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    Suggestions for Adding Outdoor Outlet and Flood Light

    I would like to add a flood light camera and outdoor outlet to the front of my house where there is no existing wiring. I plan to get power from an outlet inside my garage and feed UF cable through a hole that I will drill above my garage door. The roof (eave) extends passed my garage door and...
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    Cleaning up 220 for fish pond

    Homeowner here, working on my fish pond power supply. (Fish pond came with the house and I'm wanting to update.) Currently 220v comes off of a 2 pole 20A breaker and goes to a fused disconnect. From there, it splits into two 110v circuits and powers two outlets where pumps are plugged in. I...
  3. JasRam

    Installing a 100 amp Subpanel in garage

    Hello All, Just looking for a bit of advice on the diagram I have laid out for adding a 100 amp subpanel coming from my 200 amp main. This will be going to an attached garage that requires about 45 feet of wire. The garage is drywalled, so I will be using conduit over the existing drywall, as I...
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    Transfer Switch for Generator

    Just joined as DIY homeowner. I plan on buying a 10KW backup portable generator and using a transfer switch on the house in Riverside County. As part of that plan, I have these questions on transfer switch configuration that will pass inspection to get a permit. It is a chicken and egg situation...
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    Old school type (horizontal) QOT2020 breaker question

    What's the standard rule on the older horizontal or "side-by-side" QOT tandem breakers about which switch controls which circuit, since one of the hot wires is stacked or hidden behind the other? Thanks!
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    110v 20amp circuit using existing #8 Alu wiring to 40amp breaker.

    I am abandoning an oven/microwave location that has an existing 220v 40amp (4-wire) circuit. I am leaving the wiring in place. I want to use the new counter space for a built-in microwave oven and coffee station. Can I use one of the 110v circuits in the junction box for a 110v 20amp receptacle...
  7. pythonrsas

    220 Breaker / 110 Circuit

    Hello Experts, I had an electrician visit my place for some repairs and when looked at my recently installed main panel (photo attached) he said that the panel is not setup correctly. He said that 220V breakers are connected to 110V circuits within the house. Could someone explain what the...
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    Paralleling 8-gauge wires to a 220V Subpanel for Tankless Water Heater

    Hello, Question is regarding a recently purchased property in Central Texas, which includes a 27KW tankless electric water heater. It is four years old and working fine. What the prior owner installed is surely not code compliant, but the county does not require permitting for "renovations...
  9. jasonvr

    Advice on conflict between generator interlock kit and subpanel requirements (Siemens Panel)

    I recently had my 50yr old 100A main panel replaced with a 200A Siemens panel (MC2040B1200EFC). It is the incarnation with the 200A main breaker at the bottom (earlier versions were center fed which would have alleviated my problem). At the same time I had the electrician add a 50A inlet for a...
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    Hiring an electrician - Etiquette

    When hiring an electrician is it considered bad etiquette to ask if it is ok for me to go to Home Depot myself to buy a part? I get it costs time nd money for an electrician to go to the store to pick up a part so there an upcharge. It would cost $30.00 for me to buy the part. I am being...
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    Adding 100 Amp Subpanel

    Hi, new member here with a question. I am adding a 100 amp subpanel to my 200 amp main panel. They are next to each other and recessed in wall. I have been getting different answers to my question "What size wire to I need to feed my 100 Amp Subpanel?". I would be using copper wire. Can...
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    Fuse missing from main disconnect panel

    Hi there, I run a recording studio out of an early 50's built warehouse. I've been having electrical noise and ground loops in my audio equipment since I've been here (almost a decade) and I've finally decided I can't deal with it anymore. I'm going to install a new main panel as well as new...
  13. R

    Water pipe/ meter ground

    This is my first post and I hope I explain it correctly/ Simply. 1100sq foot single family home, 100 amp service. I am having an electrician replace the front part of my service entrance from the weather head to the meter socket. The main panel was updated about 10 years ago and is not in need...
  14. M

    Can a 220 circuit power a 110 outlet?

    Is it ok to run a 110 line off a 220 circuit? Specifically, I want to add a 110 outlet near my hot water heater and it would be convenient if I could use one of the hot wires along with the neutral and ground to create the circuit I should also mention that the 110 line will almost always be in...
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    A couple of basic questions regarding installing an outside outlet...

    I've done some basic wiring, but nothing beyond. I know enough to shut off the circuit. I have no basement or garage, so when I work with a table saw or mitre saw, I have to go outside to a patio area where I run an extension cord to an outlet inside. After 30 years, time to finally add an...
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    Aerator voltage questions

    Hi everybody, we are currently renting a aerator system from Culligan and we have been trying to replace it with a unit we purchased that was used, but I have some questions about how to setup due to different pump voltages. The current system consists of the outlets shown below which are both...
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    Code Question - Grounding MC Cable and Metal Junction Boxes - Garage Addition

    Hey, question for the group on grounding when using MC cable and metal boxes.... Situation: Enclosed a carport and turned it into a garage. I'm branching off of an existing bedroom outlet circuit to add 1 outlet and 7 LED light fixtures in the garage area (1 exterior, 6 interior LED puck...
  18. Vladimars

    How best to hardwire a led mirror?

    I'm buying my wife a led, anti fog mirror for her birthday and it recommends hard wiring to be connected to a wall switch. I don't have access to above or behind the wall in question, what is the best way to hook this up? Run a wire from the light above the mirror? Or try to go around the corner...
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    Routing wiring near garage door springs

    I’m running an EV charging system in a garage it’s a 50 amp circuit 6 gauge wire can be Romax or in conduit Romax is cheaper but not an issue either way it’s easy access. My concern is placement to make the run the shortest and easiest will be about six inches above the hardware and springs...
  20. N

    Older home with no grounding system and pool pump

    Installing a small above ground pool with a 1/2HP 120v pool pump. The house is older and has no grounding system that I can tell. Outlets are two prong. I know I need a gfci outlet to plug pump into but will this be safe and work as intended with no grounding system and only a hot and neutral...

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