Recent content by Duemeister

Thanks Norcal. That makes sense. The house was built in 1992 and I'm sure that old stove was part of the original build.

Electricians - help me understand this. Some of you are saying that I couldn't have had a 240V connection running to an outdoor range. It must have been 120/240v. I think that is also known as "split phase" because one wire is a phase of 120 and another wire has another phase of 120 and when you...

Oh yeah, and I bought a roll of green tape to mark that ground properly. Probably never use it again. ;)

Mission accomplished folks. Thanks for all the great advice. I played it safe and just used the 3-wire for a plain old 120V sub panel and gave up on the 120/240V original idea.s (Did I say it right this time Norcal?) I bought some 4-strand 10-3 to run a new line but couldn't get it past the...

The original installation was connected to an outdoor electric range top and wired to a 30 amp 240V breaker in the main panel.

Good question. I thought it was a four-conductor when I was rerouting it because it is a thick cable. After I trimmed it and stripped it back I was surprised to only find the red-black-white in the picture.

I was afraid you would say that. :) This is a fixer-upper house. So I don't know where that ground strap goes. Dammit. I guess I'll have to pull a 4-conductor line. Seriously miserable in this situation. The work space in the attic is miserable. Thanks for keeping me out of trouble!

Hi folks. I have a different twist on an old maneuver - converting an unused 240 connection to 120. The 10 gauge wiring is black-red-white no green ground. I have a small subpanel with a couple of 120 breakers to step it down. But I think I need a ground wire to make it legit to U.S. code...

I need to turn a dehumidifier on and off when the door is closed and open. I live in Florida and the humidity is ruining my tools. I'm glad you solved your projector problem. Can you share your relay and switch information? I think your projector solution may work for me too. Thanks in advance.