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Follow-up.... When a breaker flips, got to the box immediately and hold your palm against the breaker surface to feel for heat. Breakers are nothing more than a thermostat for the amperage passing through it. If the breaker is not hot, you may simply have too many breakers in the box. I...

My experience. I was a general contractor building residential homes for +40 years. I am not a licensed electrician. With that said I will tell you that some GFI protected circuits had particular problems. Generally the problems centered around refrigeration equipment. The Nat Electric Code...

Hello All, I'm a newbie to the site (well a 70year old newbie). A couple years ago I needed a vise for my garage shop and bought a vise off Craigslist. All I knew is it was old and heavy! I've been using it since. Okay, I started looking at it and found the following facts. It's a bullet...