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Repair A Broken Electrical Box

Old Exterior Light Fixture

Water heater bonding on an electric water heater

Electric Water Heater Not Working

An outlet box in the wall with a broken screw hole

Broken Outlet Box Screw Hole

Swimming pool pump motor with two bonding wires wrongly connected to the bonding lug rated for one wire

Swimming Pool Bonding

Outdoor light fixture mounted with an indoor electrical box, duct tape, and caulk

Repair An Outdoor Light Fixture

A new attic fan with thermostat wired remotely

Attic Fan Replacement

Rust inside of old four gang electric meter base

4-Gang Electrical Meter Socket

Three-way switch wiring diagram with the LINE and the LOAD inside separate switch boxes. LINE power is delivered to the first switch by using a two conductor cable with a bare or green equipment grounding conductor. The LINE wire is connected to the "Common" terminal on the 3-way switch. A three conductor cable goes from one switch box to the other switch box. From the second switch box a two conductor LOAD cable goes to the light fixture or ceiling fan. The black LOAD wire is connected to the "Common" switch terminal and the two white neutral wires are simply joined together with a wirenut.

Three-Way Switch Wiring Diagrams

Three very old non-grounding type electrical receptacle outlets

To Ground A Two Prong Outlet

An attic view from above the ceiling of an installed fan brace and fan box with a Romex cable entering the rear of the box.

Repairing a Ceiling Electrical Box

Plastic electrical box with BX and Romex Cables spliced together without ground continuity and no cover on the box

Naughty Code and Safety Violations

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