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  1. NM Liquid Tight Question

    Started by brianmiller, 08-16-2013 12:59 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,165
    brianmiller
    08-16-2013, 12:59 PM Go to last post

  2. Outdoor Receptacles first required for dwellings?

    Started by Don Hester, 08-14-2013 06:15 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,984
    Don Hester
    08-15-2013, 07:13 PM Go to last post

  3. Enclosed panel manufacturer???

    Started by Edward Sloan, 08-03-2013 07:58 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 4,527
    Don Hester
    08-13-2013, 10:59 AM Go to last post

  4. Stranded Aluminum conductors in service equipment panel

    Started by brianmiller, 08-02-2013 03:54 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 3,117
    Don Hester
    08-12-2013, 08:30 AM Go to last post

  5. GFCI required in outbuilding?

    Started by Steve C., 08-03-2013 08:02 AM
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 3,756
    Don Hester
    08-12-2013, 08:03 AM Go to last post

  6. Service Equipment Panel Question (Main Disconnect)

    Started by brianmiller, 08-02-2013 06:21 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 29
    • Views: 4,550
    bob smit
    08-08-2013, 03:35 PM Go to last post

  7. Hydromassage Tub GFCI

    Started by brianmiller, 08-01-2013 05:36 PM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,512
    bob smit
    08-06-2013, 04:11 PM Go to last post

  8. Advice needed

    Started by Charles McCracken, 08-04-2013 02:32 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 33
    • Views: 3,248
    Terry Scroggin
    08-06-2013, 03:50 PM Go to last post

  9. 3 pronged outlets that are ungrounded

    Started by Steve C., 08-06-2013 12:34 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,820
    Jim Port
    08-06-2013, 01:25 PM Go to last post

  10. House with no electricity

    Started by mark petty, 07-17-2013 04:42 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,102
    Jack Feldmann
    08-04-2013, 05:48 AM Go to last post

  11. Double Tap Off Main Lugs

    Started by Nick Ostrowski, 07-18-2013 11:57 AM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 36
    • Views: 14,041
    Roland Miller
    07-24-2013, 10:00 AM Go to last post

  12. Commercial Zinsco switchboards

    Started by Michael Choffin, 07-22-2013 01:48 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,813
    Rollie Meyers
    07-23-2013, 07:05 AM Go to last post

  13. Circuit Issue

    Started by fidel gonzales, 07-17-2013 04:46 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 2,138
    fidel gonzales
    07-23-2013, 05:03 AM Go to last post

  14. Arc fault breaker temperature

    Started by ren ramsey, 07-17-2013 02:32 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,513
    ren ramsey
    07-17-2013, 02:32 PM Go to last post

  15. Distance from Exterior Light Bulbs to Combustibles?

    Started by Al Roden, 07-09-2013 01:02 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,013
    Marc M
    07-17-2013, 07:44 AM Go to last post

  16. Siemens breakers in Sqare D panel ill fitting

    Started by mark petty, 07-10-2013 11:59 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 5,246
    Roland Miller
    07-14-2013, 08:51 AM Go to last post

  17. Disposal Switch

    Started by Mike Boeger, 07-09-2013 10:19 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,852
    Jim Luttrall
    07-10-2013, 03:15 PM Go to last post

  18. Charred Copper wires in Main Panels

    Started by John Tullous, 04-05-2007 03:54 AM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 7,290
    Mark Reinmiller
    07-09-2013, 07:30 PM Go to last post

  19. GEC routing out of panel

    Started by brianmiller, 06-30-2013 12:08 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 30
    • Views: 3,373
    Roland Miller
    07-09-2013, 05:54 PM Go to last post

  20. Breaker trips when using a vacuum cleaner

    Started by Sam Morris, 07-02-2013 12:56 PM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 19,331
    Garry Sorrells
    07-04-2013, 04:04 AM Go to last post

  21. Question Denver area Res Main Disconnect Location

    Started by barry madden, 06-28-2013 10:34 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,867
    John Kogel
    06-29-2013, 07:35 PM Go to last post

  22. When is enough, enough?

    Started by Ian Page, 06-20-2013 01:37 AM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,899
    Jeff Zehnder
    06-27-2013, 10:02 AM Go to last post

  23. Connecting 17 stranded CO to AL circuit

    Started by Bob Michaels007, 06-25-2013 04:05 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,443
    Bob Michaels007
    06-25-2013, 04:05 PM Go to last post

  24. Q: Garbage disposer and subpanel

    Started by Terry Beck, 06-23-2013 08:55 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,817
    Jerry Peck
    06-24-2013, 03:49 PM Go to last post

  25. Old School Panels....help

    Started by Roni Litmanovic, 06-24-2013 12:22 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,729
    Brad Richter
    06-24-2013, 03:46 PM Go to last post

