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10-18-2020, 09:45 AM | #1201 | |
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I am not an electrician, but I've completely rewired the houses I've owned over the years. I'm used to the standard plastic residential boxes, 8/10/12/14 gauge wire. Somebody will know what they are looking at with the orange stuff. You should be fine, though. |
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10-18-2020, 09:50 AM | #1202 |
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I see your metal conduit comment now.
Thats an interesting code and definitely not how us hillbillies normally operate down here. You could probably connect the green wire to a screw in the back wall or corner of the box, if it's even there. But it would be a redundancy to the assumed box to switch connection your code allows for when you screw the switch to the box. |
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10-18-2020, 09:58 AM | #1203 | |
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https://www.familyhandyman.com/proje...20the%20dimmer. |
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10-18-2020, 10:00 AM | #1204 | |
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10-18-2020, 02:35 PM | #1205 |
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10-18-2020, 04:11 PM | #1206 |
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Do you have a Volt olm meter????
That wad of wire that wire nut is probably ground, or another one like it When you sell a savvy inspector will check that dimmer's wiring... |
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10-18-2020, 06:39 PM | #1207 | |
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This whole system also ASSUMES your small box conduit grounded system is properly grounded at the big box and that there is no stray voltage in the system or back feeding from a short somewhere in the closed system. Dairy farms and other livestock facilities prove time and time again that a conduit grounded system can do some weird shit. It normally reveals itself when the big box burns itself off the wall and the whole place shuts down. It's why I prefer the wire to actually go back to the bar in the box, even if it's just for my peace of mind. |
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10-18-2020, 06:54 PM | #1208 | |
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The link I posted and describes checking with a volt ohmmeter to make sure your switch wall box is grounded. It also describes options if it's not. When in doubt seek an electrician for peace of mind. |
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10-18-2020, 07:14 PM | #1209 | |
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10-18-2020, 07:22 PM | #1210 |
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For those that don't know use a volt ohmmeter and first check for voltage between the hot and neutral sockets. The gold screw on the switch is always hot and silver screw is neutral green is always ground, the small slot on a outlet is hot and large slot neutral. First check for voltage between hot and neutral then hot to ground, ground being metal wall box. If you have voltage that's a good indicator that you are grounded and ok to fasten ground wire to wall box.
Old houses with 2 prong wireing is always grounded at wall box. Modern home with 3 prong uses 3 wire cable one being ground. |
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10-19-2020, 02:14 PM | #1211 |
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Reached out to the builder this morns who confirmed the box(es) is grounded
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10-19-2020, 05:13 PM | #1212 |
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I am going to go out on a limb and say you have a solid metal conduit ground system so the box is the ground. There should be a lug on the back to run a strap to the switch or it will ground it'self. I would run the strap.
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08-20-2021, 03:05 PM | #1213 |
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Need help identifying this type of lightbulb
Guessing its some type of LED but didn't see anything like it at Home Depot or Menards They're outfitted in every bedroom I have |
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08-20-2021, 03:57 PM | #1214 |
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You may be better off just replacing the whole fixture. I checked Amazon and couldn't find anything resembling what you have
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08-20-2021, 04:00 PM | #1215 |
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Yeah, I've looked all over the Net and haven't found much. May just text the builder. They're less than 2 years old and in 5 different rooms.
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