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ELECTRICAL WIRING
Friday, April 10, 2020
Here’s links to a collection of our blog posts about ELECTRICAL WIRING:
• Which house appliances need a dedicated electrical circuit?
• Can a short circuit cause a high electric bill?
• When did the requirement for two 20-amp kitchen counter appliance circuits begin?
• What causes copper wires to turn green or black in an electric panel?
• What are typical aluminum service entrance wire/cable sizes for the electrical service to a house?
• Should I get a lightning rod system to protect my house?
• Does a wire nut connection need to be wrapped with electrical tape?
• What is the minimum clearance of overhead electric service drop wires above a house roof?
• What is three phase electric service?
• What is a reliable way to tell if the electrical service is 3 phase or single phase?
• What are the requirements for NM-cables entering an electric panel box?
• Can I remove a 240-volt range receptacle and hard-wire the range?
• Why is undersize electric wiring in a house dangerous?
• What is tinned copper wiring?
• What is a conduit body or condulet?
• How can extension cords become dangerous?
• What are the code requirements for NM-cable (nonmetallic-sheathed cable or Romex®) in an attic?
• What is the difference between the electric service to a mobile home and a site built home?
• What is the difference between "grounded" and "grounding" electrical conductors?
• What does it mean when a wire is "overstripped" at a circuit breaker?
• What is an open electrical splice?
• What is the life expectancy of electrical wiring in a house?
• Can wiremold be used at an exterior location?
• Do any pre-1960 houses have aluminum wiring?
• How much does it cost to rewire a house?
• What is an "open junction box"?
• How dangerous is old electrical wiring?
• What are the most common homeowner electrical wiring mistakes?
• I heard that aluminum wiring is bad. How do you check for aluminum wiring?
• What is "knob and tube" wiring?
• Can I run an electric power cord or extension cord through the wall?
• When did knob and tube wiring stop being used in homes?
• Is knob and tube wiring illegal?
• Why does running a power cord behind the wall for a wall-mounted TV violate the electrical code?
• Is all cloth wiring dangerous?
• When did they stop using aluminum wiring?
• Can you run exposed NM-cable (Romex) in a garage?
• What do ground wires look like?
• Does a home inspector check low voltage wiring?
• Does a home inspector check wiring?
• Can a home inspector tell me if the wiring in a home is safe?
• Can you run a power cord or extension cord through the wall?
• Is it legal to bore holes through roof trusses to install wiring?
• Can a regular metal electrical junction box be installed outdoors?
• What is a service conductor?
• What are typical copper service entrance wire/cable sizes for the electrical service to a house?
• Is it legal to bore holes through roof trusses to install wiring?
• Does a garage door opener need its own separate dedicated circuit?
• When did code require replacement of cloth wiring in homes?
• What is the difference between PVC water pipe and PVC electrical conduit?
• What is the top of a hanging light fixture called?
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