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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...

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...

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.

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...

We want to add another bathroom and would like to know what material we need? Please add to following. 1.Bathtub 2.vanity with sink and faucet 3.toilet 4.tiles 5.small window 5.Bathroom door 6.Fan 7.lighting fixtures

We want to make sure we have everything... we want to add a bathroom and would like to know what material is needed to add a new bathroom? Please give a complete list.

I can feel cold air blowing in the freezer section vents but I dont feel any air in refrigerator vents.. When I check through fingers ...I dont feel or see any frost build up or any other obstruction... I cleaned condenser coil and evaporator coil both...evaporator fan is working...

I am looking at harbor freight website to buy a spray gun to paint exterior on shed in backyard. the paint is latex ..... I have a hausfed brand 2 hp air compressor which has 2 tanks.. Am not sure if I should buy hvlp gun or lvlp gun or what? Please advice? also I have lots...

Without connecting thermostat or supply wires..how can I just check the heater if its working... ...is there any way we can check using ohmmeter ...(resistance)... if yes...please explain how... if its not possible to check without power supply to it...please explain how to connect power...

On right side there are not supply wires in my case... so...one element wire and one wire from heater wireway...only two wires....right now they both are connected with wirenut.... so if I want to install double pole thermostat on right side..I connected 2 red thermostat wires to heater...

We are building storage shed. A friend is giving away used galvanized roofing. It has screw holes on every 12 inches or less... can we reuse these roofing? if yes How can we patch these holes? Also can we put these 2.3" x 12' galvanized roofing panels directly on rafters?

Question for roof and wall sheathing.. 1. When we put plywood or osb(we are not sure what we will use?) on roof rafter..what nails we should use ...should we use 8d vinyl coated sinkers or just 8d bright common ? which is preferable out of two and 8d is good enough for it? or we should use...