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I am replacing a door bell transformer to support a video doorbell. Typically the ground wire is green, but for this home, I can’t tell which wire from the wall is the ground. I think it’s the thinner brown wire but wanted to be sure:

New homeowner here and weekend DIYer. Changing some light fixtures in my house and in my plastic box there is one hot wire and one neutral, but the bare copper ground wire appears to be screwed to the box. To attach the ground wire from the fixture, should I unscrew this wire that is in the box...

How to I properly ground this? This gfci is on its own breaker directly from the panel. Can I cut the ground after the green screw in the box and tie all three grounds together with a wire nut? I am a beginner for sure! Thanks!

I'm about to install a 100 amp subpanel directly next to a main panel to be used as a generator panel during power outages. I'll connect the two with probably a foot of 2" conduit and run the 100A feeders along with the dedicated circuits through that into the sub. I plan to splice extensions...

I am switching a 4 prong cord for 3 prong cord as the house we just moved into has only 3 prong plug I just want to make sure I have proper ground for this cord... it seems straight forward but the 4 prong cord I am removing does not look like it was installed very well... (nuts were loose) but...

Hi Everyone, hoping someone with some electrical expertise can help us out here, because we are completely at a loss. So...... Basically, when doing an EMF reading of our home, we found that the ground wire coming from the Main electrical panel was reading an insane 900 Milligaus. For some...

I am looking at doing 2 things. 1 change my home grounding from the water pipe to ground rods. 2 setup a amateur radio station with proper grounding. this means i will have to add several ground rods, run ground wire around my house to attach to the new electrical ground. i will have 2 masts...

Hi, I'm planning to run some EMT conduit sleeves with romex to protect the romex from one wall to another wall. I'm also planning on running some (separate) EMT and metallic raceway for ethernet cables. (NEC does not require the EMT sleeves to be grounded and I am unsure whether the EMT and...

I'm putting in service wiring for a new heat pump unit and a nearby hot tub enclosure. Two 50 amp circuits plus one 20 amp circuit for a couple outlets by hot tub for lights, stereo, etc. The power is coming from an indoor 200 amp main panel. I am planning a large conduit inside the wall to an...

I would like to verify some information I was taught today by an experienced electrician. I asked him:"If I have three wires which I don't know which is which -- and the colors of the wires don't help -- how can I identify what's what?" To identify live: which wire lights the tester. Now with...

This is my first post, so hopefully I am following the proper etiquette. I am trying to install an automatic 3-way timer switch (Honeywell PLS750C) and had a question about what to do with an unused ground wire. The area that I am working in is a 2 gang box with two separate 3-way switches...

I just purchased a re-sale light fixture. When I looked at it, it has what looks like an extension cord but no ground wire. It requires 2-40 watt max lights. There is no smooth / ribbed wire as I've seen before. Should I be ok to connect black and white to the existing wire on the light...

Well I found out that there isn't a ground wire running from my breaker box to the incoming water supply pipe. This sounds like something I can do myself but I can't find anything online about how exactly to go about this (how to make the bond, type of wire to use, where exactly to connect it...

Hi, I hope this is a simple question. I am replacing a dimmer switch and when I pulled out the old switch I saw that the ground wire was not connected. There were two ground wires in the back of the box that were connected in a wire nut. When I put in the new switch I would like to ground...

Hello, I have started a new hobby of refurbishing antique light fixtures. I am currently working with a three-wire, cloth-covered pendant wire (black, white, green), but the new socket (a vintage replica) does not have a place to connect the ECG - at least not one I can identify. So, I need to...

I was in my attic today doing some work when I noticed a bare twisted copper wire that ran along a ceiling joist. All along it was charred wood and charred fiberglass insulation. Luckily the fire it caused did not sustain itself and I was able to find the problem. I then traced the wire and...

Hi. I purchased a used GE 715 potscrubber dishwasher and just completed the electrical hook-up. I'd like to get a confirmation that I have done it correctly before I plug it in. I purchased a 4ft long dishwasher power cable from home depot. The end wires were Green (ground), White (neutral)...

One of my light switches in my bathroom is not working so I am looking to replace all three (Vanity, Fan, Fan Light). All the old switches are single pole without ground screws. My question concerns the ground wire. The old switches did not have individual grounds connected to the screws on the...

Trying to hang a chandelier in my daughter's room but having problems. My husband tried hanging a different one in her room last week but something went wrong and sparks were flying in the room and the circuits were tripped. I turned them back on and got a new chandelier. Today, I attempted it...

I have a pair of antique, 2-arm, brass sconces that were handed down from my wife's great-grandfather, and have 2 questions about mounting and wiring. WIRING The sconces have been recently rewired for electric, with a rotary switch in the middle. The electrician is coming in to install boxes...