Micah Haworth
Insufficient Electrical Outlets/Potential DIY Electrical Work
Hello, MN renter here,
We’ve been living in this unit for almost a year now and have had a problem with tripping a specific breaker for our unit. The circuit covers at least 10 outlets including the kitchen stove, mi...
Tom R.
House with non grounded outlets
A house I am purchasing was built in the late 50's and has several outlets that are not grounded. The inspector suggested I install GFIC outlets. Do I need to replace all non grounded outlets with gfic outlets or can ...
Garrath Robinson
To remove plaster and redo electrical
Hey everyone. I am working in my first b+h rental and its a house that has been in the family for 50 years and is in the fastest growing part of indianapolis.
I would say the plaster is in about 60-70% good conditio...
Mike Goikhberg
Electrical updates for 2 unit homes, AFCI, federal pacific
I'm soon closing on a 2 unit property in the city. The property has two separate panels, 150amp each. They are the older federal pacific stab-lok type. No AFCI. I plan to get it rezoned to multifam, and get the use n ...
Eric Wang
Breaker Box No Ground Bar
I have a older triplex built in the 1960's with no ground bar, only a neutral bar. I would like to add a new 20amp breaker and run new wires, what can I do about the ground wire? I'm installing an AC, so I would like...
Brad Smith
Leave old wiring as it is for the time being
Just bought an older house and have explored rewiring. As was mentioned in another thread, I'm thinking about waiting until winter time to get bids on the work because everyone seems to be swamped in my area (San Mar...
Michael Miller
Installing a GFCI Outlet in Vanity in Bathroom... Ground Wire Issues....
Yesterday, I was trying to replace a very old 3 prong outlet near the vanity in my bathroom. For some reason, the Green Ground wire came all the way unattached from the inside of the wall. It appears to have so...
Barbara Chevalier
oddly behaving circuit
Everytime I unplug anything on this one circuit it trips the GFI. Was going one for months. Now suddenly the GFI is humming. The circuit is not overloaded. Any thoughts?
Andrew B.
Electrical: Outlets Not working - no Tripped Breaker
Can anybody recommend any trouble shooting steps that I can pursue, before I call an electrician?
All of a sudden, all the outlets in my master bedroom stopped work except for one plug in one of the outlets (two plug...
Adam Moehn
Do you update electrical in your rentals?
When I'm looking at houses to purchase as rental properties, a decent percentage still have fuse boxes. Many also have all or mostly two prong outlets. I feel like a lack of 3 prong outlets is impractical for modern l...