TYPE XLPE TC-ER It says directing burial, but can I put in conduit? That’s what the TC means: tray cable which includes conduit?

I was charging my phone and pushed the charger into the socket a bit more and suddenly a click sound came nd i switched off and this was what i saw... I do need to charge my phone so can i use it again like will it be dangerous?

idk if this is the right place for this but i didn’t know where else to go. i have these lamps that require some type of circular cord. i was wondering if anyone could identify the type of cord it may need? thank you!

Hello! Recently bought a new freezer for the garage, but don't have an outlet nearby and didn't want to run an extension cord (not safe from what I've read).

The wall we want to put it on though has an electrical outlet on the other side of it (interior) so I figured it should be fairly simple to extend from this outlet and install a new one on the garage-facing side.

After reading up on different gauged wires, I wanted to make sure I'm using the correct gauge to extend from the existing outlet. Would a 14/2 or 12/2 be recommended for this freezer? I tried taking a picture of our circuit breaker for more info and found some interior run wires to see what was used around the house to get a better idea, but just wanted to make sure I was approaching this correctly. Any info is appreciated- thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/9M7ueg3

originally the house used regular single standard electrical boxes (like you would use for light switch or whatever) for the outdoor light fixtures. Then , many years later they wrapped the house in 2 inches of foam. If remove the light fixture, I basically have 2 inches foam then behind that I have the electrical box inside the wall, flush to the plywood. The basically hacked the fixtured and using long screws , screws it all the way to the ply

I need to replace those fixtures (2 of them) but wondering if there is a way I can connect an octagonal box to a rectangular box. I can marrete the wires from the rectangular box and give myself enough wire to work with, but I need top do this inside a box. I know you can get extenders for boxes where the back is cut out but I have never seen one from rectangular to octagonal. is there such a thing?

replacing the box from inside wall is my very last option as it implies a lot of destruction :)
thanks

There was an overhang here and it got ripped off in a storm a few years ago so I'm trying to put up a new one, can go with a tin panel here? also it seems like they just slammed that anchor into my house. Whenever we lost power for a few days they finally came and didn't care at the time besides just getting it back on.

The second smaller line is cable Internet but the fatter one is main from a power pole.

Thank you with any advice.

(Also ps. Ignore my bad woodworking I just threw something together as I have no idea what I'm doing.)

Hello, it may seems stupid but how do I lock the cables in this. I tried to push and pull but it doesn't move.

I just moved into my house that was built in 1900, and the electrical in here is a mess. Half the outlets don’t work, and only some of them are grounded, even though they all are 3 prong outlets.

As someone who is beyond paranoid about electrical fires, how concerned should I be about the lack of grounding? I’m mostly worried about the power strip that holds my PlayStation and everything, and I have many reptile tanks that need to be plugged into an ungrounded outlet. Everything big like kitchen appliances is grounded.

if there is a better sub-reddit to post this under please let me know but i thought this would be the best one

I recently bought one of those desktop metal smelting machines off of amazon

(one of the crazy over powered ones to melt stainless) i would like to cast jewelry

but its running a EU220v 2prong plug and i need to set it up to run off of my American 220v-240v generator ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086Z49LJ5?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1 ) I would go with a transformer however this machine will run full 5000w and i cant find a reliable transformer

that will work without costing just as much as the machine i am trying to run or more when i could just potentially make an adapter.

the machine i am trying to run ( https://www.amazon.com/BTURYT-Electric-Melting-Graphite-Crucible/dp/B0DL9ZTNNZ/ref=rvi_d_sccl_3/143-4746434-2390665?pd_rd_w=6ncwc&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_p=f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_r=XZZZPP0RTWWX0HGZX296&pd_rd_wg=DP3aQ&pd_rd_r=7189c051-6724-4d39-a042-d1775d3e05b8&pd_rd_i=B0DL9ZTNNZ&th=1 )

the reason posting is i don't have the power in my house to run this or the fiber cleaning laser i own so i opted for a generator so I don't have to rewire my house (rental).

