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    Blinking ceiling can light

    I have can lights installed in my ceilings. One of the can light comes on and then blinks and immediately goes out. I have replaced the bulb with new LED bulb but with same problem. Do you think this is the problem with the fixture or the dimmer switch. The led bulb is dimmable. I don't...
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    Low Voltage wiring.

    I am trying to wire a light fixture that has 4 separate low voltage 7 watt lights on it. I have a question: Does it matter to have all the white wires on the silver screws and the black wires on he brass one. I have tried to do this and think that I have it wired correctly. I have wired it...
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    Pool House Bathroom

    I would like to have information concerning how to do this: I want to run a water line from under my house out to my pool house. I will be installing a commode and wash basin and maybe a shower there. I want to be able to fix the line coming out from under my house with a cut off valve so I...
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    Surg Protector

    The electric power company installed a surge protector in my meter center box. Is it now necessary to use individual surge protectors on my computer, etc. or is everything in my house protected from power surges after the Electric Power Company installed their surge in main meter? They...
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    GFCI receptacle

    All I can find in GFCI receptacles are the ones that the neutral and hot ports are side by side. When you plug in some of the long transformer plugs it covers up both of the plug in places. I have one installed that does not do that. It has the neutral port and the hot port on up and...
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    Pool Heater

    I have a Hayward H250 gas heater that does not hook up to electricity at all. There is a ground connection on the outside of the metal heater. Does this heater need a ground wire to my grounding rod? It is served via metal gas piping. The outlet service to my outdoor kitchen is...
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    Is #14 wire sufficient for my project

    I have a #10 3 wire coming from my main breaker box to a sub breaker box which gives me 240 volts and 30 amps. I want to come off the individual breakers in this sub panel to a pool pump, pool cleaner and lights. The Pool 1 HP Pump pulls 7.5 amps x 220 volts The Cleaner 3/4 HP booster pump...
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    Intermatic Pool Timer P1353ME wiring help

    Can someone please help me with the wiring for this timer? There are some things I don't understand. I want to make sure it will accomplish what I want to do before I buy it. You can pull it up on line and also pull up the wiring manual in order to help me. I have a 1 speed 220 volt pump...
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    Ground Fault Outlet

    If I come off the 2 out screws from a GFI outlet to a regular outlet that is non GFI, is the regular outlet also considered GFI?
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    ductwork sweating

    I noticed water on the plastic under my house. I crawled under there and my metal duct work as well as the metal that is insulation wrapped is causing the water from condensation. Under my house is well vented with all the foundation vents automatically opened. What could be the problem and...
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    Light switch problem

    I needed another outlet so I bought a outlet that had a toggle switch to control a garbage disposer and a outlet under it. I left the tab intact so I would have voltage to both the light switch and the outlet. This is one that has a little red light that tells you when the light is on. Now...
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