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Personally, I prefer to put the lights on a different circuit from the outlets. If an outlet gets overloaded and trips the breaker, the lights stay on. With hair dryers, curling irons, etc. I usually...

You say that this will be connected to the 200-Amp main on the outside of your house. How? You cannot connect it to the line side of the main. You also can't connect it to the load side of the...

Don't forget, direct burial cable needs to be buried 24 inches deep. That's quite a trench.

Stanfortyman is correct. The wound armored sheath is not permitted to be used as a grounding conductor. You must have a separate ground wire all the way back to the panel.

First, are you planning on upgrading the service entrance cable and meter socket, or just changing the panel? If you are planning on just changing the panel, you have a major problem in that you...

Tyrant 53:

You can do this by using a 2-pole switch in each bathroom. On one side of the switch in each bathroom you connect the light for that room. On the other side of the switches you connect...

I assume that since mdvo only mentioned there were three white wires coming out of the conduit that there is no ground wire. He needs to pull at least a #10 AWG ground wire (green, not white, this...

Proof positive that you can't believe everything you see.

Yeah, what they said!

Does this new fan not have a light on it? If you originally had the fan and light separately operable, this isn't going to work right. Since this installation uses conduit, the old method of...

You may need to use some form of split bolt or other type of bolted connector to splice these wires. I am not sure that a large blue wire nut will accommodate two number 6's; it might. I would tape...

David,

Are there separate switches or a combination switch that fits into one space but has two switches in it? If there are separate switches, the hot wire needs to connect to one terminal on...

I believe that you have multiple problems, Ray. First, if these are kitchen outlets, they all have to be ground-fault receptacles. This alone screws up your project. You cannot split-wire a GFI like...

Richx1:

Mixing wire sizes is not a recommended practice. Yes, it can be done, but you can also open up a can of worms. For example: You come out of the panel with 12/2 Romex w/g, run up to the...

The black and red wires are the "hot" wires and the green wire is ground. This switch is a "double-pole, single throw" switch, meaning that it opens and closes both hot wires simultaneously. Connect...

While less likely than the previous examples given, circuit breakers do get old and can get weak. This is called "nuisance tripping." Try replacing the breaker.

By law, all pressure vessels have to be equipped with an over-pressure (safety) relief. It should open at a setting of a few pounds above the maximum working limit of the boiler. The pressure should...

Wiring to a compressor needs to be done correctly. Voltage needs to match the requirement of the nameplate. Furthermore, is the unit single- or three-phase? Voltages will vary if the building...