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Thanks, Harold.

It reminds me of an old joke/insult calling someone a "two wire electrician:"

Two wires- hook it up.
Three wires- f**k it up.
Four wires- give it up!

Depends on the type of motor.

I am assuming you are talking about a single phase motor, over 1 HP?

You have to reverse the "start" winding connections. Usually there are instructions printed...

The NEC states a panelboard can't be located in a closet or a bathroom, says nothing about bedrooms.
But check your local building codes.

I was about to say the same thing. In the United States, bicarbonate of soda, or sodium bicarbonate is called as baking soda. It is an alkaline salt.

When you have fruit in your recipe, the citric...

I installed my 5KW generator using the main interlock kit Stan recommended for the same reason, so I can use receptacles and lights throughout the house, as long as I don't exceed 5KW.

My...

Electrically, it would work BUT... you are essentially building a small control panel, and unless you can get into the UL White Book, good luck getting an inspector to buy off on it.

If you do...

I installed the AlumniCon connectors in my sister's house last year. She tells me she has had no problems since then.

The manufacturer recommended a metric size screwdriver, and of course I...

Same principle, only a little more complicated. You balance the load between three phases instead of two, and since the currents are 120 degrees out of phase, you have to add the vectors and the...

12 feet is the maximum allowed by the National Electrical Code. The NEC also specifies 24 inches minimum distance along countertops, and has some other requirements as to where you need to install...

I was about to post the same thing. You need to ask your local building code authorities. Keep in mind, the answer they give you will be the MINIMUM required to comply with code. You may want to...

My sister bought a house and then discovered she has aluminum wiring. After promising to help her out, I quickly realized I was in over my head.

First of all, I am a Master Electrician, but I...

Your first statement is correct. The utility charges you for POWER, which is is energy over time, and is measured in watt-hours. If you burn a 100 watt light for an hour, you have used 100 watt hours...

However, the NEC requires hot water, cold water, and gas lines to be bonded together. This is usually done at the water heater, since all three are present there.

[QUOTE=KeepItSimpleStupid;2130138]Well a three prong recep. Would not be rated 125/250. Just wouldn't.

Old dryer and range receptacles were 3-prong, and were rated 125/250. The neutral was...

The most recent edition of the NEC (Electrical code) requires 4-prong range and dryer receptacles in all new installations, so this is a great opportunity to bring your receptacle up to code.

Buy...

You can also look in the panelboard and see if the line is fed by a two pole breaker.

You must be Canadian. I gave references from the American (US) Code, but you will find a similar section in CSA.

The package of Marrettes will also tell you how many wires can go under each...

Article 314 of the NEC tells you how many wires you can have in a box.

The package of wire nuts will tell you how many wires you can connect with one wirenut.

Sounds like you made all the connections right (assuming you connected the black wire to the brass screw and the white wire to the white screw.) Why did you cut the existing wire? Couldn't you have...

TK Russell is correct:

1. Screw the fixtures to the grid, using self-tapping sheet metal screws, or use the special clips supplied with the fixture.

2. Usually, there is a small eyelet on the...

Without consulting the manufacturer, I'd guess it is resistance heat.
It will draw more current, heat up faster, and the thermostat will turn it off sooner.
TKRussel is also correct, the element...

Sorry for the typo and math error. I thought I double checked it.. but remember I added 3000 and 1197 in my head, instead of using a calculator!

Yeah, I don't know anyone who has ever used the...

NOTE: I AM MAKING ASSUMPTIONS HERE. IF THEY ARE INCORRECT, DON'T TRY MY SUGGESTION!!

I'm counting four wires from the dimmer, and three wires in the box, so I'm guessing you have a light that is...

Doing as much of a standard calculation as info gives:

General Lighting Load: 640 sq. ft x 3VA/sq.ft=1920 VA
2 kitchen Circuits= 3000 VA
laundry Circuit=1500 VA

Total: 6420 VA

1st 3KVA @...

As the Dutchman said, "I speak English, yet....."

