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So one of the original GFCI's in the kitchen tripped last week for some unknown reason, and I think it tripped when it wasn't being used, but I'm not sure. My wife uses that outlet to charge her phone, and the other two downstream outlets are sometimes used for her pressure cooker. Since this...

So my house has nine GFI outlets and I have replaced most of then with new units over the years. But today, as I went around and tested them, I found one that failed, and is original with the house (2001). It's in a bathroom, mounted horizontally, and is just barely above the counter...

Back in 2022 I purchased a 120v 3,500 running watts inverter generator for emergency back-up power. In over twenty years I’ve never had a power outage last more that a few days. I want all of my 120v circuits to be operational (such as lights, refrigerators, and tv). Prior to this I used a...

Years ago I used a caulking product that was water cleanup, paintable, but when fully cured standing water wasn't an issue with it. I used it to seal cracks and minor pool deck issues prior to re-staining/painting the deck, but I can't remember the product name/manufacturer. It came in a...

During a power outage, I want to feed my house wiring (both legs) 120V, same phase. On the house I have an four-pin inlet box with breaker (to feed both legs), an interlock device on the panel, and an adapter cord that converts the TT-30 generator outlet to a L14-30 feed. What I'm concerned...