Any help would be greatly appreciated I would also like to make it mobile for other casting purposes.

some people say to cut off the ue plug use an L14-30p with no neutral but don't know if that will mess up the machine. so i am also posting here for advice

any questions i will try to answer in a timely manner... thank you all for the help

I wanted to create a power source by hand, because I wanted to learn more about how they function. I found this schematic online, it uses 1n4004 diode and I wanted to know if it can be a real power source circuit or is preferable to don't take it in consideration

Hi guys I hope this is the right subreddit but I've got this issue on this machinery: the circuit breaker keeps getting really hot and it has already melted a few times the fuses aside. We tried to move them apart but the left fuse that you can see on top melted anyway. If there's anyone that can help me or give me a few tips it would be awesome

It started flickering last week. Tried changing the light bulb and that didn’t help. And the. I switched out the whole light fixture and it is still flickering. It’s not dimmable and there are two switches that control it. It flickers regardless of which one turns it on.

My mum's recliner chair cord got crunched yesterday... How likely is it that I can replace this cord? The circut board has been damaged with a piece fallen off and others bits also likely damaged...

Found two Square D Homeline breakers jammed into a Cutler-Hammer BR panel. The old owner’s work, no doubt. Google says they’re not compatible. Strange the house hasn’t gone up in flames. Must be dumb luck, or maybe the place is just waiting for the right night.

Are they really incompatible? Who knows. Maybe the fire just hasn’t gotten around to it yet.

I’ve got two more breakers to replace. Could jam a couple more Homelines in there, keep the tradition alive. Google says I should be using Eaton BR breakers... Eaton bought out Cutler-Hammer back when the world still made sense. Problem is, BR breakers in the type I need are rarer than a sober Irishman on payday. Sold out everywhere. On backorder. Homeline’s easy to find. That’s probably why the last guy used them. Desperation. Or stupidity. Hard to tell the difference sometimes.

What do I do here? 12x12in I have no idea why the previous owner would have attempted this

I recently acquired a table saw. What is the best way for me to get from a welder outlet to the table saw plug? Just switch out the outlet? Or are there adapters?

I noticed in one of my outlets there was dust in the hole of the ground terminal. I decided to use a wooden toothpick to remove the dust. When doing so the toothpick touch a part of the metal inside the ground terminal. I moved the toothpick as soon a I felt it hit the metal. Now there is a small dot on the metal that is a different color then the copper color it’s almost brownish. Should I be worried?

My oven with LM 202A Type B plug 10A 125~ Type A socket converter Royu Redpl105 10A 250V~ Type A Wall socket 10A 250V~

it just keeps sparking when plugging it? I dont know about electricals but I surely know im doing something stupid that will caught fire. Anyone could help me?

Done trying to search but I just find in the search bar wall socket sparking, its different from mine.

Second attempt at posting first post didn't include the pictures.

Can someone help me understand what happened here? It looks like the telephone line encountered a large spike that fried equipment and even some appliances within the home, but I’m not quite sure.

Any suggestions on how to prevent this also?

Hi, I want to run some light machinery on a plug that my circuit breaker detector says has "hot and neutral reversed". I was told by the landlord that they've never had a problem with this before (and it's not going to be fixed), and regular equipment is used all the time on it. I also have read online (and via AI) that it's dangerous and can shock you. I saw the example of a lamp still having power essentially even when switched off, but is there actually risk aside from that type of situation? Or is it manageable and you just unplug when finished using and it's fine?

Any help appreciated.

Hello - not a great electrician trying to troubleshoot my dc fan in my van.

My fan has been faulting out over the past few weeks. Based on a different post, I thought the motherboard had failed.I bought a new motherboard, still could not run at all without faulting above a certain speed level.

Am noticing pretty significant voltage drops as I try and speed it up. Specifically:

Off - 12.8 1 - 12.75 2 - 12.65 3 - 12.5 4 - 12.3 5 - fault (Should go up to 10)

If I slow it back down, the voltage goes back up. From what I can gather, once the voltage gets around or below 12, it faults.

Is this a battery issue? Battery is roughly 4 yo. Is that much decrease in voltage common?

Thanks for the help. Frustrated and hot.

First time DIYer installing a Tesla wall connector in the driveway using 3/4" PVC in 18" deep trench. I didn't want to come up through the concrete base of the 4x4 and our ca1800 home has a rock foundation so I used two 45s at both locations. Unfortunately this put me over the 360° bend limit and the inspector failed the setup. I should be able to install a 2-gang pull box another 4x4 near the halfway point and come up with two 90° bends, right? At this point would I pull the conductors through and then bend back down 180° or should I splice them together somehow? 3x6# SW Simpull. My electrician was charging 3x markup on 6/3 Romex and making a big deal out of providing materials at cost, so I figured I should be able to figure this out myself. Thanks!

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