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I bought a 10 unit apartment complex last year and i'm doing my own remodeling and repairs. I'm not a pro I just know a little about everything, lol! If you read my previous threads you'll see some of the issues I've already been facing and here's the latest one. Shortly after a tenant moved out...

I found a Graco STX paint sprayer on Craigslist for $50, it looked new, was clean and worked great so I bought it! I thought I SCORED big time but I was oh so wrong. Got it home and after about 5 minutes of spraying the fuse on the circuit board blows! No big deal right, I replaced the fuse and...

I ran into a problem remodeling my kitchen! I know I'm not the first and I definitely won't be the last but I didn't install an outlet for my microwave. I want to install the new microwave outlet about 6' above the 220v outlet so I'm wondering since the 220v outlet is actually two 110v lines can...

I'm installing 6 can lights in my kitchen and I bought 12/2 Romex for the wiring, a friend said I need 14/2 Romex, will 12/2 work or do I need to spend the money and get 14/2?

I raised the ceiling in my kitchen and had all new cabinets installed a few months ago but now I need to move my 220v oven electrical cable over about 2'. This may be a stupid question but can I splice a new piece of cable into the existing cable with cut-in boxes and wire nuts or do I need...

I had a flakey breaker, (loose breaker), so I simply replaced all of them in my panel so I wouldn't have to worry about any future problems! Well when I flipped on the main breaker the circuit that had the original flakey breaker tripped! I flipped it on again and heard something POP in the...

I've got an issue with a lighting circuit in my kitchen, I'll explain as good as I can and I hope you understand because it's doing crazy things! Ok, I'm getting weird readings with my little electrical tester, it's the Greenlee one that emits a warbled high pitch sound when electricity is...

I've added outlets to end of line outlets before but can I add one in the middle of the circuit? Can't I just T-Tap the new outlet or connect the new wires to the existing outlet on the screws not being used because the original wiring is plugged into the outlet?

Ok, I'm not an idiot, well I did lose some brain cells back in the day but I can't seem to grasp the 3-way switch wiring concept. I know I need a 14/3 between the switches but there are so many different schematics and diagrams on the web eventually they all start looking the same. Can someone...

After installing my new remote control ceiling fans my girlfriend decided she's not a big fan of ceiling fan remote controls. I'm thinking about installing wall switches to control the ceiling fan and the ceiling fan light, probably some sort of dual switch. I guess I have to connect another...

Some ceiling fans in my house have 12/2 Romex ran to them and some fans have 14/3 Romex ran to them. Why the extra conductor to certain fans?

My predicament is I want to add a light above my pool table controlled by a wall switch. Can I run the new wire off of a wall outlet?