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I need help with what to do on this phone jack. I thought it would be a simple swap with the screws, but as you can see on the right side of the old jack, there are 4 wires that are in small little round holes. The other picture is the new jack without such holes. Do I just transfer the wires...

As always, you guys provide me with the answer I need quickly. The cord is 6' so not too long for the job. Thanks everyone!

Thanks for replying. It's been running for about 45 minutes now and is completely cool to the touch. As to the size comparison, it isn't straightforward since the unit cord is one thick cord and the extension is flat and wide with three wires like | | | if that makes sense....

I have a free standing propane stove for heating that has electrical specification of "115 volts , 1.3 amps, 60 hz, (150 watts on high)" for the blower. The power cord is too short for the nearest outlet by inches and has always been plugged into an extension cord. I realized the other...

Thanks guys. I haven't heard of the yeast thing but will do that from now on. I'll probably just get the tank pumped sooner rather than later to get a baseline for the future.

Some stats: --1000 gallon concrete tank installed 1987 --Two adult household --Last pumped and inspected Feb 2012. So I've been removing a hot tub deck that covered most of the septic tank and decided to open the first port I could find (everything is buried) and it was directly...

Thanks everyone, I'll start with the hardware cloth and work to more complex as needed.

Anyone have any ideas on a better solution to fill these brick vents? I currently have some plastic mesh stuffed in there, but I was just under the house rebaiting and there were a lot of bodies in one area down there, which was on the other side of these vents. The rest of the vents on the...

Last night while I was gone the dishwasher apparently started making "bad noises" and then stopped. The bottom of the dishwasher had standing water and when I tried to start the wash cycle again there is a clicking noises and the "sensing" and "washing" lights will flash on and then off with the...

Okay, I get it now. I thought that each outlet on a circuit needed to be GFCI. Didn't realize that one could protect the whole. Thanks!

Today I noticed that none of the outlets in the garage were working. The breaker was not tripped, but upon further examination, I found that a GFCI had been tripped. Upon reset of the outlet, everything in the garage functioned normally. There was nothing plugged into that outlet, and it is...

Thanks for the speedy and helpful response as always.

I tested the wires as you said and the read is 240 between the two. Do you mind explaining the concept of these? I assumed one wire was hot into the thermostat and when the temperature triggered it the circuit would complete then charging the line down to the heater. Thanks

You're saying it doesn't matter which way I wire it? I have a total of six thermostats across three different breakers.

Been changing out old single pole thermostats with no problem until I got to this one. The old thermostat is labeled "Load-black" "Line-red". The black load on the old thermostat was wired together with the two in the left of the picture, for a total of three wires on one nut. The red "line" was...

It appeared normal.

Thanks for the advice everyone. The breaker has been changed out and everything is quiet so far. The old one had tight connections and the wiring was intact with no discoloring/melting. So it must have been internal to the breaker.

It is a QO. As an aside, if it got to the point where it was bad enough to cause a fire would the breaker trip?

Alright I just narrowed it down to the water heater. It stops/starts immediately when throwing that switch. I have a friend coming over tomorrow with relevant experience.

This is the main for the whole house.