New Electrical Work

Just simply, connect all the black wires to the black wire coming out of the connector, and all the white wires to the white wire coming out of the connected. Use the blocks with screw in to connect them (pick them up from most car accessories shops like halfords, wilcos....etc).

The white wire is neutral. If you need 110V at whatever this is supplying you need to connect it to neutral (Not ground). If you only want 220V you can simply cap it with a wire nut at both ends and leave it unused. If you can connect it do neutral, do so. The next person will expect it to be neutral and it is better to have it tied to neutral than floating. If in doubt, go to your local home improvement center and buy a book. It will teach you how to do it legally and will serve as a handy reference during the job. Finally, I will add do it right or don't do it at all. If you are negligent you could easily kill someone through fire or electrocution. If you read and do your homework and learn what it required you may find that small electrical repairs can be quick and easy. If you can't understand what you need to do hire an electrician. The cost of a professional is not worth the time you will waste if you don't understand what you are doing and the danger therein.

Generally, ovens are 50A 220V, dryers 30A 220V. Other appliences you will have to consult the manual or specification plate to determine their voltage and draw. Add a margin of error to your breaker of about 5A. If your appliance draws 10A a 15A breaker will suffice. If it draws 12A you should consider a 20A breaker. Make sure you get the voltage right and use the correct recepticles for the job. If you don't something may go *poof* and burn your new equipment, possibly taking part of your home with it. Finally, I will add do it right or don't do it at all. If you are negligent you could easily kill someone through fire or electrocution. If you read and do your homework and learn what it required you may find that small electrical repairs can be quick and easy. If you can't understand what you need to do hire an electrician. The cost of a professional is not worth the time you will waste if you don't understand what you are doing and the danger therein.

Depends on how much wattage the load on this circuit will be. Definately not 14/2. Make sure to run the wire through conduit or use dedicated underground wire, and put this on a GFIC circuit.

That's not much of a question but I think you mean "how or why do you share a neutral?" A neutral is sometimes called a "grounded conductor" because it is connected to the main ground at the point of entry of a home or building. But it is not the "ground". You typically have 4 main conductors at the point of entry of your home or other building. 2 are "hot" wires, 1 is the neutral(these three come from the utility provider) the last one is the ground wire(s) usually coming from ground rods pounded into the earth outside (sometimes there is also a conductor connected to the copper water pipe where it comes into the home or to a rebar encased in the concrete foundation of the building)(these are all considered the "grounding electrode conductor" or ground) the neutral and ground are connected at one point only usually in your panel but sometimes in the meter-base. there is approx. 240 volts potential between the two "hot" wires. Both wires are approx. 120 volts each to the neutral. each "hot" wire is also known as a "phase". If you could see the electrical panel with no breakers in it you would notice that one "hot" wire (or phase) feeds half of the breaker spaces and the other "hot" wire feeds the other half but the panel is not split up as it might look (left and right halves). Each phase feeds every other space vertically. So the top two breakers would be fed from "A phase" then the second two by "B phase" and so on down the panel. (this allows a double wide or 2-pole breaker to span both phases and feed 240 volts to your electric range or dryer). Now to your question: Due to the way Alternating Current (AC) is generated, the two phases are polar opposites of each other. When "a-phase" is at it's peak, "b-phase" is at it's lowest point. The neutral corresponding to it's phase conductor follows this pattern. As long as the two circuits are on opposite phases, those two circuits can share one neutral conductor with no overloading problems. If you share one neutral with two circuits from the same phase, you will over-load that neutral and it could create enough heat to potentially cause a fire. There is no over-load protection connected directly to the neutral. Electricians share neutrals for a few reasons. It eliminates wiring costs and also reduces the number of conductors in conduits. You will have problems if you try to share a neutral on circuits requiring GFCI or Arc Fault protection. It causes nuisance tripping and major headaches for all. Sharing neutrals has been a common practice for years. In three-phase systems(common in commercail and industrial buildings), three circuits can share one neutral as they are 120 degrees from each other.(picture a round generator of 360 degrees total).