  26. Exterior Plug for Residential Sewage Treatment System.

    Started by David Caldwell, 06-12-2013 08:06 PM
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 2,824
    Roland Miller
    06-24-2013, 06:31 AM Go to last post

  27. Ground rod thru slab? Thoughts?

    Started by brianmiller, 06-12-2013 03:26 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 19
    • Views: 3,192
    bob smit
    06-18-2013, 04:13 PM Go to last post

  28. Understair Closet light requirement?

    Started by Jim Luttrall, 06-06-2013 05:53 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 38
    • Views: 6,281
    Jim Port
    06-18-2013, 01:30 PM Go to last post

  29. No of over current devices and circuits

    Started by Ken Amelin, 06-12-2013 03:45 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,621
    Mbrooke
    06-16-2013, 08:46 PM Go to last post

  30. # of breakers allowed in a panel box

    Started by william siegel, 05-31-2013 06:04 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 16,868
    David Caldwell
    06-12-2013, 07:54 PM Go to last post

  31. Wadsworth panel?

    Started by Welmoed Sisson, 05-31-2013 10:00 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 10,598
    Corey Friedman
    06-05-2013, 06:42 AM Go to last post

  32. Question Main panels in bedrooms?

    Started by Welmoed Sisson, 05-28-2013 07:52 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,242
    bob smit
    06-01-2013, 08:41 AM Go to last post

  33. Lengths of conductor leads

    Started by brianmiller, 05-25-2013 07:52 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 49
    • Views: 4,036
    Roland Miller
    05-31-2013, 08:56 AM Go to last post

  34. Check out this drop

    Started by Marc M, 05-22-2013 10:28 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 3,013
    Lon Henderson
    05-30-2013, 06:07 AM Go to last post

  35. wiring in a/c disconnect box

    Started by brianmiller, 05-27-2013 07:26 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 3,100
    bob smit
    05-28-2013, 09:01 PM Go to last post

  36. Can Lights

    Started by Bruce Ramsey, 05-16-2013 06:36 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 2,601
    bob smit
    05-27-2013, 12:20 AM Go to last post

  37. Remote panel - Grounding-Bonding

    Started by Ken Amelin, 05-12-2013 05:39 AM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 3,847
    Jerry Peck
    05-20-2013, 07:11 AM Go to last post

  38. Behold, The Mystery Sphere!

    Started by John Arnold, 05-14-2013 12:17 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,311
    Michael Larson
    05-17-2013, 03:50 PM Go to last post

  39. Electrical Box & Drain pipe close together

    Started by fidel gonzales, 05-15-2013 10:52 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 8,179
    Rich Goeken
    05-17-2013, 06:41 AM Go to last post

  40. Bad Wiring, just bad

    Started by Mike Clarke, 05-05-2013 09:01 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 2,544
    Mike Clarke
    05-13-2013, 04:21 PM Go to last post

  41. distribution panel serving HVAC system

    Started by Robert Foster, 04-30-2013 10:57 AM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 2,960
    jack davenport
    05-12-2013, 05:25 PM Go to last post

  42. Voltage Sniffer

    Started by Jim Robinson, 04-25-2013 04:31 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 5,468
    Jim Robinson
    05-04-2013, 09:07 AM Go to last post

  43. Smile Breaker panel inspection.

    Started by Matt Neary, 04-19-2013 07:01 AM
    aluminum wiring, breaker panel, double tap, electrical panel, home inspection
    • Replies: 44
    • Views: 10,098
    Marc M
    05-03-2013, 09:32 PM Go to last post

  44. Question Are receptacles in bathrooms required?

    Started by Welmoed Sisson, 03-30-2013 08:59 AM
    • Replies: 36
    • Views: 15,433
    John Kogel
    04-29-2013, 01:48 PM Go to last post

  45. WIRE NUT DOUBLE TAPPING BREAKERS

    Started by CHARLIE VAN FLEET, 04-17-2013 01:39 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 3,908
    Jim Port
    04-27-2013, 09:57 AM Go to last post

  46. Ground wire from cold to hot water lines then to gas line

    Started by Loren Sanders Sr., 04-21-2013 06:58 PM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 22,189
    Jerry Peck
    04-26-2013, 06:53 PM Go to last post

  47. Reversed polarity

    Started by Gary Mohel, 11-14-2012 06:20 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 36
    • Views: 6,144
    Rick Cantrell
    04-26-2013, 03:06 PM Go to last post

  48. Mysterious electrical problems

    Started by Ian Page, 04-21-2013 12:58 AM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 3,204
    Mbrooke
    04-23-2013, 07:26 PM Go to last post

  49. Square D *PLASTIC* electrical panel

    Started by Terry Beck, 04-18-2013 11:05 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 4,415
    Lon Henderson
    04-19-2013, 07:31 AM Go to last post

  50. Insulation over standard fluorescent lights?

    Started by mark petty, 04-11-2013 07:08 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 14,446
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    04-17-2013, 05:29 PM Go to last post

