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Thanks. That makes sense. The rooms are essentially in blocks of 6, so I was thinking of experimenting with one section. The winters are fairly mild here so I think I may be allright with the 120. If not, it will be fairly easy to go back to 240 Thanks, glen

My wife and I just embarked on a new career. We purchased a small motel on the Oregon coast. The place was built in 1949. There is some original wiring, some add on. THe original room wiring (lights and recepticles) consisted of 6 20a circuits (fuses) feeding 17 rooms. I found the...

Everyone, Thanks for the advice and clarity on the code. I'll give the inspector a call and see if he lets me go the pigtail route. Might as well ask before pulling new wire. Glen

In my never ending remodeling projects, I am in the process of adding a couple of recepticles to my existing kitchen circuit. It is a 20A circuit and only has 2 single receptacles on it now and I am changing them to duplexes. The problem is that the wires in the boxes were trimmed very...

Well, this thread is good timing for me. I have a receptacle box in my house that has 2 switches that control living room and kitchen lights on 2 different circuits. I recently changed the switches (wife wanted white instead of tan). The neutrals on these 2 circuits are wire nutted together...

ok, then is the third one that the cables need to be stapled within 12" of the panel and not that the recepticle box is half on/half off of the strandboard?

Well, was I close?

Ok, I'll open myself up for abuse. I'll go for it looks like the runs are stacked and stapled more than 2 deep, the bend radii look tight and the receptical box looks like it isn't very securely mounted. glen

JW. I truly mean this. Thank you for the response. It is very informative and that was my original intent, to gather opinions so that I could decide which is best for my application. I agree with your statement of LEARNING to talk the talk. The learning process involves myself not knowing...

I install them upside down when I use them for shop lights. Glen

SInce there is no clear right or wrong, I'm going to buck the trend with what I see around here and go ground prong up because I like the idea of the ground being up incase something drops on it. Glen

Thanks for the clarity. I full agree with doing it right, that's why I ask questions and pass inspections on my first try. Thanks again for the help From Wikipedia Power sockets, power receptacles, or power outlets are female electrical connectors that have slots or holes which accept...

Jar 546, Thanks for the help. I think I'm going to go with ground up unless there is a fixed item, like a fridge where it works better in the down position. I read another story about how a kid got shocked using a remote control toy with an antenna that slid down the wall and hit the hot...

Ok, ground hole, ground pin acceptor, ground port, place meant for ground prong etc. if you don't want to call it a slot. If you knew what I meant, what's the point in posting to be difficult?

Ok, so here's an easy question. I'm installing the outlets in my new house. I know that the code does not specify the orientation of the ground slot (up or down), however, Ray Mullen's residential wiring guide suggests the ground in the up position is superior. His reasoning is that if you...