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  1. AFCI tripping when raining

    Started by Paul Kondzich, 06-28-2011 12:18 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 3,548
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    07-06-2011, 06:53 AM Go to last post

  2. Friday in review

    Started by mathew stouffer, 04-16-2011 08:15 AM
    12 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 2,353
    Roger Frazee
    07-05-2011, 08:24 PM Go to last post

  3. Wow...what's this stuff?

    Started by Marc M, 07-02-2011 09:05 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 1,656
    Lou Romano
    07-03-2011, 06:00 PM Go to last post

  4. 3-220 appliances 2 circuits

    Started by Blain Plantz, 06-29-2011 08:22 PM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,418
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    07-02-2011, 06:39 AM Go to last post

  5. Stupidity

    Started by Nick Ostrowski, 06-25-2011 06:32 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 2,642
    Randy Aldering
    07-01-2011, 04:17 PM Go to last post

  6. Main disconnect rating

    Started by Bob Bassett, 06-29-2011 06:46 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,556
    Bob Bassett
    06-30-2011, 12:35 PM Go to last post

  7. Spliced feeder cables

    Started by mathew stouffer, 06-29-2011 01:03 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 3,015
    Roger Frazee
    06-30-2011, 07:22 AM Go to last post

  8. Fuse Block

    Started by Jim Robinson, 06-28-2011 02:09 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,195
    Jim Robinson
    06-28-2011, 04:31 PM Go to last post

  9. Broken bus, adequate repair?

    Started by Benjamin Thompson, 06-27-2011 06:09 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 1,444
    Rollie Meyers
    06-27-2011, 10:38 PM Go to last post

  10. Ground strap jumper

    Started by Daniel Rogers, 06-21-2011 07:52 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 27
    • Views: 8,607
    Gunnar Alquist
    06-27-2011, 07:16 PM Go to last post

  11. flicking lights 1988 home

    Started by Tony Vargas, 06-24-2011 09:43 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,389
    Scott Patterson
    06-27-2011, 08:37 AM Go to last post

  12. buried ground rods

    Started by Michael Bronner, 06-07-2011 01:28 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 44
    • Views: 12,037
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    06-26-2011, 10:09 PM Go to last post

  13. 2- 20 amp breakers used for 220?

    Started by Jim Hintz, 06-25-2011 05:35 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 4,964
    Jim Hintz
    06-26-2011, 09:08 AM Go to last post

  14. 120 volt dryer?

    Started by Ray Thornburg, 06-22-2011 05:06 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 4,926
    Bruce Breedlove
    06-24-2011, 01:39 PM Go to last post

  15. Clearance to overhead power lines

    Started by Robert Foster, 06-20-2011 11:38 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 7,785
    brian schmitt
    06-24-2011, 08:17 AM Go to last post

  16. Double tap in tap block

    Started by mathew stouffer, 06-14-2011 07:18 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 28
    • Views: 4,288
    bob smit
    06-22-2011, 05:16 PM Go to last post

  17. Neutral/Ground in Subpanel

    Started by Rick Bunzel, 06-20-2011 02:12 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 10,593
    Jim Port
    06-22-2011, 07:54 AM Go to last post

  18. Old Square D HO brkrs

    Started by John Kogel, 06-20-2011 08:27 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,392
    Rollie Meyers
    06-20-2011, 07:29 PM Go to last post

  19. Is this particular Federal Pacific panel as notorious as the Federal Pacific “Stablok

    Started by Gene South, 06-07-2011 04:28 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,039
    James Duffin
    06-19-2011, 06:43 AM Go to last post

  20. PANEL - Located outside

    Started by Ken Amelin, 05-29-2011 08:46 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 27
    • Views: 3,051
    Lou Romano
    06-19-2011, 06:35 AM Go to last post

  21. Supply for a sub-panel. Is this all kosher?

    Started by David Rose, 06-15-2011 02:23 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,734
    Jim Hintz
    06-18-2011, 11:12 PM Go to last post

  22. Testing GFCI breaker

    Started by Joe Van Orsdol, 06-16-2011 05:04 PM
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 6,347
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    06-18-2011, 11:06 PM Go to last post

  23. FPE panel in good shape

    Started by John Kogel, 06-15-2011 08:56 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 25
    • Views: 2,918
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    06-18-2011, 04:52 PM Go to last post

  24. "Scorched" breaker handles

    Started by Michael Thomas, 06-13-2011 07:24 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,110
    Michael Thomas
    06-14-2011, 07:23 PM Go to last post

  25. Seeing is believing

    Started by Robert Foster, 06-09-2011 06:38 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,703
    matt farmer
    06-14-2011, 06:04 PM Go to last post

