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Home electrical systems include all incoming power lines, meter, service panel and subpanels, household wiring, electrical boxes, outlets, switches and all the appliances and equipment that uses the electrical power.
That means there’s an endless number of electrical problems that can happen around the home, from circuit breakers that trip repeatedly and outlets that don’t work, to more complicated problems such as what size wire to use when installing a double oven, or a whole house generator that turns itself on randomly and won’t shut off.
When an electrical outlet’s not working, or you need to know which electrical wire is hot during a job you’re doing, a simple Internet search usually delivers more questions than answers. That’s why the Electrical Experts on Help Inquiry are available to actually answer your questions at any time day or night, for much less than the cost of a house call by an electrician.
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- I fixed a short circuit in the fuse box, but now the restored power has lost its voltage and can’t even power a light bulb.
- What size subpanel should I use for 100 amp service to three or four 20-amp, 125-watt outlets?
- I aligned the dipswitches on both a fan and a new remote, but even though the light works, the fan won’t shut off. What’s going on?
- How many 275-watt appliances can be connected to a power strip on an electrical circuit with a 20-amp breaker?
- If the existing circuit wattage on a 15-amp circuit is near the 80% maximum, can additional lights be added by using CFLs to reduce the total circuit wattage, or will this be a code violation?
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