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After looking at under the tractor for a bit and playing with the clutch, I found the problem. The drive belt came off the drive pulley. This drive pulley is located in the rear of the tractor. There...

My riding lawnmower (tractor) has 5 gears forward position and one gear for reverse. When I was mowing the lawn today and went over some rough grass and weeds, the tractor stopped and wouldn't move....

I leave it up to the pros to decide. Which drawing, on page 2 or page 3, should I go by when I am wiring my 3 switches with the 6 romex wires going into the plastic switch box? Which one pros would...

Stratmando, Does the drawing I made looks like what you are suggesting?

tkrussell, I created a drawing from what you've explained, above.
Does my drawing reflects what you are trying to tell us?

Thanks
Abc

tkrussell, a question about the attached picture: Picture shows one long ground wire in the front laying down on the bottom side of the plastic switch box. This box looks like was for three switches....

Thanks tkrussell,
I'll connect all the grounds together either with a pigtail, or a copper ring.

Thanks for the reply.

I looked at the link and I understood the method you are describing for the metal box. I am using the plastic box. Did I understand you correctly that, you are suggesting to use 3 stranded wires, one...

I am wiring a brand new switch box with 3-gang electrical box
Which has 6 wires going into it.

What is the best method for connecting the 6 ground wires together
Then connect ground wire from...

Thank you for your reply. I knew hitting the reset button more than once wouldn't be good. So I only hit it once, and when the furnace shutdown after 10 minutes, I called the furnace service...

We have a forced hot water heating system with Beckett Oil Burner, and
Honeywell R8184G4009 intermittent ignition oil primary. The honeywell ignition
Is about 3 years old and the heating system is...

Thank you all for the compliments on the drawing, I appreciate it. In case you are wondering how I drew it, here is how: I searched the web for images and saved the images locally. Then I used...

I like to install 6 recessed lights that would operate with two 3-way switches. I put together a wiring diagram for my initial draft. Is there a better or more efficient way of wiring the 6 recessed...

Thanks tkrussell for a great answer.
The electrician that installed the main panel when the house was built, installed the
Main panel in a very VERY tight spot. As a result, it is often difficult...

Were you using 4/0 AL for the 200A before?
I see in other online forums that users claim inspectors told them 4/0 AL cable
Is not rated for 200amp and referred them to NEC code 31015.
The next...

Our main panel doesn't have any more openings to feed a 2nd subpanel that I like to install. I was thinking of using the 2" opening and clamp in the main breaker that is feeding the 1st subpanel for...

Thank you for mentioning this; I am well aware of disconnect requirements.



The reason I mentioned color was because small wires cannot be marked
For this type of installation, and therefore...

I am in the process of replacing our AC condenser's wires which powers the outside unit
From main breaker. The existing 25+ years old wore out and damaged wire is romex 8/3 with ground on a 40A 240v...

tkrussell, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks
-Ab

I was thinking in the PVC conduit family there was only sch.40 and sch.80. So I was
Looking for details of when to use sch.40 and when to use sch80. Is there more
Options in the PVC family and...

I am planning on using the gray pvc conduit outside of the house for my Air-conditioning wires (240v 40A). I only see Schedule40 at the home centers. Would you explain what types and ratings of...

A 240v/120v circuit has 4 wires: 2 for HOT, 1 natural, 1 ground. The natural wire
Provides the capability of using 120v on that circuit if one needs it.
Sounds like this is a dedicated circuit. If...

A true 240v circuit consists of dual pole breaker with two hot wires and one ground. There is no natural wire. This breaker comes with single handle that ties the breaker's on/off
Together. To...

I was installing a Siemens GFCI breaker in my main panel yesterday and had trouble
Torquing it's HOT side screw. The screw type was the one with a slot on top, and
A square grove in the middle...

Thanks KISS, you seem to always have great answers for me. Thanks again.
I just checked out Unistrut videos from their site. That is an amazing, but yet simple
To use product.
I hear finding a...

