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  1. Tripless circuit breaker?

    Started by JB Thompson, 09-23-2011 05:47 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 2,717
    Bob Knauff
    12-12-2011, 07:04 PM Go to last post

  2. Hot Tub Disconnect, jumper

    Started by mathew stouffer, 12-09-2011 01:41 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,621
    mathew stouffer
    12-10-2011, 03:59 PM Go to last post

  3. Double Pole Breaker

    Started by Wade Johnson, 12-07-2011 09:26 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,850
    Wade Johnson
    12-08-2011, 12:00 PM Go to last post

  4. 4 wire feeders for outbuildings

    Started by Don Hester, 12-07-2011 11:25 AM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 3,144
    Rollie Meyers
    12-08-2011, 02:39 AM Go to last post

  5. ISLAND OUTLET NON GFCI

    Started by CHARLIE VAN FLEET, 11-25-2011 07:08 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 111
    • Views: 10,389
    Roger Frazee
    12-07-2011, 12:28 AM Go to last post

  6. Conduit nipple / UF on outside recep.

    Started by Andy G, 12-05-2011 04:49 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,241
    Andy G
    12-06-2011, 09:00 AM Go to last post

  7. Federal Pacific panel/stob-lak breakers

    Started by Raghav Singh, 12-01-2011 08:45 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 32
    • Views: 7,977
    Bill Kriegh
    12-06-2011, 07:15 AM Go to last post

  8. small green wire

    Started by Eric Smith, 11-26-2011 02:09 PM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 1,936
    bob smit
    12-03-2011, 04:02 PM Go to last post

  9. Smart Meters blamed for Wi-Fi router traffic jam

    Started by Raymond Wand, 12-02-2011 06:39 AM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,093
    Stephen G
    12-02-2011, 03:50 PM Go to last post

  10. Disconnect question

    Started by Marc M, 12-01-2011 08:54 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,988
    John Arnold
    12-02-2011, 09:09 AM Go to last post

  11. Electrical panel question

    Started by Charlie Crouthamel, 11-28-2011 06:03 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,694
    Jerry Peck
    11-29-2011, 03:48 PM Go to last post

  12. Bundling of Romex (NM cable)

    Started by Roger Frazee, 11-21-2011 10:43 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 18,412
    Jerry Peck
    11-24-2011, 06:25 PM Go to last post

  13. How not to ground a generator

    Started by Raymond Wand, 11-22-2011 01:24 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,307
    Joe Suelter
    11-23-2011, 06:47 PM Go to last post

  14. GFI fails after turning off circuit power

    Started by Matt Fellman, 11-20-2011 09:52 PM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,262
    Roger Frazee
    11-22-2011, 08:05 PM Go to last post

  15. Receptacle near a gravity wall furnace

    Started by Edward Rodriguez, 11-21-2011 08:05 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,743
    Edward Rodriguez
    11-22-2011, 08:41 AM Go to last post

  16. Service Panel in bathroom closet

    Started by Rick Bunzel, 11-21-2011 06:05 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 4,148
    Jim Port
    11-22-2011, 06:18 AM Go to last post

  17. Edison Fused Dryer

    Started by Don Martin, 11-20-2011 12:55 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,227
    Lon Henderson
    11-21-2011, 08:21 AM Go to last post

  18. Service Entrance Masts to Duplex

    Started by Steve Myers, 11-14-2011 01:23 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 2,042
    Roger Frazee
    11-19-2011, 10:08 AM Go to last post

  19. #12 AWG for Neutral at Service

    Started by Mark Brown, 11-07-2011 10:55 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 63
    • Views: 4,130
    Rich Goeken
    11-18-2011, 08:41 AM Go to last post

  20. Max Number of GFI on one Circuit

    Started by Marc M, 11-12-2011 01:44 AM
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 22,178
    Benjamin Thompson
    11-14-2011, 05:55 PM Go to last post

  21. Zap

    Started by Rick Cantrell, 10-31-2011 03:21 PM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 2,280
    Matthew Klein
    11-14-2011, 10:14 AM Go to last post

  22. Disconnect at electrical water heater question......

    Started by TcDuhon, 11-10-2011 05:48 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 3,955
    bob smit
    11-11-2011, 07:12 PM Go to last post

  23. Work of Art?

    Started by Nick Ostrowski, 11-07-2011 05:09 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 1,851
    Billy Stephens
    11-09-2011, 08:36 PM Go to last post

  24. Extension Cord in the Attic

    Started by Chuck Swan, 11-05-2011 10:20 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 8,925
    Jim Port
    11-09-2011, 08:41 AM Go to last post

  25. Name this cord set

    Started by Robert Mattison, 09-14-2009 03:37 PM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 2,545
    Jim Hintz
    11-08-2011, 06:40 PM Go to last post

  26. some models of ideal suretest require...

