondering why the electricity seems to be...
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    Removing an outlet from a switch (light connected) with unfamiliar wiring.

    Hello, I'm knew to electrical work but I feel comfortable doing some beginner, easy work. There's actually 2 bathrooms in our house that have the outlets and lights controlled by one switch. I can only speak to one bathroom setup so far. Bathroom1: One switch that controls the light and one...
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    Wiring a 4 prong dryer outlet and the 10/3 has no ground wire

    I have an older house that has 10/3 run to a box at the dryer location and I would like to put in a 4 prong outlet. My problem is that the 10/3 does not have a ground wire. Only Black (hot), Red (hot), and White (neutral). Can i use the existing wires and just add a ground wire grounded to the...
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    Adding 20Amp outlet on 30Amp breaker: Can I Use this?

    I have a 30amp breaker that feeds a circuit that goes through a double gang junction box and continues on to the final outlet for my electric clothes dryer. Since the junction box is accessible to potentially use, I was wondering if I can add a 20amp circuit breaker in that junction box to...
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    How to ground outlet?

    Hello, I need to know if there is a ground wire connected to a metal receptacle box already and I replace the receptacle and it has a green screw for grounding, do i remove the ground and connect to receptacle? The ground has another ground twisted around it. Do i untwist and connect one to the...
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    How does this outlet box work? How to split a cable?

    I want to install this set-up on my terrace (the plug goes into a dry closet). E.g the outlets are permanently installed, but the plug for them I'll just disconnect when not in use. The wire is 1,5m2, and will only be used for phone charges and lightning so having both outlets on one wire is...
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    GFCI outlet required for dish washer ? outlet height from floor ?

    The more I learned about home electricity, the more paranoid I become about outlets in my home. First, in my 40+ yrs old home, ALL outlets are 9 inch above the floor surface (measured from the floor to the lowest edge of the outlet), including garage outlets. I just learned that NEC requires 12...
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    neutral connected to ground at outlet, does this violate code ?

    I have an outlet in my home that is wired in a non standard manner. Its neutral and ground are connected together based on the wiring diagram below. Please note I have identified the root cause of the 40V and 17V and fixed it. So I got 120V between hot and ground, 0V between neutral and ground...
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    Wiring an outlet not using the red wire

    Hey I'm looking to install an outlet into a cord in my wall that was exposed by a hole that had been capped. When I cut into it I found out it had 3 main wires (black, white, red, ground) and I assume it's because it leads to a 220V outlet on the opposite side of the wall. My question is can I...
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    Why low voltage (40 Volts) at outlet

    First, I have to apologize for the following really long description. I guess if I draw a diagram, most of the text below will disappear. I will draw diagrams to attach to this topic. I need advise on this situation (40 Volts at outlet). When I plug Xmas light in one outlet near the patio...

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