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Electrical Wiring in the Home/Expert Profile
Expertise
General electrical wiring, including but not limited to, residential, panelboards, control wiring, low voltage wiring, Heating and A/C control wiring, single and three phase wiring.
Experience in the area
I have been doing electrical since high school. I have been licensed by the State of North Carolina for ten years and am currently the Building Maintenance Superintendent for a municipality. I have extensive control wiring experience.
Organizations
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society.
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Recent Answers from J Cook
2009-11-20 voltage reading in one circuit:
Assuming this was a working circuit at one time, there has to be a section of damaged wire allowing the neutral to pick up bleed through voltage or a damaged device on the circuit. Start at the device
2009-11-19 Ceiling Fixture Wiring:
There is most likely a circuit feeding through this junction and also a drop down switch leg. Do you know which wires connected to the original fixture? If not, you will need to use a voltage tester to
2009-11-18 New electric range:
Very excessive. Locate the breaker feeding this receptacle to ensure it is of the proper amps for the new stove. If so, the new stove will have a four wire cord. All you need to do is turn off the breaker
2009-11-15 3-stage touch light swich not responding:
You need to check the rating on the switches. You may have overloaded them with the number of lights they are controlling. When the circuit is cool, they make work fine, but after being on and the wiring
2009-11-14 installing a subpanel:
The most common and thus usually the least expensive sub panel is a 125 amp main lug without a main. The breaker feeding this receptacle now has to stay the same rating as the feeder wire is rated for
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