  26. 12 G aluminum / copper wire nut

    Started by Jon mackay, 06-13-2011 10:46 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 4,098
    Jim Robinson
    06-14-2011, 09:57 AM Go to last post

  27. Double breaker position in GE panel

    Started by John Kogel, 06-08-2011 09:48 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 4,124
    John Kogel
    06-10-2011, 08:39 PM Go to last post

  28. What's this component called?

    Started by Marc M, 06-09-2011 09:09 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 2,380
    Roger Frazee
    06-10-2011, 07:07 PM Go to last post

  29. Interconnected smoke alarms

    Started by Marc M, 06-08-2011 07:59 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,393
    Marc M
    06-09-2011, 07:45 AM Go to last post

  30. Surge arrestor

    Started by mathew stouffer, 05-30-2011 11:08 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,155
    Jerry Peck
    06-07-2011, 06:07 PM Go to last post

  31. Light/fan inside bathroom shower

    Started by Thomas Thayer, 06-05-2011 04:35 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 31,071
    Jim Port
    06-07-2011, 02:22 PM Go to last post

  32. FPE panel

    Started by Jon Errickson, 05-28-2011 10:11 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 31
    • Views: 4,149
    Michael Thomas
    06-06-2011, 11:13 AM Go to last post

  33. How many wires per nut

    Started by Jon mackay, 06-06-2011 09:11 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 3,117
    Michael Thomas
    06-06-2011, 10:56 AM Go to last post

  34. Hard wired clothes dryer

    Started by Jon mackay, 06-03-2011 03:34 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 4,444
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    06-04-2011, 08:55 PM Go to last post

  35. Multiple cabinets and service conductor with breaker

    Started by JB Thompson, 06-01-2011 03:54 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 1,850
    TR Platt
    06-04-2011, 03:36 AM Go to last post

  36. 312.8 Changes

    Started by Jim Port, 06-02-2011 08:39 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 3,912
    ken horak
    06-03-2011, 09:05 AM Go to last post

  37. strange panel

    Started by Russell Melville, 06-02-2011 06:26 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,080
    Bill Kriegh
    06-03-2011, 05:47 AM Go to last post

  38. How do I determine a Square D Electrical Panel Age

    Started by Bob Bassett, 05-26-2011 07:17 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 32
    • Views: 17,330
    Bob Bassett
    06-02-2011, 10:54 AM Go to last post

  39. Double tapped lugs in service

    Started by mathew stouffer, 05-31-2011 01:33 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 3,046
    mathew stouffer
    06-01-2011, 06:36 PM Go to last post

  40. Surge arrestor

    Started by mathew stouffer, 05-30-2011 11:29 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,545
    Bill Kelly
    05-31-2011, 12:56 AM Go to last post

  41. Readily Accessible-question

    Started by Marc M, 05-28-2011 11:19 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 3,115
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    05-29-2011, 08:39 PM Go to last post

  42. sec protection?

    Started by John Arnold, 05-27-2011 01:53 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,363
    Corn Walker
    05-28-2011, 05:59 AM Go to last post

  43. Service meter

    Started by JIM MURPHY, 05-26-2011 02:12 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,255
    John Kogel
    05-27-2011, 11:24 AM Go to last post

  44. Mismatched Service Cable Sizes

    Started by Nick Ostrowski, 05-24-2011 06:36 AM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 2,896
    paul hardy
    05-26-2011, 05:14 AM Go to last post

  45. Feeder cables behind bus bar in service panel

    Started by mathew stouffer, 05-25-2011 06:53 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,375
    mathew stouffer
    05-25-2011, 09:09 PM Go to last post

  46. Bonding at panel attached to generator transfers switch

    Started by Michael Thomas, 05-24-2011 02:33 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,149
    Michael Thomas
    05-25-2011, 03:59 PM Go to last post

  47. Identification of fluorescent fixture/bulb type

    Started by Michael Thomas, 05-24-2011 12:34 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,407
    Garry Sorrells
    05-25-2011, 07:35 AM Go to last post

  48. Please stand back and keep your hands to yourself!

    Started by C.Johnson, 05-20-2011 07:04 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,293
    Jerry Peck
    05-24-2011, 07:22 PM Go to last post

  49. Refrigerator on GFCI circuit

    Started by Phillip Stojanik, 07-28-2007 02:04 PM
    • Replies: 32
    • Views: 33,590
    Roger Frazee
    05-23-2011, 08:17 PM Go to last post

  50. Unhappy Lets get someone killed, dead, permanently

    Started by Donald Farrell, 05-11-2011 12:05 PM
    7 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,123
    Larry Morrison
    05-23-2011, 07:23 AM Go to last post

