Recent content by delirium330

Hi all, just got done with the new floor and getting ready for paint (see first picture). Wanted to get some opinions from everyone on a few things... The floor is grey, black, and white with a urethane gloss finish so I was thinking to do a two tone paint job with a black stripe, i.e., gray...

I think all 4 at once should be good for the area of the garage I'm using it for. Looks like it doesn't matter what wire I connect the red to then. Thanks for the help.

In an earlier post I mentioned trying to get two new lights setup. I got the first one setup (Lithonia T5 Strip Light - 2 Bulbs) just fine. I unboxed the second one, which is a similar light but is double the length of the first as it powers up 4 bulbs. The ceiling can circuit only has a...

Haha, I must have been having a dense moment yesterday. Measurements are 3.5 (H) x 2.2 (W) x 2.5 (D) = 19.25. Seems like I may be a bit off in measuring, so maybe is a standard 18 box.

Thanks for all of the input, for what it is worth, the box measures 2.5in by 3.5in.

Since there is only one receptacle on this circuit then this junction would technically come before the one receptacle (on the end of the circuit). So I think a GFI here would protect itself and the one other receptacle downstream from it.

No keyholes in mine, but looks like a few obvious holes for screw mounting. See picture of that warning label on the back imprinted in the metal.

I just picked up a couple of these (had to order to the store through Home Depot). I was getting ready to mount and noticed a metal imprinted warning on the ceiling mount side of the ballast that says something like "Suspension Mount Only..." Is that referring to the hole that warning is next...

Makes sense and will do. When I tested this circuit, which I think I did thoroughly I didn't see any GFI on it. The circuit is the labeled as the "Garage" circuit on the main's breaker switch and after all my testing it looks like it is powering this transformer, the lights in the garage, the...

So after further investigation it looks like there is only one outlet running on this 20 amp circuit and it was installed after the home build as a dedicated outlet to power one part of the security system (as a power redundancy measure). It was a bit crazy going through all of the testing with...

Will do, I left the hole in the wall (and the wires) in the kitchen where they linked to the chime so might as well save the ones in the garage that link to the transformer as well. I'll just put a blank cover on the junction box and label it as you recommended. Any reason I can't convert the...

Is it still bad form to seal these wires behind the drywall if I confirmed that there is no voltage running through them and I disconnected the transformer that was powering them?

Cool, I just picked up a multimeter a few days ago so good timing. I tested the live transformer and it was putting out ~19.5 and the wiring directly above it in the picture was putting out .004, which I assume is equivalent to '0' in the electrical world?

Great, thanks for the input. By pigtail, you mean getting a small length of new Romex and splicing it in to those existing connections so the current isn't flowing through the new outlet?

Hi All, I recently swapped to a wireless doorbell and am trying to "un-install" the previous wired version. I found several doorbell wiring diagrams online and don't understand why I'm getting a voltage detection from all previously wired locations (after I disconnected them from the...