I assume you mean a standard (15 or 20-amp) outlet and are not trying to make a 220 connection for a stove, dryer or air conditioner. If that's what you want, forget it. You would need to run more and heavier wires and install a different shape of outlet and a different circuit protector. Otherwise, most people just hook up the two wires to the new outlet and ignore the second ground connector. Of course, then they don't have the safety feature of a second ground, and this would be unsafe and possibly illegal.

To do it right, you need to have your electrician run a third wire from the second ground back to the grounding bar in the breaker box, or install GFCI protection.

The National Electrical Code (NEC) 406.3(D)(3) allows this without a third (grounding) wire, but only IF you install a GFCI receptacle to replace the 2-prong receptacle, or install a GFCI circuit breaker for that circuit, and mark the outlets "GFCI Protected" and "No Equipment Ground".

The 1998 Pontiac Sunfire GT is typically equipped with a 105-amp alternator. However, it's always best to double-check the specific model and options of your vehicle to confirm the alternator amperage.

A switched duplex receptacle can be wired two ways. If both duplexes are to be switched then the receptacle is wired the same as any light fixture. The black wire from the bottom of the existing switch goes to the brass screw on the receptacle that is to be switched. The white wire terminates on the neutral silver coloured screw. If you want just half of the duplex receptacle to be switched then the tie bar between the two brass screws on the receptacle has to be removed. Just wiggle it until it breaks free. Usually on a half switched receptacle the top half is switched and the bottom half remains a normal connection. After removing the tie bar, the top half of the receptacle is wired the same, as the description above, for a full duplex switched receptacle. Questions use the discuss question page.

You could, but you need to have power to the security light all the time, so you would need to make sure that when you turned off the porch light you didn't turn off the power to the security light or obviously it will never some on. I had a pair of ordinary carriage lights outside my garage doors, so I just took the carriage lights down and hooked up the security light and it it fitted directly into the wiring box. I put a plate over the other carriage light box to keep the rain out. Phil

An open ground is a severe safety issue. The ground needs to be connected to protect the user in case of appliance fault. Run new wire with a ground or call an electrician. Have it fixed, negligence is fatal.

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Corrosion control

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Yes, you can use a compatible 15A single pole breaker from a different brand that fits the panel. Make sure to consult the panel manufacturer's guidelines and specifications to ensure compatibility and safety. If in doubt, it's recommended to consult a licensed electrician.

Most switched outlets have one half that's hot all the time. If that's the case it will be as easy as changeing the outlet. In the center of each side of the outlet there is a small piece of copper connecting the two screws. Look and see if the copper piece is broken on the hot side, if it is then replace the outlet using the constant hot. Cap off the unused wire from the switch. If both sides of the outlet are switched then you can remove the two wires from the switch and tie them together. then either replace the switch and have a dummy or put on a blank cover. You should be all set.

No, it does not matter which hot wire (red or black) is connected to L1 or L2 for a jet pump pressure switch in a 240V setup. The important thing is to ensure that each hot wire is connected to one of the two load terminals of the pressure switch. Make sure to also connect the ground wire for safety.

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There is probably water in an outside outlet. GFCI outlets monitor the neutral wire, and any moister it detects will cause it to trip out. Also the outlets themselves could have been damaged and need replaceing. The circuit breakers might also be tripped, the GFCI outlet is designed to not reset unless there is power from the breaker. Hope this helps.

Do not use this type of cable to feed a 120/240V dryer outlet. The outlet is ungrounded, and the third conductor is neutral not ground. Your ground wire must be sheathed by code. You cannot use the bare neutral conductor as ground. Diagram Did Not Come Through. You Have a 3 Prong Connector. The Prong On The Bottom By Its Self Connect The Bare Wire. That Is What Was # 3 Connect The Others To The Two Prongs Next To Each Other. Hope This Makes Some Sense (1) (2) (3) Connect White To (1), Connect Black To (2) Bare (3) Good Luck

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