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Outside light turns off on its own(Preview) | junkyardjeff | 8 | 138 | |
| I have a high pressure sodium light on my garage that turns off at times,it will also go out when I turn on the compressor but it comes right back on. Would it be cheaper to replace it or could there be a problem with fluctuation of power into the h...
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Generator(Preview) | poncho62 | 11 | 77 | |
| Neighbor gave me a B&S 5500 watt generator.......Needed some work, recoil was broke, as was the frame and engine wouldn't start.....Got all that fixed, am debating what to do with this thing. I may sell it or keep it in case the power goes out, s...
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Flourecent light intermitant(Preview) | Roamer | 2 | 56 | |
| I have several old single straight tube fluorescent tube lights in my kitchen drop ceiling. Two of the fixture keep going out. They will come back on in a couple minutes to sometime a couple days. Replacing the bulbs did not help. ... Any ideas?...
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Another Ceiling Fan Question(Preview) | Mello Yello | 5 | 38 | |
| Most people here know how much I dislike "Electricity" - - - it even makes me nervous clicking on the "Electrical Thread" to post well almost anyway ... ... Yesterday I decided to try and fix the many places of "wobble&qu...
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If it's Bright don't Dim it - damnit !(Preview) | Mello Yello | 2 | 56 | |
| We decided to replace the old light fixtures underneath the ceiling fans in the breakfast/computer room and the dining room so I picked up a "generic" school house fixture made especially for ceiling fans - -...
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POS - Porch Lights(Preview) | Mello Yello | 12 | 108 | |
| Finally got a "round tuit" today and turned off ALL the breakers in the house so I could take down 3 POS porch lights that haven't worked since we bought the place 3 years ago. BTW, I HATE ELECTRICITY ... ... As you can see in the attache...
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Minimum Acceptable Voltage(Preview) | oldogy | 2 | 57 | |
| So what does the industry consider the minimum acceptable voltage delivered to a private residence these days? I awoke a few days back to outside temperatures at 2 degrees and one of the heat strips on my heat pump not working. Half of one of the c...
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Weird Thread Question, I know !(Preview) | Mello Yello | 7 | 63 | |
| Does anyone know or can figure out what the thread size is on those screws that you attach the cover plates to wall plugs and switches AND wall plugs and switches to junction boxes with? ... ... I am probably going to need several that are longer th...
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WALL SOCKET NOT WORKING(Preview) | illinilefttackle | 8 | 126 | |
| Hey Fellas-My SIL was trying to use a large mixer and had it plugged in to a wall socket-I have flipped all the circuit breakers and they are working fine-but the socket is not-I have plugged other things in it to check it-I don't have a checker to t...
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Hot Water Heater Breaker(Preview) | Mello Yello | 12 | 228 | |
| Took a shower this morning and plenty of hot water. Left town for the day and came back - - - NO HOT WATER - - - it had thrown a breaker and so I turned it back on and the water is hot now. ... ... Question: if it continues to throw the breaker wha...
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Lights dimming sometimes when the dryer comes on. (Preview) | mac762 | 6 | 142 | |
| Hello everybody. The lights in our house are dimming sometimes when I turn the dryer or the heat lamp for my baby duck on. It does it sometimes when my Sister is using her hair dryer too. It's a real noticeable dimming effect that seems to have...
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Dishwasher circuit(Preview) | D-Dogg | 1 | 41 | |
| During my kitchen rehab, I will need to relocate my dishwasher circuit. Assuming the existing power cable was correctly stapled to the studs, I won't have much to play with. Without pulling out sheetrock, and since the cable would be covered by cab...
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Light Bulbs(Preview) | geezer69s wife | 20 | 250 | |
| I have tried fluorescent bulbs, and I like them, but I was wondering if the new bulbs they are coming out with are really as good as they say. Does anyone have an opinion on this?...
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It's the flippin breaker!(Preview) | KMc1955 | 3 | 79 | |
| I just got into this house in February. Last week the temperature has been getting over the century mark. My breaker has been tripping. I cut off most of the electrical items except the airconditioners. That seemed to ...
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End of run switches(Preview) | Peg | 5 | 155 | |
| ... I guess I was lucky that the overhead wiring in this old house was simple. There was nothing I didn't know how to handle until I came to the very last set of switches on one circuit. What I need is three switches to control three seperate fixtur...
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