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  • Help Wiring a Switch with 2 black wires and one white

    Hi, can some one help out with this switch. We bought an older home and I’m trying to replace this switch with a TP-link Kasa switch (HS200), but when I opened I see there three wires going to the switch, 2 blacks and two whites... F111BE24-5FE5-4534-BEDA-3B02F8CBC9D2.jpeg 4125D611-5923-459D-A1ED-5E...

  • wiring cat 5e? wall jack(female) terminating to Rj45?

    ... the cable ends, (the wire just ends), and I need to put an Rj45 tip on that so that I can plug it into my modem. Do Just follow the same T658 b wiring process for the Rj45 tip? or do i need to do a 'cross over'?

  • How to fix this switch wiring

    ... Outlet.jpg . I will explain the problem here with the left side. I have a Klein sensor that shows me if the wire is hot. When I checked the wiring for the outside power outlet, I noticed that both black and white power wires were reported by my sensor as hot. When I traced the problem to ...

  • EV wiring question - updated!

    A buddy of mine just bought an EV that has a max charge potential for 32 amps at home (Hyundai Kona). His garage is attached to house, and the panel is on the other side of the garage in the basement. He is hiring a LEC. I am encouraging him to wire for the future, not just today, as I am 100% sure ...

    • Jerico
    • Mar 30th, 2021 6:30 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Wiring a humidifier to a furnace

    ... is water dripping to my sump from the humidifier all the time. This may be related or completely unrelated to this. However, I want to revise the wiring such that the humidifier only kicks in when HEAT is called (so FAN will no longer kick in the humidifier). Please see attached picture of my ...

    • Imperatvs
    • Mar 26th, 2021 3:58 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Wiring Home for Ethernet in GTA

    Reposting because it seemed like I was posting from a foreign IP: I recently got a quote for a cat6 install in a residential 2-story home in the GTA, and an electrician quoted me around $380 per drop, not including terminations ($80 each). That seems pretty expensive. Does anybody have an idea what ...

    • locomoplata
    • Mar 23rd, 2021 1:40 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Network wiring closet. It's amazing what one vent will do.

    I used to put some equipment in a closet - NAS + WiFi access point + external drives + stereo equipment + UPS. However, it got quite warm in there and I started getting errors with some stuff. So, I stopped using that closet and just left the stuff out in the open. However, recently I decided just t...

    • EugW
    • Mar 20th, 2021 10:16 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Wiring basement with cat6 cable - what to buy

    In the process of finishing the basement and figured might as well do the groundwork to hook some rooms up for ethernet while the walls are open. Also trying to get over $120 on primecables to get $20 off. What do I have to buy? Cable - I am looking at primecables solid CMR copper cable at $90/500ft...

    • tonnie
    • Mar 19th, 2021 9:20 pm
    • Forum: Computers & Electronics

  • Wiring Home With Ethernet

    We will be moving into a home we purchased soon that was completely renovated from top to bottom but no wired ethernet ports. The basement is finished with drywall ceilings. Does anyone have a good contact or service provider that could come and snake ethernet cable to specific areas of the home? I'...

    • Jagstyles
    • Mar 5th, 2021 9:51 am
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • [Home Depot] 75m Southwire Romex NMD90 14/2 household wiring - PM for $60.29 (Save $41.71)

    If you're in need of 14/2 wiring, you may have noticed prices spike over the last 2 months, and most acutely in the last 2 weeks. A 75m (246') spool currently will run you around $69-76 $75-102 regular price. Home Depot's current price ...

    • CalgaryBen
    • Mar 1st, 2021 11:11 pm
    • Forum: Expired Hot Deals

  • Wiring Question - Is This Legal?

    Can you drill holes through load bearing walls like this? Just to preface, this is not my picture, I found it online. I would like to know if this meets code in Ontario. It's a 2x4 16 on center exterior load bearing wall. I'm guessing no. I see no staples resting the wire snug against the studs, so ...

  • Need help with condo electric wiring

    Hello everyone, If anyone can provide some tips or guidance this would be great. I am trying to install smart switches and following the video instructions but I cannot figure out what my condo wires are? I have a volt detector I think I found out which one is the hot wire. It is blue. When I turned...

    • grumps312
    • Feb 4th, 2021 7:35 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • TPLINK HS210 3way wiring woes

    hoping an electrical guru can help, I just can't seem to wire this 3way switch correctly. Here is the wiring diagram https://www.electrical101.com/wpimages/3way-switch-wiring-diagram-nm2.png https://www.easy-do-it-yourself-home-improvements.com/images/xLarge-3-way-switch-3.jpg.pagespeed.ic.4M3S8JN4zX.jpg ...

    • philelmo
    • Jan 25th, 2021 1:35 am
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Attic Wiring for Electric Car?

    I have to redo a main floor ceiling in my living room and when I do it I'm thinking about running a heavy gauge wire through the attic to the garage for an electric car charger. It's a relatively simple run as the room is right above the panel, so it would just be a matter of cutting a strip out of ...

    • Capt.
    • Jan 12th, 2021 11:18 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Outdoor Camera - wiring help needed

    Hello all, I've been wanting to invest in a decent outdoor camera, found one on Amazon 'Nooie 1080p outdoor camera'. Works great so far but I am stumped on what I should do to plug it in. On my front porch the far corner has a post I can mount it to, and I have an outlet in the soffit. I was thinkin...

    • cyphon21
    • Jan 8th, 2021 12:19 pm
    • Forum: Computers & Electronics

  • Thermostat Wiring

    I'm thinking of replacing our house's old thermostat. Rookie question but why are there two wires connected to R here and how should the orange wire be labelled?

    • cmackie
    • Nov 4th, 2020 7:55 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Aprileaire 500m - Help with wiring to furnace board

    Hello, I've installed a Aprileaire 500m humidifier. I need help connecting the wiring to the furnace board for 24v power plus control based on Heat. I want the humidifier to only power on (Selenoid) only when the heat is running. I have my Fan to run 24/7 and rather ...

    • h3nry8888
    • Nov 3rd, 2020 9:41 am
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • delete.

    nvm: fixed it

    • DogeMusk
    • Oct 30th, 2020 1:20 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Wiring a booster fan to furnace

    Hi everyone, I've bought an inline fan, and added it to the ducting which supplies my attic. I wired the fan to the blower motor connections (neutral to neutral bar, and hot spliced into 'circ' wire). The fan engages when the furnace kicks in, but doesn't shut off when the furnace fan shuts off. Fur...

    • RexDevice
    • Oct 30th, 2020 12:41 pm
    • Forum: Home & Garden

  • Aluminum wiring

    I just purchased a home with no inspection with closing in a month and I just found out that the wiring is half aluminum and half copper. I heard stories about problems with getting insurance for houses with aluminum wiring. The seller was also adamant about removing the ...

    • danieldcc
    • Oct 11th, 2020 7:13 am
    • Forum: Real Estate

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