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So even thought tester says 'open ground' on this gfci receptacle ....and there is no ground wire in this old romex ...gfci will still protect me and the circuit? ..yes when I push test button it shows light and device attached to it stops working ...is that enough for safety?

My gfci tester shows open ground ..is it because there is no ground wire in that romex? this is kinda old house and it has metal junction box but only white and black wire ..is this reason why gfci outlet shows 'open ground' ? if so is there any solution without putting a new romex with...

Camera is outdoor and wifi ip camera ...so even though it does not need Ethernet cable supply...it needs power supply. I have an single gang exterior outlet on that wall but I dont want to connect this camera's power adapter (12V /1A) on the exterior wall exposed to rain etc.so how do I wire...

I have a 20A double pole breaker circuit with 12-2 wire ..(total 3 wires including ground) .and currently only one unit is connected to end of this circuit which is fan baseboard heater. I want to add an GFCI outlet which is 15A 120V How do I wire this new outlet in to this circuit? I...

Well I have an GFCI outlet in back of the house and it is first and close to panel in the circuit.... now I made a mistake and on the line side I wrongly put hot wire in where white was suppose to go and vice versa...put the white wire in where black was suppose to go ... and also another...

I recently installed new GFCI outlet and in my understanding I did not do anything wrong and first time (after new outlet install) I turned the circuit breaker on in the main panel I saw a spark in outlet ....so I was kinda nervous ...something did not feel right but I went ahead and test GFCI...

This is the outlet pic. to which I want to add another outlet which will be in on exterior wall on the front of the house...this outlet is also on exterior wall but inside of house.. I also want to know for this additional outlet in circuit ...should I use romex 14 gauge without ground or 14...

So if I have one that is close to line ..I dont need any extra ...as it won't help any further? I have one lying around...but if its not going to help ...I would just save it..

Thanks for detailed answer. I found a Gfci outlet that I can use...(by the way there is one gfci outlet close to box in each circuit ) as a new outlet ...and this new outlet is going to be on exterior wall (yes it will be in weatherproof cover) ... So how do I wire existing outlet which is...

I did not understand ...you are saying don't use push ins on the back and use screws on both sides? right now all 4 push in connectors are used... so remove all those 4 wires from the back and connect both white and add the third white and all of them on silver colored side in one screw and same...

I am tying into an existing outlet box to provide power for a new electrical outlet. The existing outlet already has 2 lines connected to it - one from "upstream" (to the fuse box) and one downstream to one more outlet. The existing lines are connected to the "quick connect" holes in the back of...

I have found there are so many options which option is inexpensive as well as good? how about Camo? Please suggest...your choice you liked the most?

I was told use stain and not paint on cedar deck boards.. what type of stain...I was reading and it said some where only use semi transparent stain with clear sealer ...it said avoid solid color stain can you please give your suggestions...

Thanks...I was going to buy ready mix bags and will have at least 4 guys help me....I was mostly worried about having cracks later down the road if I use mixer instead of ordering truck.... so if I use expansion joint after each slab there will not be any cold joints? anything else I should be...

I have an electrical cement mixer and I want to pour driveway using this concrete/cement mixer but I have heard mixed reviews....some say its ok to use it...some say ...no order cement truck because using this mixer you can't finish whole job in one day ..(total area would be about 700 square...

We are putting a deck in backyard and I have read negative reviews about week blocker or landscape fabric .... What are the other options to block weeds... the height of deck would be only 1 feet from the ground...

We are building a deck that will be only 1 feet above the ground ... and wondering how can we make sure that water is drained properly... we are close to Seattle and it rains a lot so if water becomes stagnant under the deck ...we will be miserable with mosquito etc.

yeah my mistake length is about 50 feet ...so we need about 8 yards

I would love to get a truck but they are not willing to take a risk because sewer line is going underneath and on other side existing driveway is there and they are worried about cracking it..only options left are mixer or line pump

Currently we have one car driveway and we want to expand to two car driveway i.e. increase the width of existing driveway. Existing driveway is 4 inches deep and its holding great...with few cracks ... We are adding 12x24 ...driveway...4 inch deep so approx. 8 cubic yard of concrete First...