  51. What is this?

    Started by Terry A. Tucker, 03-23-2013 08:41 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 3,049
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    04-17-2013, 09:57 AM Go to last post

  52. Bad Eaton AFCI Breaker

    Started by Chris Skoczylas, 04-10-2013 05:30 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 5,757
    Mbrooke
    04-17-2013, 05:34 AM Go to last post

  53. neutral jumped to ground @ outlet

    Started by Matt Fellman, 02-11-2013 08:06 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 6,172
    Matt Fellman
    04-15-2013, 11:12 AM Go to last post

  54. Receptacle height above grade?

    Started by Vern Heiler, 04-09-2013 07:15 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 3,527
    Mike Clarke
    04-15-2013, 07:54 AM Go to last post

  55. GFCI wiring

    Started by Tom Rees, 04-09-2013 01:37 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 3,221
    Rollie Meyers
    04-14-2013, 08:53 PM Go to last post

  56. Effluent Pump - GFCI Outlet

    Started by Kristian Keesling, 04-05-2013 11:16 AM
    effluent pump, gfci
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 13,034
    Gratton Williams
    04-14-2013, 09:41 AM Go to last post

  57. Non GFIC next to toilet

    Started by John A Duncan, 04-11-2013 05:53 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 4,199
    Speedy Petey
    04-14-2013, 06:37 AM Go to last post

  58. Device Rigged to Fan Cord

    Started by Mike Lamb, 04-06-2013 01:02 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,213
    Jim Warters
    04-12-2013, 03:00 PM Go to last post

  59. A first for me

    Started by Jack Feldmann, 04-07-2013 02:38 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 3,221
    Rick Cantrell
    04-10-2013, 10:00 AM Go to last post

  60. Dim open neutral reading on 3 light testor on half hot

    Started by mark petty, 04-05-2013 06:16 AM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 8,637
    Bill Kriegh
    04-09-2013, 04:39 PM Go to last post

  61. New FPE Article

    Started by Douglas Hansen, 11-29-2012 09:18 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 34
    • Views: 4,245
    Scott Patterson
    04-07-2013, 06:03 PM Go to last post

  62. What's wrong with this picture?

    Started by Terry Beck, 04-04-2013 08:31 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 3,293
    Jerry Peck
    04-07-2013, 05:12 PM Go to last post

  63. three hots, two neutrals

    Started by John Arnold, 04-03-2013 09:19 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 2,828
    Jerry Peck
    04-05-2013, 06:35 PM Go to last post

  64. Main Breaker - 4 pole

    Started by Ken Amelin, 03-27-2012 12:14 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 31
    • Views: 12,277
    Bill Kriegh
    04-02-2013, 08:47 AM Go to last post

  65. Bathroom Receptacles & minimum requirements.

    Started by RyanDon, 03-23-2013 05:39 PM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 3,787
    Speedy Petey
    03-31-2013, 10:03 AM Go to last post

  66. Emerg Gen - Service equipment or not?

    Started by Ken Amelin, 03-11-2013 06:50 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 3,534
    allcircuitselectrical
    03-29-2013, 02:06 PM Go to last post

  67. odd electrical tester configuration

    Started by Barry Sigler, 03-29-2013 06:52 AM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,866
    John Kogel
    03-29-2013, 07:53 AM Go to last post

  68. house bonding to water pipes

    Started by brianmiller, 03-26-2013 10:39 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,946
    Lon Henderson
    03-26-2013, 02:02 PM Go to last post

  69. Electrical Panel Expansion

    Started by Nathan Lanni, 03-24-2013 08:23 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 3,350
    Nathan Lanni
    03-26-2013, 10:45 AM Go to last post

  70. this old main panel has double & triple tap

    Started by Ben Im, 03-23-2013 01:08 AM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 2,632
    Daniel Mack
    03-25-2013, 10:07 AM Go to last post

  71. Raychem control?

    Started by John Arnold, 03-22-2013 01:44 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,004
    John Arnold
    03-23-2013, 07:44 AM Go to last post

  72. Mixed circuits and voltage in common gang box

    Started by Don Hester, 03-17-2013 12:08 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 4,155
    Don Hester
    03-22-2013, 06:26 PM Go to last post

  73. An "interesting" article on three phase residential power

    Started by Alton Darty, 03-21-2013 02:47 AM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 6,111
    Daniel Mack
    03-22-2013, 09:37 AM Go to last post

  74. Strange Outlet ID Needed.

    Started by Michael Chambers, 03-11-2013 10:55 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 4,353
    H.G. Watson, Sr.
    03-21-2013, 08:57 AM Go to last post

  75. No main disconnect

    Started by fidel gonzales, 03-20-2013 05:19 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,777
    fidel gonzales
    03-21-2013, 05:22 AM Go to last post

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