  51. Main feeder looped around branch circuits

    Started by Don Halligan, 05-20-2011 07:59 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,640
    Jerry Peck
    05-21-2011, 11:21 AM Go to last post

  52. Branch Panel Question

    Started by Chris Skoczylas, 05-19-2011 04:00 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,149
    James Duffin
    05-19-2011, 06:11 PM Go to last post

  53. New Item on panel Never seen before

    Started by Thomas Tadd, 05-17-2011 07:39 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,460
    Rick Cantrell
    05-19-2011, 06:10 PM Go to last post

  54. Cutler Hammer Breakers

    Started by Marc Morin, 11-10-2010 07:07 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 4,942
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    05-19-2011, 10:01 AM Go to last post

  55. Rats nest in panel

    Started by mathew stouffer, 05-12-2011 06:53 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 4,083
    Jim Port
    05-18-2011, 07:09 PM Go to last post

  56. Is this 100 amp or 200 amp service?

    Started by Wayne Turley, 02-01-2009 12:26 AM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 72,576
    Bill Kriegh
    05-17-2011, 08:18 PM Go to last post

  57. Condo mechanical room

    Started by Peter Louis, 05-16-2011 09:35 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,661
    Jerry Peck
    05-17-2011, 06:03 PM Go to last post

  58. 100 amp service

    Started by Len Couey, 05-12-2011 02:40 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 6,195
    TR Platt
    05-17-2011, 03:46 AM Go to last post

  59. No power & looking for an answer why

    Started by Bill Wieczorek, 05-16-2011 07:47 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,833
    Rick Hurst
    05-16-2011, 06:23 PM Go to last post

  60. Panel behind refrigerator

    Started by wayne soper, 05-16-2011 02:18 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,639
    wayne soper
    05-16-2011, 04:28 PM Go to last post

  61. 208V 3-ph - no neutral

    Started by Ken Amelin, 06-16-2010 06:19 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 39
    • Views: 10,525
    Luigi NI
    05-15-2011, 11:13 AM Go to last post

  62. GFCI circuit servicing two or more rooms

    Started by Bill Anglin, 05-12-2011 08:51 PM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 7,477
    Bruce King
    05-14-2011, 12:52 PM Go to last post

  63. Breaker

    Started by Tom Rees, 05-11-2011 03:57 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 1,552
    Rollie Meyers
    05-12-2011, 05:15 AM Go to last post

  64. what a mess

    Started by John Arnold, 05-11-2011 01:35 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,195
    James Duffin
    05-11-2011, 07:12 PM Go to last post

  65. 220 outlet in bedroom

    Started by mathew stouffer, 05-11-2011 06:58 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,391
    Donald Farrell
    05-11-2011, 12:22 PM Go to last post

  66. I don't get it....

    Started by Matt Fellman, 05-02-2011 04:50 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 1,959
    CHARLIE VAN FLEET
    05-10-2011, 05:13 PM Go to last post

  67. Electrical panel connections

    Started by Don Horn, 02-25-2011 08:55 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 1,773
    George Wells
    05-10-2011, 09:48 AM Go to last post

  68. Using Dimmers with CFLs

    Started by craig laMere, 05-09-2011 11:27 AM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 995
    craig laMere
    05-09-2011, 11:27 AM Go to last post

  69. Metal pool filters-bonding.

    Started by Marc M, 04-27-2011 11:15 AM
    • Replies: 33
    • Views: 4,532
    John Steinke
    05-09-2011, 04:07 AM Go to last post

  70. Main Electrical "Maximum" Feed Length

    Started by Rich Sumen, 05-04-2011 12:43 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 11,654
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    05-08-2011, 09:54 AM Go to last post

  71. Cool House Electrical Panel Directory

    Started by Robert Mattison, 05-01-2011 12:41 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 4,432
    Lou Romano
    05-07-2011, 05:53 AM Go to last post

  72. Overhead Wiring

    Started by Stephen G Sheldon, 04-30-2011 02:33 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,209
    Daniel Rogers
    05-06-2011, 07:28 PM Go to last post

  73. Wiring on attic floor

    Started by Jon mackay, 09-11-2010 06:09 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 51
    • Views: 15,205
    Norman Ellis
    05-04-2011, 12:25 PM Go to last post

  74. Remote panel in crawlspace

    Started by Marc M, 05-03-2011 09:55 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,453
    Marc M
    05-04-2011, 11:18 AM Go to last post

  75. Remote panel in crawlspace

    Started by Marc M, 05-03-2011 09:54 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,122
    Marc M
    05-03-2011, 09:54 PM Go to last post

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