Are these circuit breaker testers legit? I bought one 10 years,didnt work well. Are the newer versions actually doing the job of identifying the breaker?3yr ⋅ isaactheunknown ⋅ r/electrical
Adding 14/2 to this set up in order to add receptacle. This random hot wire has me a little confused.1yr ⋅ tdkdpt ⋅ r/electrical
Wanting to add a circuit. I read that the neutral and ground shouldn't be on the same bar, Is that true?2yr ⋅ anknon ⋅ r/electrical
My oven is on a 40 amp fuse, does this sticker mean it’s running on 240V? I can’t find the manual anywhere. Thanks1yr ⋅ Forester12121 ⋅ r/electrical
what could cause outlets to stop and start working on their own?1yr ⋅ runninginsquare_s ⋅ r/electrical
Could someone help me? I put a new switch on the wall for my daughter‘a ceiling fan. The ceiling light stays on whether the switches are up or down. I wired it the same way the old switch was wired...any advice?2yr ⋅ GoodDaySunshine123 ⋅ r/electrical
Anyone know what this bad boy is for ? It's about 7 feet high on the wall in a 60's house In Canada2yr ⋅ brady77999 ⋅ r/electrical
As seen on the BACK of a restaurant bathroom door in Montreal, QC. Is this up to code?3yr ⋅ TIMGYM ⋅ r/electrical
How do 2 LB's Come Together when used to go through a wall? There is nothing to hold them together?1mo ⋅ MtnXfreeride ⋅ r/electrical
Help required - Can someone clarify what breaker is needed for this LG 18000 BTU Air Con. Thanks in advance2yr ⋅ kamiela2010 ⋅ r/electrical
As a follow-up post for the one yesterday, I will be getting a new surge protector.2yr ⋅ alexlew8702 ⋅ r/electrical
look at this amazing wire maybe I could use this to trip circuit breakers (JOKE)3yr ⋅ raygan4025 ⋅ r/electrical
This doesn't seem right. Buddy Bought a new house and they needed to update the meter and breaker box. Thats how it was left.3yr ⋅ Stylesaurus ⋅ r/electrical
Is it safe to have this many chargers running at once? chargers for 3x18V and 1x40V batteries7mo ⋅ Imperatvs ⋅ r/electrical
Is this the correct wiring for a sub panel? Specifically the ground in the sub panel having its own rod, and not connected to neutral.3yr ⋅ Power_Strokin ⋅ r/electrical
Crawl space was flooding, this was totally submerged. Should it be changed? /s2yr ⋅ fabjuice ⋅ r/electrical
Looking for help identifying this. It's in my downstairs coat closet, I think it may have been part of a long gone home alarm system but not sure. Is it safe to remove?1yr ⋅ frinxo ⋅ r/electrical
Is this subpanel wired correctly for the inverter and solar panels that are connected to it?3yr ⋅ Dad78 ⋅ r/electrical
Had a lightning strike that blew a 300$ electronic component. What kind of whole house surge protector should i install to prevent more expensive damage?10mo ⋅ Pleased_Benny_Boy ⋅ r/electrical
Do these power lines look odd to anyone? It looks like the high voltage phases are not on the insulator thingies correctly. Especially the first one.2yr ⋅ n3rdopolis ⋅ r/electrical
Practicing home inspections on my own house with knob/tube and updated electrical. Is there anything specific that needs pointed out here?2yr ⋅ StGermainarita ⋅ r/electrical
I am trying to replace a few lighting fixtures. This is what was behind my bathroom light. Can I put my new fixture here or do I need to add a box?1yr ⋅ SawyerAllen24 ⋅ r/electrical
Our gas oven occasionally trips the AFCI breaker. Should I switch to a non-AFCI breaker? Electricians have told me that it shouldn’t be on an AFCI breaker due to the normal presence of a spark with a gas oven.3mo ⋅ plantguyalabama123 ⋅ r/electrical
Why would this be installed like this? Wouldn't there be an easier alternative than cutting into the door trim?2yr ⋅ 0220_2020 ⋅ r/electrical
Lighting controls that should have stopped being installed - before this was installed.1yr ⋅ Fluffy_Philosophy840 ⋅ r/electrical
Rating Plate of a 11kV bulk-oil circuit breaker, easily 60 years old :)3yr ⋅ farrukh-habib ⋅ r/electrical
Probably the oldest panel in the plant I work in. Got a kick out of the cigarette machine label, especially because it’s always been a medical device/research plant.3yr ⋅ positracplymouth ⋅ r/electrical
correct way to run an outdoor outlet from the existing one? there is no outlet on the other side of the wall. I can fish the wire from the attic but not sure if it's easy since there would be insulation1yr ⋅ Initial-Yam-8368 ⋅ r/electrical
I'd like to add outlets where red dots are using the existing outlet in the middle as the source. Is there a code compliant way of running Romex across the ductwork?1yr ⋅ dcfunke8 ⋅ r/electrical
Is this an electrical box? I can’t figure out from online what I’m looking at, this is a condo I toured.3yr ⋅ CherryPeel_ ⋅ r/electrical
Any idea what ranger could be? It's not my stove, I'm not sure if that breaker should be on or off.9mo ⋅ throwthisawaynerdboy ⋅ r/electrical
Would it ever be acceptable to pierce wires to test for voltage with these?8mo ⋅ Ok_Heart5127 ⋅ r/electrical
What is this thing under my stairs? It is locked and hard to reach1yr ⋅ AGirlHasNoNametag ⋅ r/electrical
This is an outdoor flood light installed in 1963 at my house. Old school incandescent light works, but if I put in an LED flood light it won’t work. If I put a socket extension in, then the led bulb, it’ll work.... What gives?1yr ⋅ Jason6368 ⋅ r/electrical
