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If my 240v cooktop does not have a neutral, is it safe just to cap the neutral and leave it?

I bought a cooktop which has 3 wires: Black Red Green The wiring in my home is 4 wires: Black Red White Bare I saw the instruction for 3-wire to 4-wire connection, it states to leave the white neutral wire alone. Is it safe to do so? Without…
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One circuit in house losing voltage

One circuit in our house is behaving very strangely, and isolating the issue has proven difficult. It's a house built in the late 60s and the electrician who wired this did add what I think is quite a bit to the circuit, two bathrooms and two…
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Crossing the neutral wires between line and load on a conventional (non-GFCI) duplex outlet?

I'm replacing a the middle outlet/receptacle on a non-GFCI circuit with two receptacles and I can't for the life of me figure out why the neutral wires are swapped on the middle receptacle. It appears to be deliberate as the 12 ga wire is bent to…
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14/3 Wire + Double Pole Breaker, Two 120v Circuits?

I would appreciate any help or guidance. I'm in Canada and renovating what used to be the laundry room in my older house. I had originally planned on adding an outlet from one of the existing receptacles as part of the renovations. At the panel, a…
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Is it wrong to run ground wires all the way through conduit to each junction box?

I had a 20A circuit that was run to a work bench built by the previous owner of my home. I ended up replacing the work bench and replacing the circuit, with new THHN wiring all run through EMT conduit. From the breaker box, I have ground, neutral…
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How to interpret circuit tester result

Decided to upgrade some of the old receptacles in my basement and garage with GFIs. After installing the GFI I used the test button on the GFI, reset, and then a Kobalt tester (see below) to confirm wiring and proper function. There is a 240v 30amp…
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How can I fit a 60A EV circuit breaker in my service panel?

I recently got a Tesla and want to install a wall-mount charger. It needs a 60A double pole circuit breaker for max charge speed so I am wondering what I can do here to free up that space. I have a single pole space at the bottom. Someone suggested…
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Maximum percentage one breaker can take up of a subpanel?

I am living in Ontario Canada so I am dealing with the Ontario electrical code. I am planning on installing a 240V welding receptacle in my garage. The garage subpanel is fed with a 60A 240V breaker from the main panel in our house. Both my…
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Rewire outlet circuit: Location of outlets, wire run alternatives, GFCI best practice, and outlet spacing

I am rewiring a circuit. This circuit is a mix of knob and tube and older Romex. It only has a hot and neutral, so no dedicated ground. However, the outlets are three-pronged. There is no GFCI on the circuit. I want to fix all that by running…
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Should a UPS be unplugged when working on the electrical circuit it is plugged in to?

I need to do some electrical work on a circuit in my home. One of the outlets on the circuit has a UPS battery backup plugged into it. The UPS is tucked away behind a lot of other equipment, so I'd rather not have to unplug it if its not necessary.…
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Why am I measuring 60v at some outlets?

The house I bought a couple years ago had a couple outlets in a small room in the basement that didn't work. Now I'm troubleshooting them. It's a finished basement so I can't tear down walls. There's a lot of troubleshooting already complete so I'll…
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What is this component wired into a bench grinder motor?

I'm refurbishing an old Black & Decker 6" bench grinder. It's got a power cord, an On/Off switch, and an A/C motor. The motor doesn't energize, even with a manual start, and I'd like to check the circuit. The motor has three wires, and there's a…
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Can I wire my infrared heating panels to my existing circuits?

I am getting two Wexstar 550W infrared heating panels that I will install both on the ceiling. They can just be plugged into a regular outlet. However, per FAQ they can also be hardwired and this is what I want to do with a wall switch to turn them…
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Can I create a half hot switched outlet without a red wire?

Currently, the switch turns the entire outlet off or on for a garbage disposal. I'd like the top outlet to always be on and the bottom to be switched for the disposal. The outlet has a white wire and black wire, on different sides (see image…
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Dryer, laundry, bathroom in 3/4” flex FMC?

Can I have one 240V 30A circuit with 3x8AWG (clothes dryer) and two 20A circuits (washer and bathroom circuit, 120V with neutral each) together in one 3/4” flex SMC? I believe so but I haven’t found a definite answer. In terms of fill it should be…
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