    Started by BARRY ADAIR, 11-06-2011 03:17 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,372
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    11-07-2011, 10:29 PM Go to last post

  27. OLD POST HELP NEEDED

    Started by CHARLIE VAN FLEET, 11-07-2011 03:46 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 944
    CHARLIE VAN FLEET
    11-07-2011, 04:43 PM Go to last post

  28. SEC Clearance over roof

    Started by Steve C., 11-03-2011 10:23 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,723
    Mike Schulz
    11-05-2011, 05:57 AM Go to last post

  29. Panel with circuit breakers and pull out fuse?

    Started by Kristi Silber, 10-19-2011 09:23 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 39
    • Views: 13,404
    bob smit
    11-05-2011, 05:04 AM Go to last post

  30. correct wire attachment to breaker?

    Started by Andy Shapley, 11-03-2011 01:09 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,061
    John Kogel
    11-04-2011, 09:49 AM Go to last post

  31. how common is aluminum NM?

    Started by Kristi Silber, 10-31-2011 08:30 PM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,076
    Kristi Silber
    11-02-2011, 05:10 PM Go to last post

  32. no voltage between wires...

    Started by Joe Pinto, 10-27-2011 04:36 PM
    • Replies: 33
    • Views: 6,566
    Bill Kriegh
    11-01-2011, 06:44 PM Go to last post

  33. Switches/Outlets Faceplates

    Started by brianmiller, 10-31-2011 07:53 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,961
    Jim Robinson
    11-01-2011, 01:27 PM Go to last post

  34. Service conductor splice under manufactured home

    Started by Bill Anglin, 10-30-2011 02:27 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,009
    Bill Hetner
    10-31-2011, 01:34 AM Go to last post

  35. Height of main disconnect

    Started by Ken Amelin, 10-23-2011 06:20 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 11,518
    Robert Schenck
    10-28-2011, 09:42 PM Go to last post

  36. Conduit and box covered with stucco

    Started by mathew stouffer, 06-07-2011 07:56 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 38
    • Views: 9,540
    Jerry Peck
    10-27-2011, 05:59 PM Go to last post

  37. I love Mondays

    Started by mathew stouffer, 10-25-2011 07:30 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,164
    Billy Stephens
    10-27-2011, 02:03 PM Go to last post

  38. Can you read this Chinese label for me?

    Started by John Kogel, 10-23-2011 10:46 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,731
    bob smit
    10-24-2011, 09:59 PM Go to last post

  39. splice

    Started by Ron Bishop, 10-22-2011 08:57 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,675
    bob smit
    10-24-2011, 09:56 PM Go to last post

  40. Exposed Contacts

    Started by Raghav Singh, 10-23-2011 04:40 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 1,869
    Rick Cantrell
    10-24-2011, 08:39 PM Go to last post

  41. Now here's an "Electrical system" to be proud of!

    Started by Dana Bostick, 10-19-2011 07:58 AM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,878
    Bill Hetner
    10-21-2011, 04:53 PM Go to last post

  42. Breaker Identification

    Started by Andrew Kolar, 10-21-2011 06:02 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,525
    Hank Spinnler
    10-21-2011, 09:28 AM Go to last post

  43. Baffling switched receptacles question.

    Started by John Kogel, 10-13-2011 08:14 PM
    • Replies: 29
    • Views: 3,107
    Jim Port
    10-19-2011, 08:11 PM Go to last post

  44. Faulty GFI

    Started by cglochau, 10-18-2011 02:30 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,118
    cglochau
    10-18-2011, 04:51 PM Go to last post

  45. Great stuff foam

    Started by Rick Cantrell, 09-19-2008 06:00 PM
    • Replies: 31
    • Views: 25,945
    Jerry Peck
    10-17-2011, 06:34 PM Go to last post

  46. Stray Voltage or Fish Story?

    Started by Gunnar Alquist, 10-14-2011 08:08 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,780
    Bill Kriegh
    10-15-2011, 01:56 PM Go to last post

  47. Dedicated 20A Kitchen circuit

    Started by Stuart Brooks, 10-08-2011 12:31 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    • Replies: 76
    • Views: 10,125
    Stuart Brooks
    10-14-2011, 08:00 AM Go to last post

  48. Is this a Smoke or Carbon Monoxide Detector

    Started by Robert Foster, 10-11-2011 08:31 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,634
    Rick Cantrell
    10-12-2011, 05:58 PM Go to last post

  49. First Receptacle

    Started by Jim Robinson, 10-08-2011 02:22 PM
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 5,857
    Jerry Peck
    10-12-2011, 02:45 PM Go to last post

