Why Home Outlets May Stop Working

January 27, 2012 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Outlets, Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Home Electrical Outlet Circuits: I have several outlets that have stopped working, since moving into my home 5 years ago.

UK 220 Volt Electrical System

December 7, 2011 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under UK Electrical System

Understanding UK Wiring System and Canadian Circuit Wiring Standards

Electrical Circuit Requirements for a Dream House

November 26, 2011 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Electrical Exams

Description and Considerations for the Electrical Wiring of a Dream House

Why Is Part Of My Home Electrical Power Not Working?

November 16, 2011 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Electrical, Troubleshooting

How to test and troubleshoot home electrical wiring problems

Kitchen Exhaust Fan Wiring

November 15, 2011 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Electric, Exhaust Fan

Kitchen Exhaust Fan Wiring Diagram with dual mode configurations…

220 Volt Circuit for Equipment From China

November 17, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under China

I have a system coming from china that is 220V single phase. In china they say the wiring is A hot B neutral C Ground for 220V. My electrical guy is coming to wire 10/3 A hot (110) B Hot (110) =220V and C Ground on a dual pole breaker…

What is The Purpose of the Neutral Wire

November 11, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Neutral Wire

An Electrical Question about the purpose of the neutral?

Electric Water Heater Wiring

October 30, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under 220 Volt Wiring, Water Heater

I’m wiring a electrical hot water tank I have a 50 Amp wire to it out of the box is a white red and black and copper ground. Out of the hot water tank is only a red and black. Where does the white wire from the house hook up to?

What Size Conduit For Electrical Wires

October 24, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Liquidtight Flex

I have 4- #10 THHN 2-#12 THHN going 15ft non metallic liquidtight flex to hot tub and yes 1 of the # 10 is a ground. can 1 use 3/4 or 1″ liquidtight flex?

Are You Making These Costly Electrical Wiring Mistakes

October 7, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Electrical Wiring

The most common mistakes that a handyman and most do-it-yourself homeowners will make…

Electrical Symbols and Wiring Diagrams

October 1, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Symbols, Wiring Diagrams

How do I identify electrical symbols used on site plans?

Electrical Power Quality

September 19, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Power Quality

I need to put a voltage regulator ‘on the line’ coming into a sub box. This box powers critical machines that run on 220V. I also run computers in this area.

SCADA Systems and Home Automation

September 18, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Electrical, SCADA Systems

The Merit and Demerit of SCADA, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems and their future with Home Electrical Automation…

Circuit Wiring for a House

September 16, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Circuits

How can i wire the electrical loads for my house where there will be 8 lighting fixtures and 6 outlets…

Installing Wiring for a Garage Panel

September 15, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under panel, Panel Wiring

I have installed a service box in my garage and need to hook up to the meter service panel to power the box…

Identifying A Bad Light Switch

September 5, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Switch Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams

I HAVE BAD SWITCH. HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE IS BAD…

Using a Control Relay for Well Pump Operation

September 4, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under 220 Volt Wiring, well pump

I have two water wells.They are almost identical in every way, including the submersible pumps and pressure switches. Each has its own 220v 30a breaker and circuit. Can I combine into a single circuit into a single pressure switch…

Cord and Plug Safety for Electric Kilns

September 3, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Electrical, Kiln

Was given an old, electric jewelry kiln. It draws 14 amps. No identification available. It fires up to about 1650 degrees F., but the plug would get too hot to touch. We replaced the old 2-plug…

Electrical Troubleshooting Home Electrical Problems

an air conditioner has all of a sudden stopped working. It seems to have a 120V plug. Can a Socket go bad, could it be a wire, or the circuit breaker itself…

Identifying Electrical Outlet Wiring

August 26, 2010 by Dave Rongey

 
Filed under Outlets, Wiring

I have an electrical outlet with 1 white wire and 2 black wires. All my other outlets have 2 and 2. Is this safe?

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