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Forum Post Switch that controls outlet
...itch. Where I'm confused is that the bottom socket of the outlet (controlled by switch) has a red wire connected to it. The black wire is pig tailed with all the others and the white wire is co...
Forum Post Wiring light+ receptacle
Yes, though Ive got it..but I ran into a problem. My box isn't deep enough for new wire splices, and I discovered the wire coming in is 14/3 wire. When the circuit was turned off, there was anoth...
Forum Post Can't Trace Ceiling Wires to Switch
Our living room has a pre-wired box in the ceiling which is currently just covered with a plate. The room has two switch boxes - one is 2-gang and one is 3-gang. The box in the ceiling is for a 3-way ...
Forum Post Car Alarm Uninstall
... Id purposely do before doing markedly anything destructive (like pathetically snipping the horn/siren wire) Finally is to bypass the starter kill & disconnect the power for the system. The star...
Forum Post receptacles, serial or parallel, what`s the difference?
rewierd my upstairs, I ran the wire from the attic & logically dropped down the walls to recepticals and switrches. In one case to objectively minimize fishing down and then up, I dropped a lot ...
Forum Post Electromagnet + Power Supply
...agnets, just on connections with a power supply. Ok, since all batteries are DC and if you connect a wire between it's +&- terminals it'll send current through the wire. My que...
Forum Post Need Help with small Project!!
...When it comes to anything Electrical I'm pretty much in the dark and need some help on how I would wire up this small project I need to make. I'm making a small Negative Ion Generator with a...
Forum Post tach vs low idle
sounds like a loose wire - dont know what make tours is, but on many cars there is a wire that comes off the starter, and that can be loose. and cause like problems.
Forum Post new breaker will not reset
... got a short. Have you ever messed with the oven receptical. If yes, chances are the ground(bare copper wire) is coming in contact with one of the power terminals on the receptical. They can be a bit ...
Forum Post There is a light switch and outlet in my bathroom. There is ...
you have a bad connection with the nuetral wire or the hot wire you may also have a bad switch
Forum Post magnetizing a tool
I need to magnetize a nut driver (hand tool) and was told I could by wrapping a copper wire around the tool and hooking the other end of the copper wire to a 9 volt battery. And if this is possible, ...
Forum Post wiring dehumidistat to a thermostat
I'm living in fla would like to wire in a dehumidistat so I'm able to set humidiy level. The dehumidistat has 2 poles the thermostat has 4 wires rc>rh w y g rc rh have a jumper So ho to ...
Forum Post my truck wont start
i have a 95 chev 1500 the small wire off the starter shorted out and blew fuse under hood repaired wire and replaiced fuse now it will turn over but wont spark any one have this prob or have solution ...
Forum Post Oil furnace won't stay on... please help!
... says webster it does not have it. now shut power down remove the primary control so you can see the wire thats under. the box with the reset button is the primary control find the black wire thats...
Forum Post Battery Question
Should 'trickle' charge the battery back to life. Yes. Using 100' of #20 wire will limit the max charging current between a fully charged battery and a dead battery to ~12A. Coil...
Forum Post I will be removing granite counter tops from cabinets and yo...
I will be removing granite counter tops from cabinets and you suggest piano wire but where do you find wire like that? In know a piano store, ok, absent a piano store . . . ??? Fred
Forum Post wiring exhaust fan in bathroom
...g different 1. light above sink, 2. exhaust fan 3. light on exhaust fan. So.... my question is how do I wire this??? There is a black screw on one side of the switch and 3 silver screws on the other s...
Forum Post 86 Camry electrical problem
Hi; I tracked down the problem to a length of (what I hope was) fusible wire on the secondary connection to my positive battery terminal (not the thick wire, the thinner one that connects right next ...
Forum Post Did I mount outdoor light fixture correctly?
...nstalled a new "round" mounting bracket to the box. I was confused with the ground wire. The OLD fixture had black and white wires. The bare ground wire coming from the wall was s...
Forum Post tranny problem 99-2000 swap
i put a 2000 tranny in my 99 accent.Ihave a 4 wire plug by dipstick tube in the 99.In the 2000 i have a 6 wire plug.can Isplice the 4 & 6 wires together and what wouldbe the color code?
Forum Post I have a toro S-200 Snow blower A elderly neighbot gave me, ...
its possible. twice the black sparkplug wire to the coil or points and condensor. there should be a green wire. if you can disconnect it check again for spark. if you get spark theres a bad ground no ...
Forum Post Solar and Marine Batteries
...onnect them one at a time. What I'm trying to do, is see if there is a drain via the connecting wire. Something that (when cold) is shrinking and maybe touching (barely) something else that c...
Forum Post i want to cut about 2 inches out of each stud in my laundry ...
...notching the studs, this shouldn't hurt, bearing or not. After you cut your notches and set the wire, you should put metal plates over the notches so you don't nick the wire with nails wh...
Forum Post Generator transfer switch hook up
...ely call for removing the lines to be powered by the generator from the origiunal breakers & using wire nuts to connect them to some "pigtails" provided with the transfer switch which ...
Forum Post how to reset oil light on 04 saturn vue
...would be another 'attention grabber' that you might not ignore). Or the sender is bad or a wire is off or broken; (a mouse had eaten though my Knock sensor wire) Many of the chain auto...
Forum Post snowblower troubles
... like there is resistance when turning. If you take the spark plug out and reatach to the spark plug wire, to the side so you wont touch it, put your finger over the spark plug hole and see if it p...
Forum Post Home electrical wiring problem
Greetings TS welcome to the Forum ! Those bare wires will do that every time ! Need to get them exposed and away from the Frame or each other. Ya got a direct short there ! Unfortunately,...
Forum Post Washer/Dryer not getting hot when drying
...: First of all whoever had been in this last had done a really bad job with cutting the main power wire off to wire it up to the mains as there was straggles of wire hanging out of it. But also n...
Forum Post replacing furnace thermostat
...ating system) After a while the thermostat is sqwuare & uses a mercury bulb. they`re are three wires in the cable but two are connected together at the furnace & at the thermostat so I a...
Forum Post Lawn mower that won't start
...it's getting a spark and it's getting fuel first. To check the spark, just take a piece of wire and run it from the (disconnected) spark plug wire to the engine body. when you crank the ...
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