I am installing a subpanel on a wall that has drywall on it. I was planing on
Buying a plywood and installing my subpanel on the plywood, then attach
The plywood to the wall.

What size thickness...

How many circuits are there in the breaker panel that needs to be reconnected?
If there are 30-40 circuits to be connected, it would take a while for a DIY to connect
All the circuits, considering...

FYI,
120v appliance requires, one HOT, one Neutral, one Ground
240v appliance requires, two HOT (from a dual pole breaker) and one Ground
120v/240v appliance requires, two HOT (from a dual pole...

This work is now complete. I followed the suggestions and made the safe re-routing.
To answer dconf questions: All water pipes in our house is copper.
The re-routing of this wire was necessary due...

How about when I disconnect the ground wire from the water pipe, I first measure the
Voltage from the ground wire to the water pipe. If there is any voltage,
I can cover the tip of the wire, and...

Our main breaker is grounded by a wire attached to the main copper water pipe.
[This is the only grounding our system has, i.e. there is no ground rod]
I need to disconnect this wire from the water...

Since the thermostat wiring is all done through our unfinished basement and attic,
I can rewire the whole thing with the UV protected cable. It's better to do it correctly now
Since I am finishing...

I have AC carrier brand outside compressor. The cable connection from the unit to the
Power shutoff box and the shutoff box itself have all been rusted.
I took the electrical shutoff box apart to...

Please bare with me as I am trying to understand how 240v circuits need to be wired to code.
So for 240v circuits, the return current (by code) is done over
The ground wire rather than the white...

The inside unit is only electric. It only has the cooling modules in it. NO heating.
The job of the inside unit is to blow air on the cooling elements that is
Copper piped to the outside condenser...

My house is 20+ years old. While working in the main electrical panel, I've noticed the A/C wiring for the inside and outside units have their ground wire cut off at the entry to
The main panel, and...

If I understood your comment correctly, you are saying have all four sets
Of lights operate independently. During my initial planning, and initial question
I listed here, I was going to only have...

agreed, its safer to separate low & high voltage wires.

I have another question to run by you for the flood lights.
I am trying to install the flood lights and switches so that
two switches (in...

I am so used to using romex (for residential) that I forget to mention that,
ALL of my wires I was going to use (and already bought them) was Romex.

Can I run my wires under the joist (perpendicular to joist), rather than drilling
Holes in the joist, in an open ceiling basement (ceiling has no sheetrock).
The basement ceiling is 7.5 ft high,...

Thank you to all for your feedback,
Klein Tools are very nice, but they can be very expensive. I own several
Of their tools.
Wiha Quality Tools sounds cheaper.
Thanks again

I read an excellent advice in this forum from an expert member on torquing
Sub-panel, etc. before equipment goes live. Torquing by hand without a
Torquing tool can potentially damage the nuts...

Thank you for your response, hkstroud.



My main panel doesn't have any more room. I have a 100A sub-panel off
Of my 200A main, which has plenty of room.



I am familiar with matching wire...

I like to install 4 sets of flood lights. Each set is a pair of 150 watts bulb, for a total
Of 300 watts per set, for a grand total of 1,200 watts for all 4 sets.
Can I put all 4 sets of flood...

Have you checked your main to see if the feed is dual pole breakers for each circuit?
How about the way the wires are connected to the breakers, what color wires?
What is the conditions of the...

I have a 200A service panel main in the basement. I'll be installing a subpanel
Main lug in the attic with a dual pole 60A breaker in the basement main feeding this
Attic new subpanel. Using a...

Thanks for the reply.
Stratmando, the central air is just the blower unit, which is on the 2pole 15A 240V breaker.
It's second half is the condenser unit outside, which runs off a 2pole 40A 240V...

I have a large attic (on 3rd floor), 38'x28', which is unfinished space. The 2nd floor central
air-condition is located there and used to be fed by a 60 feet of 12/3 cable (I changed the cable to...

Type M is a thin walled pipe.
Copper pipe is available in three basic types: Type M is thin-walled, Type L is medium-walled and Type K is thick-walled. In most cases, Type L is good for home use....