  50. So, that's not a disconnect?

    Started by Marc Morin, 10-10-2011 04:07 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 1,869
    Marc Morin
    10-11-2011, 07:41 PM Go to last post

  51. Sink Hole Inspections

    Started by Alan Trauger, 10-11-2011 01:58 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 932
    Alan Trauger
    10-11-2011, 01:58 PM Go to last post

  52. 12-2 with ground for multi wire

    Started by Benjamin Thompson, 09-23-2011 07:25 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 86
    • Views: 8,009
    Derek Guridi
    10-11-2011, 05:21 AM Go to last post

  53. Question Can a top Beaker Main panel be feed from the Bottom

    Started by Bob Sisson, 10-08-2011 05:11 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 31
    • Views: 16,133
    Bob Sisson
    10-10-2011, 05:44 PM Go to last post

  54. G.F.C.I. on a 2 wire system?

    Started by James Norman, 09-26-2011 01:47 PM
    • Replies: 29
    • Views: 21,826
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    10-04-2011, 07:57 AM Go to last post

  55. Another painted panel

    Started by John Arnold, 09-30-2011 07:30 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,705
    John Kogel
    10-03-2011, 10:37 AM Go to last post

  56. Simson HUCQ

    Started by Doug Lessa, 09-29-2011 10:09 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,861
    Ralph Holden
    09-30-2011, 09:28 AM Go to last post

  57. Great for training panel

    Started by Rick Vernon, 09-20-2011 07:28 AM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 2,760
    Bill Hetner
    09-30-2011, 05:46 AM Go to last post

  58. Pipe bonding

    Started by Ken Amelin, 09-25-2011 05:29 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 2,863
    Gunnar Alquist
    09-28-2011, 04:36 PM Go to last post

  59. Shinners

    Started by Vern Heiler, 09-21-2011 05:58 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 2,116
    bob smit
    09-23-2011, 04:55 PM Go to last post

  60. puzzler

    Started by brianmiller, 09-21-2011 08:46 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,217
    James Duffin
    09-21-2011, 03:59 PM Go to last post

  61. Service and steel garbage chute

    Started by Markus Keller, 09-20-2011 08:20 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,341
    Vern Heiler
    09-21-2011, 09:09 AM Go to last post

  62. Electric Dryer and Range Bonding of Neutral

    Started by Steve Miller, 09-18-2011 01:38 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,462
    Robert Dalga
    09-20-2011, 03:27 PM Go to last post

  63. Forgot the name of this

    Started by Marc M, 09-18-2011 11:18 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,084
    Robert Dalga
    09-20-2011, 03:18 PM Go to last post

  64. spliced feeder

    Started by jim baird, 09-19-2011 08:25 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,169
    jim baird
    09-19-2011, 09:54 AM Go to last post

  65. Service Connection

    Started by Don Martin, 09-15-2011 06:59 PM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,543
    Jim Port
    09-19-2011, 07:10 AM Go to last post

  66. disp + DW on double pole breaker

    Started by John Dirks Jr, 09-18-2011 11:59 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,861
    John Dirks Jr
    09-18-2011, 12:29 PM Go to last post

  67. Main Electrical Servrice

    Started by Rich Sumen, 09-17-2011 12:15 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,251
    James Duffin
    09-17-2011, 03:17 PM Go to last post

  68. ceiling fan in garages

    Started by brianmiller, 09-05-2011 06:42 AM
    • Replies: 46
    • Views: 9,188
    Daniel Mosier
    09-16-2011, 06:26 PM Go to last post

  69. Distance from pool

    Started by Marc M, 05-21-2011 08:55 AM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 32
    • Views: 9,143
    Jerry Peck
    09-16-2011, 04:41 PM Go to last post

  70. got lucky on this one

    Started by John Dirks Jr, 09-14-2011 07:18 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,896
    Door Guy
    09-16-2011, 05:39 AM Go to last post

  71. Fun With Electricity

    Started by Nick Ostrowski, 09-14-2011 08:57 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,728
    RugbyCanada
    09-14-2011, 08:44 PM Go to last post

  72. Stranded Aluminum Branch Wiring

    Started by Jean Anne Baker, 09-12-2011 07:53 AM
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 11,255
    John Kogel
    09-14-2011, 10:10 AM Go to last post

  73. new home - full panel

    Started by John Dirks Jr, 09-10-2011 08:45 PM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 2,867
    Jerry Peck
    09-12-2011, 03:59 PM Go to last post

  74. Casual Inspection

    Started by John Ellis, 09-06-2011 07:36 PM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 3,004
    Bill Hetner
    09-12-2011, 01:19 AM Go to last post

  75. Light fixture above the bathtub

    Started by Bill Anglin, 09-09-2011 04:02 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 12,030
    Vern Heiler
    09-09-2011, 05:24 PM Go to last post

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