I swapped this to a 4 prong outlet, am I missing something? I was replacing the receptacle on my range and I was very surprised to see this (also, yay for aluminum).3yr ⋅ Herbicidal_Maniac ⋅ r/electrical
We had to call the fire department tonight when we woke up to our apartment full of smoke. We have a leaky AC that is over our water heater, the firemen said that the leak probably caused a short but we should be safe to run the A/C now that the breaker to the water heater is off. Is that safe?10mo ⋅ MyceliumMan94 ⋅ r/electrical
Bought a used upholstery extractor. Requires 20 amp dedicated circuit. This is the plug.10mo ⋅ davik2001 ⋅ r/electrical
Where are these windings? Are they in the transformers from the street and these sort of diagrams just show the different wires coming in potential relationship at panel at service entry or something?3yr ⋅ Junkorphan ⋅ r/electrical
Suddenly half my power went out; all of these switches with tape are out. What do you think happened?3yr ⋅ moodkill ⋅ r/electrical
Dropped my laptop power supply and the cable bent, slightly ripping. I have work still to do on my laptop, so I need to know, is this dangerous to use?2wk ⋅ Cute_Humming_Giraffe ⋅ r/electrical
How safe are light bulb socket adapters? I'm wanting to get one but they just seem like they'd be a fire hazard or something. Thoughts?3yr ⋅ JereBear_2281 ⋅ r/electrical
Coming to Reddit to hopefully get some 3-way wiring help. I am doing a home Reno and have successfully wired everything else except 3 sets of 3 way switches that have the configuration pictured below. Help!2yr ⋅ ruthless0421 ⋅ r/electrical
One section of pre-lit tree fails after 2 minutes. Unplug, Plug in..... 2 minutes to failure with consistency. Any thoughts?1yr ⋅ notadoctortoo ⋅ r/electrical
Electrician says that I need to replace my breaker box for some reason.9mo ⋅ StaticGrav ⋅ r/electrical
Anyone ever scrap old wire from a job site? Worth the hassle or waste of time?1yr ⋅ elijahollison ⋅ r/electrical
What is the name of this piece connecting the wires to the battery?1yr ⋅ KhalidAlansari ⋅ r/electrical
not sure if this is the correct sub but I'll ask anyway. just got a new bed and the quilt cover covers the power outlet partially. Is this an issue?1yr ⋅ DukeMaster766 ⋅ r/electrical
I have one of these thin dual circuit breakers. Can I only have one side powered and the other side empty (no wire in it)?11mo ⋅ LeftSquare1 ⋅ r/electrical
Was tearing out vandalized sheetrock and found this gem for the closet light.4yr ⋅ golden_slumlord ⋅ r/electrical
Replacing my fan and only have 2 black wires. How to know which one connects to the black and white wires on the fan1yr ⋅ Orhnry ⋅ r/electrical
Doorbell wiring - I was not expecting to see this back there... any idea which wires I need to connect into a Ring doorbell?2yr ⋅ Embarrassed-Gap-5233 ⋅ r/electrical
Does color matter? Please help me find a replacement breaker for “laundry, hall, room 2”.1yr ⋅ goldwatchplayer ⋅ r/electrical
Not exactly an electrical question but wiring and drilling holes. Guess previous owner didn’t want to try but nothing to say you can’t drill through 3 or 4 joists right? Would need to get parallel. So start with a short auger bit and then get a longer one that will fit with a drill on the end?2yr ⋅ gravy_king ⋅ r/electrical
What is this plug called? I can find 4 prongs with the L going inward, but not outward!8mo ⋅ Businedontist ⋅ r/electrical
Can I replace this dual light switch with a smart switch which requires a neutral wire? I see a white wire here which the internet says means I have a natural, yet this doesn’t appear to be wired in a way similar to the diagrams I’m seeing.1yr ⋅ EmilioPujol ⋅ r/electrical
Original electrical box is 3 walls deep due to shotty work from previous contractor/owners. Old work box doesn’t fit because opening is too large. Spacer doesn’t fit either. What are my options?1yr ⋅ Midwest_Sawwce ⋅ r/electrical
Stripping out a new roll of 12-2 romex and I noticed a strange splice. Anybody know if this is normal and safe to use? Or should I just cut off before splice.3yr ⋅ soggybread246 ⋅ r/electrical
50 amp and 20 amp, 240v outlets are on the same 60 amp breaker? WTH?4mo ⋅ subpar-redditor ⋅ r/electrical
How do I modify the outlet on the wall to hide power supply behind mirror?1mo ⋅ DIYExclusive ⋅ r/electrical
what do you guys think of this thing an Old timer switch from the late '80s you push it and it can stay on up to 30 seconds then after it flashes 12 times and shuts the light off. this was installed in my basement and it was a real hassle left us in the dark a lot.3yr ⋅ raygan4025 ⋅ r/electrical
Would you use this.whole house is done with these things hot, neutral and ground. Not single wire nut used11mo ⋅ builder1972 ⋅ r/electrical
What kind of light switch is this? This is one of two switches that control one light.1yr ⋅ Impossible-Evidence9 ⋅ r/electrical
Looking to tap into that and put an outlet on a coop to the left. What are my options for code compliant splices? Thanks!2yr ⋅ Moosetopher ⋅ r/electrical
Buddies under cabinet lighting. This is suppose to be in at least a box, right? (New house)2yr ⋅ flyingPhi129 ⋅ r/electrical
Dropped a 1/2 in drill bit about like 5 ft and it broke in half, great way to start the day 👌🏽👌🏽4yr ⋅ TelecommPro ⋅ r/electrical