I'm not familiar with the terminology. In the US, we call a SPST switch a 2-way, and a SPDT switch a 3-way. A 2-way switch is used to control a...

If this is a livestock barn, are there any equipotential plane considerations? (Article 547.10)

Are there any water or gas pipes in the barn that need to be bonded?

No, but you can feed a sub-panel from your service. Re-route at least one of your existing 240 volt branch circuits to the sub-panel to free up breaker space at the main panel.

You definitely need to have the electrical system checked. Before the electrician arrives, try to determine if this problem is throughout the entire house, or just on one circuit. If it is just one...

Have the electrician check the bonding of the hot and cold water pipes. This is normally done at the water heater, since you have both hot and cold water pipes available in the vicinity. (also gas...

I've also seen a light bulb half filled with water. It was on the scaffold of a dock crane.

We used to have a joke about "4-phase." That was when you had three wires and water coming out of the...

The 605 amps is called Total Connected Load. You never use all of it at once.

When you design an electrical service, you use Load Factors. For example, you never turn on all your lights at once,...

The convention is Line on TOP, so for the safety of anyone working on the system, wire it this way.

Older (electro-mechanical) single phase electric meters would run backwards when installed...

I;m hoping you didn't disconnect anything before making a diagram. If you are replacing a switch with a dimmer, just connect the two wires from the dimmer to the same two wires the switch was wired...

Don't you just love unintended consequences.




I love it when they get their hopes up. Its so much fun dashing them.

The best advice I can give is to ask your wife how many lights she wants, and where she wants them!
There is no hard and fast rule. You may want to look at other installations, or ask an architect

Linda;

What everyone is trying to say (I think) is that all you need to do is test for voltage at the new panel.

Normally, electricians in the field do not load test breakers (they do not...

Or better yet, look at the size of the breaker in the panel. That will tell you what size receptacle you need.

Also, it is not necessary to install a receptacle. You may simply remove the cord...

No charge for either

Sorry folks, I'm taking the bait on this one. I believe in some government regulation to keep us from destroying ourselves. The recent economic collapse was caused in part by the government NOT...

The National Electric Code has guidelines for how many circuits are needed in a residence, based on square footage, demand factor (you don't turn on every light in the house at the same time) The...

If you bought the mixer in Europe, the motor will be wound for 240 volt operation. Running the motor at half voltage will burn it out. You will need to change the motor to 120 volts to operate in...

I haven't heard that argument before.

I Can't find any lumens per watt comparisons between candelabra and medium base lamps, so I'll take your word for it.

A mnemonic to remember metric prefixes:

MIGHTY KING HENRY DROWNED drinking chocolate milk.

MIGHTY------Mega (1,000,000)
KING--------Kilo (1,000)
HENRY------Hecta (100)
DROWNED----Deca (10)
...

Maybe I don't understand the problem, but I have seen candelabra base light bulbs in sizes up to 60 watts.

My problem is finding them in the 15 watt size... my kitchen fixture has six candelabra...

Agreed.

You have to run two circuits:

One 3 wire circuit rated 240/120 volts, 30 amps for the dryer. This circuit will terminate at the NEMA 14-30 receptacle. When you say "240 volt-30 amps...

The fuse size depends on the amount of current the circuit is expected to draw.

To compute baseboard heater current draw, use Power's Law:

P=E x I Where P = power in WATTS (kiliwatts divided...

The U-V-W nomenclature is an IEC (European) standard, I have never seen it used on a single phase motor, but I don't do that much single phase work. (The NEMA, or American standard uses numbers to...

True, but a 20 amp plug will not fit into a 15 amp receptacle. If your equipment uses over 15 (but less than 20) amps, it is required to have a 20 amp plug. The 20 amp plug is designed so it will...

I have also seen devices like these sold in camping stores. (Suppose you have a camper with a 60 amp service, but the site service is only 30 amp service)

As the previous posters have said:

1....

The calculated load is the load determined by the calculations in NEC Article 220.

It is arrived at by considering various demand factors.

For example, say you have a 2000 square foot...