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Why should wiring in a household should be done with complete insulation?
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If the insulation is incomplete the installation will fail its inspection because it is potentially dangerous.
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What goes up first in new construction wiring or insulation?
Wiring. Insulation is placed over and around it; if it was placed first, it would make the electrician's job unnecessarily difficult.
How do you deal with old household aluminum wiring?
Is there such a thing? old wiring is usually copper and the scrap value is quite high.
What damage can heat cause to copper wires and its insulation?
Sufficient heat can melt the plastic insulation surrounding copper wiring, and can also cause the wire itself to oxidize or become brittle. Any of these situations causes an unsafe, and even dangerous, condition in the wiring.
Which color is a ground or earth cable i.e. is it brown blue yellow red green or black?
The answer depends on the electrical wiring standards of the country you are asking about.Answer for USA, Canada and countries using similar 60Hz household electricity supplies: the ground or "earth" cable is just bare wire or has green insulation.Answer for countries in Europe and in other world areas which use similar 50Hz household electricity supplies: the earth or "ground" cable has yellow/green striped insulation. (Older earth wiring in the UK may still have bare wire or green insulation.)For more information see the answers to the Related Questions shown below.
What is the correct wire gauge of ordinary household wiring?
Mainly copper is used for household wiring but it may vary.
How do you Dispose of insulation?
Insulation that contains asbestos should be disposed of by a trained hazard waste crew. Insulation from wiring should be treated as a plastic and disposed of in plastic receptacles for recycling.
Can an astable multivibrator replace household wiring if the circuit is modified?
No. Household wiring requires household wiring.
What type of conductor should be used for wiring on fixture?
The conductors on and in the lighting fixture should have an insulation rating of 105 degrees C. The supply conductors to the junction box that the fixture is hung from or connected to should have an insulation rating of 90 degree C.
What goes up first in new construction wiring or insulation?
Wiring. Insulation is placed over and around it; if it was placed first, it would make the electrician's job unnecessarily difficult.
Between what values should the safe reading of insulation resistance of a domestic house?
Between .5 meg ohms to 2 meg ohms is a safe range for your house wiring insulation. Infinity is the ultimate.
If you were creating a lamp by hand what type of material would you chose for the wiring and what material would you chose to coat the wiring?
The wiring material that should be used is lamp cord. You don't have to coat the wire as it has insulation already applied to the wire by the manufacturer.
How do you replace the complete wiring harness in a 1994 Chevy beretta?
Bstuff.com should have the info you are looking for.
Which is the positive wire between a white and black wire?
That depends if it is automotive or household wiring. On a car a black wire is almost always ground. On house wiring black is the supply (hot) wire.That depends if it is automotive or household wiring. On a car a black wire is almost always ground. On house wiring black is the supply (hot) wire.
Is there an oven available to melt insulation off of copper wire?
Well insulation has a higher heat tolerance than copper. So melting it would DEFINITELY NOT be the way to go. If you can, snip a piece off and slip the rubber insulation off. If you can't, get a professional. wiring is not something you should play around with. and melting is definitely worse.
How do you deal with old household aluminum wiring?
Is there such a thing? old wiring is usually copper and the scrap value is quite high.
Is cloth wiring for a doorbell transformer standard or safe?
That's old school wiring, but if the insulation's good it's safe. The wiring on the secondary side of the transformer--the bell and the switch--runs on 24v.
When there is a break in an electric tools insulation or wiring the tool metal parts may become?
magnetized
