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Article 90.1(c)... This Code is not intended as a design specification or as an instruction manual for untrained persons.

Ditto, absolutely illegal here in California.

Poorly made up connection possibly, loose and waiting for whatever would break the camel's back and cause the failure.

What concerns me a little is that when you lost the neutral you read 0 volts...

A Big difference.

When an electrician says "pipe", he is talking about what is properly called conduit.

Schedule 40 PVC electrical conduit is grey, never white, it is rated as a raceway, white...

Yes it is.

Circuit needs to be turned off and the wire put into a box.

Is the wire covering plastic, or woven fabric looking stuff? (cambric)

Assuming you are referring to your service drop conductors at the weatherhead, good practice is to tape the ends of the conductors so water can't wick up into them.

Inspector will want to see that...

Might be a good idea to ask the insurance company if lightning rods will help you at all, on the premium I mean.
I do know that there are code requirements for them also. Ask your local inspector...

Oversizing your ground isn't what inspectors are worried about, undersized is their concern, remember that the code is a set of minimum standards for a safe installation.

6AWG copper is the...

Would help troubleshooting it though, eliminate the breaker as the problem.

He means hot all the time. It's what we call "constant hot" as opposed to "switched" hot.

Using the pull chains is perfectly safe and acceptable. Turn the circuit off before you do this, please...

Like I said, not constructive, and overreaching sense of your own importance. I'm trying to help people and you're trying to validate yourself

I don't suppose anyone has given you Editorial...

You weren't offering anything constructive, as far as growing up maybe you can apply that to yourself. 80% is a good rule of thumb to follow when dealing with laypeople who are just trying to solve...

Check the circuit breaker again, turn it off, then on again and tell us what you observe.

Touch the front of the breaker, is it warm? What brand circuit breaker is it? Is it very old?

where he works no doubt.

transformer basic principle is power in=power out

1000/277=3.6A draw

1000/120=8.3A load side.

do not exceed this, transformer needs overload protection.

My stalker feels a need to question anything I post.

Without quoting code sections (which is what he wants).

Loading a circuit at the upper limit of breaker capacity invites nuisance tripping....

Close, It's a survey of planned and existing loads. (in watts)

Submitting load calculations to the local jurisdiction having authority is not a DIY project.

Not as simple as that and usually...

What you NEED depends on a Load Calculation for the premises.

What you want, in case you are planning a 20 year DIY Taj Mahal project complete with detached Man Cave, is another thing.

You need a 30A GFCI circuit breaker at the panel and the wire needs to be two 10AWG (hot and neutral) and a ground wire, going directly to the shower not shared with any other equipment.

That's a...

Still mad? Going to come up with the same answer again too?

Priceless

You could wire one up like that but it would be kind of insane since anyone could come along and plug their 120V cord cap into it.

Guess what happens after that?

Occasionally, a minor difference in length usually has no effect on measured loads, more often than not the problem lies in how the source transformer is loaded. Unbalanced loads on phases from the...

wow 10A x 120V = 1200 kVA?

1,200,000 watts?


priceless

this would be too small

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3zc9Mfl8gU

but Bobcat mounted cn get in there maybe? Rent it

http://www.bobcat.com/attachments/auger

Spoooky... not.

Loose connection at the switch is first thing to check

As a matter of course we install them (and everyone else does too) plumb and tamped in, besides, concrete would make it awful hard to replace later on. not to mention driving a ground rod next to it,...

(sigh) I believe my posts addressed those issues? Point is electricity passes through it the same way all over the world.

And color means NOTHING when hooked up wrong doesn't it? (not a question)...

Just jokin'

Op said easy on the Jargon

Just seeing if he objected to Jar Jar (Binks) too.

Zip cord not zip code

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSymH37MGN7wKaeV7ME_l-QoXOR_hIvVSj-QMA5HWtp5brlZrEr

Wire is wire
In America it's wise to assume copper is the conductor material if material is unspecified

That leaves size and insulation as the distinguishing characteristics, "lamp cord" commonly...

Ew... concept is the same I guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FnpaWQJO0

You want an extension cord

Go to lowe's or some such place, get some "zip cord" basically 2 conductor wire, not smaller than 14 gauge, 12 is better.

Use the cord ends for lamps like these
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And the Google search just comes up with other people who can't make it work either?

Get something else, electricity isn't magic but I do think salesman who sell this fly-by-night junk equipment...

Why do you think they are ALL hot?

(pounds head on desk)
How are they connected? Do you have a circuit tester?

"a motion sensor" doesn't tell us much.

First read the directions again carefully, and check your installation.
Then tell us brand and model#, and what wires were on the old switch and how it's...

Keep going, what are the"others" and how are they connected? How many and what color they are helps.

Please post generator specifications also. Continuous rating and cord plug size(some have a NEMA number on them)
How big is your service? 100A ? 200A?
Do you have two blank spaces in your service...

One thing you can do in this situation is go outside and look at your service drop from the power pole (this is if your power from the utility comes in on an overhead obviously)

This video is...

What brand panels and type of breakers? I'm guessing bolt on breakers, tell me the letter designation

For example Siemens BL or Square D BOQ or CutlerHammer BL, It will be a paper tag on each...

I'll take Door Number One , Chuck

Got a phone? We know you have a computer and internet service,

Google it.

You said "chandeliers" without specifying the load and asked for more. Chandeliers can be huge...
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Check and make sure that the kitchen light circuit doesn't share with something else, would be unusual for a kitchen light to be on it's own circuit.

I don't screw with the HVAC guy's equipment and (hopefully) he doesn't alter my wiring. Just because something uses electricity doesn't mean we know how the control wiring is hooked up in every case....

That's because you added your new wire (at the switch) to the supply voltage side of the switch. That is power IN to the switch, NOT OUT.

Take it out of that bunch of wires (put them back together...

Can't Google it, take some pictures and post them.

Try rotating the globe
Look for thumbscrews around the top edge of the globe
Is there a brass or chrome (fancy) nut at the bottom center of the...

Here's a 5KVA , 277V primary/120V secondary general purpose transformer

http://www.acmepowerdist.com/datasheets/Section%201/1-phase/T-2-79744-S.pdf

Selected from this page (group VII)

Acme...

OP may have asked the wrong question?

What is the panel voltage? Is it 120/277 or 277/480? Can you pull new wire? Or is the entire circuit one that can be changed to 120V operation?

Lumens IS output.

Watts is power CONSUMED