neutral wire

Hello All - My ceiling fan getting tripped, to find which wire is fault i did the below test scenarios. In all these scenarios i kept all ground wires (Two green wires from bracket and Fan circuit & Copper wire from Ceiling) are connected together. 1) All hot wires (Black), Neutral (White)...

Howdy, I'm looking at putting in a couple of smart switches, and remembered after I got them that I had wired my old switches at the end of the circuit so I don't have the neutral wire extending to the switch box. I do have an outlet a few feet below the switches that is on the SAME circuit...

Hi, thanks for your help! I purchased the perfect light online not realizing it was a plug in and not a hardwired light. No big deal; I got a canopy kit and snipped the light cord at length to find two wires both clear plastic coated and with multiple tiny silver wires inside. There are 2...

I recently purchased an Extech CT80 Electrical tester because I wanted to go above and beyond to determine whether or not the electrical work I'm performing is safe (outside of using a 3 light outlet tester). This lead me to impedance testing on the ground, hot and neutral and I'm having a...

I was replacing my basement outlet and once I removed the cover I noticed that there was only a hot wire coming in. There was no neutral wire. #1) is this safe. #2) how can this work #3) how can I fix this?

I am installing a new entry way light fixture and it seems there is an unnecessary number of wires. It appears there are 5 hot (1 black, 4 red), 5 neutral, and 1 ground. Why are there 5 neutral and 5 hot for a single light fixture with only one light switch?:huh: Working with a contractor on...

I'm replacing a simple light switch with a timer switch. I've done a few of these in the past but I'm definitely not particularly experienced in this area. The box only has one light switch in there with a total of 4 wires coming into the box. I have 2 wires going to 2 screws on the old light...

I just purchased a GE wall timer to install at my Mothers house. The plan here is for the timer (which is located inside the enclosed garage) to turn on/off the outdoor lights thereby increasing her comfort in the home at night. I removed the old switch only to find I had three wires - two...

Hello all, I've been learning a lot just reading through over the last month or so. I see that under NEC 2011 a neutral is required in switch boxes. Since I'm replacing some wiring in a basement bathroom I plan on adding a neutral to the switch box. The wiring comes from the panel to a can...

I recently bought a home in Brooklyn, NY, and in the process of changing out a receptacle, I noticed that I had two 20 amp circuits sharing the same neutral. It's my understanding that this is fine as long as the 2 circuits are on different phases. What I don't know is whether my circuits are...

I just came across DIY Chat - it looks like a great place. I've searched around but cannot seem to identify what the rules are regarding a neutral path between two primary panels so I thought I would post my question. Here is my situation: I have 400 amp service (1 meter) (maybe 320 amp - I...

I need more outlets in my older condo and want to take the electric base heaters out and use that system to make outlets. Can I convert one of the hot wires to a neutral wire? If so how do I go about making the circuit work?