Recent content by vwangler

Keep in mind that I live in the county in Alabama... the code is pretty far behind the rest of the country here. :shocking:

I completely agree, but yes, my house (with the exception of the kitchen, garage, and bathrooms) share 1 15 amp circuit for lights and plugs. I'm out of my depth here, so I've got an electrician that I've used before coming out on Friday to take a look, hopefully get a quote on some other stuff...

The motion sensing dimmer switch I'm using has both a neutral and a ground, and both are connected per the manual.

Pretty sure I'm the only one in the neighborhood with a TIG... and it's a little 180 Diversion inverter machine.

I apologize, I read 'model' as 'brand' obviously. I'd have to get back to you on the models.... because I naively threw the boxes/literature away once they had been shown to work. :sad: Thanks for all of the help thus far, I'm going to keep checking connections. Probably need to check both of...

Found 1 loose back stabbed neutral in a floor plug in the living room... has probably been that way since the house was built (7 years ago). The wire was far to crooked to have ever seated fully. I don't mind back stabbed receptacles, but it seems like this particular contractor preferred them...

Yea, just tested this... both of the lights/switches appear to work in all combinations.

Leveton

Well, there is almost certainly a loose neutral in the circuit which powers my living room lights and plugs. I plugged my vacuum into one of the living room plugs and the can lights dim until the load (the vacuum) stops.

The motion sensor has a single 60w bulb, and it does have a neutral connection. Neither of the switches should be overloaded, and neither of the two switches got hot then or seem to get hot now. Would a loose neutral (assuming you aren't talking about the main) cause both problems since they are...

I have a curious electrical puzzle for you all, and while it isn't strictly garage related... It is my experience that there are some very wise individuals that peruse this forum. About 4 weeks ago, I installed a Leveton motion sensing dimmer switch in the bathroom of my 'new-to-me' house. The...

I realize this is slightly off-topic, but just to be clear... regardless of whether the out-of-state vendor charges sales tax you are still liable to pay consumer's use tax in most states (including Ohio).