I have an unfinished room in the finished basement that im trying to convert into a fallout room. In order to make use of an un-interruptable power supply that I plan to buy soon, I will need to have a three prong electrical outlet that I have already bought installed. It will go in the place of a junction box that also powers a direct current step down transformer for the doorbell. Although I am experienced when it comes to experimenting with 6VDC electrical circuits, I have never done work with 120VAC household power before and need some input on how to wire the electrical outlet in series with the doorbell power supply. I don't want to end up screwing this up and creating fire/electric shock hazards.
Only needed one photo, or just your description. If you want to replace, you just need to go to the local hardware store to get the correct fixture with a three prong outlet. Keep in mind, though the light fixtures with the outlets are only rated for temp use, not long term like a regular wall outlet.
What I want to do is install a regular wall outlet in that junction box. I bought the light fixture adapters for a total of three two prong ports, but the old light fixture can only handle 60 watts of power consumption. The TV has an average power consumption of 75 watts and the old VCR an additional 25 or so. My goal is to install a wall outlet that I have already bought.
The 60 watts is the light bulb rating. Has nothing to do with the outlet rating. I would suggest reading the NEC, and getting a good book on electrical wiring, before doing anything.
You do not need to load a picture of it. The label is for the max rating of the light bulb in the fixture. Has nothing to do with the max rating of the circuit.
Woulden't plugging a TV and a VCR into one of these equate to plugging in a 100 or so watt light bulb if the fixture can only handle a 60 watt light bulb at maximum? Anyway, I want to hook up a wall outlet to a junction box for permanent use. At the same time, there is also wiring, as seen in the photos above, going to a DC step down transformer for the doorbell.
Again you really need to read the NEC, and a good book on electrical wiring. That Edison fixture plug is only meant for temporary use. And personally I along with a lot of others would like to see that and quite a few other firestarters leave the market.
My equivalent of that is the Canadian Electrical Code. Nothing that I buy from RONA, a reputable hardware store in Canada, is questionable if used safely and installed properly, right?
Your talking about the outlet that I bought? The price was .99 cents, but it was from Rona, the brand name was listed on the display sign, and it specifically says either Made in Canada or Made in the USA. The sticked on price tag on the rear says "CAN". No references are made to "China". I could probably go back and in the process of buying that cover I could check the brand. The representative who helped me out said that although the ones that sell for more than $3.00 are of higher quality and may last longer, the .99 cent models from said brand are used by contractors most of the time to minimize expenses.
How could something that is knowingly sold by a legitimate retailer be hazardous if installed and used correctly? :huh:
It has nothing to do with the retailer, it is about the pure fact that those Edison lamp outlets are nothing but garbage, and belong in exactly that. A garbage can. If you want to start a fire, use one instead of having a proper outlet wired in. Those pieces next to the so called two prong ground adapters should never be allowed to be sold, or should come with a warning of "Use at your own risk, and make sure your insurance is paid up.).
My intentions are to hard wire the permanent outlet. The light fixture that it replaces is in the storage room. What are those Edison lamp outlets good for then?
Nothing. It was something that was manufactured at the turn of the century, due to most homes had a single hanging fixture in places like kitchens, and housewives would use them to plug in a iron, so that they could do the daily ironing. They just have never gone away, same as quite a few other outdated items.
Again, you really need to read through the NEC, and get a good book on electricity. You also need to understand the difference of safe wattage of a lighting fixture, and total wattage of a electrical circuit. Two totally different things.
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