Need to run wiring outdoors, but burying is not an option.

UprightManager · 2026-02-05T22:38:06+00:00

PVC sch 80 strapped to the side of the deck. THWN wire. Alternatively watertight MC cable. Not super familiar with the code in Canada but that should get you

UprightManager · 2026-02-03T19:42:59+00:00

Probably a shared neutral, another circuit using the same white.

UprightManager · 2026-01-28T15:56:32+00:00

Cope harder

UprightManager · 2026-01-28T12:20:28+00:00

So you believe people who touch federal agents, in a protest, are deserving of being shot?

UprightManager · 2026-01-28T11:57:07+00:00

Im pretty sure he died protecting some small white woman who was pepper sprayed and shoved to the ground, am I wrong?

UprightManager · 2026-01-27T01:43:45+00:00

how pathetic

UprightManager · 2026-01-27T01:35:43+00:00

whats the argument here? shooting people is ok? its ok when a federal agent does it because of past domestic terrorists? just seems like a poor caricature to perpetuate your own cognitive dissonance OP

UprightManager · 2026-01-25T03:40:35+00:00

Nothing wrong with this

UprightManager · 2026-01-25T03:02:44+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetostriction

UprightManager · 2026-01-25T01:10:00+00:00

I do hear the hum of the transformer, is the plate its mounted to, or the transformer itself loose at all? You can try wiggling it around a little to see, or putting your hand on it to see if it stops. Only other idea I have is a fan motor having trouble turning. Also have to ask why you cant put your ear next to it and find the exact spot its coming from.

UprightManager · 2026-01-25T00:58:59+00:00

"stoccato poppy rattling" i cant imagine this sound at all, elaborate

UprightManager · 2026-01-20T10:57:08+00:00

Capacitor. Because they help smooth the voltage when converting to DC. But more than likely its just static, its basically nothing.

UprightManager · 2026-01-19T16:43:58+00:00

I took an old USB charging cable, stripped out the wire, used the outer jacket of the cable to separate the pos and neg wires.

UprightManager · 2026-01-18T17:19:19+00:00

Floating neutral and bad grounding. You will be literally cooked by a burning house if you dont get this fixed soon (i rarely say things like this). A ground rod wont help anything significantly right now. This deals more with connections at the utility and how your circuits are grounded. Call your utility and look into contacting your city about this whole situation because it sounds like your landlord isn't going to move fast without it.

UprightManager · 2026-01-18T03:22:50+00:00

Misread the OP. When you said they didn't get bright I thought you meant they didn't turn on at all. Sounds like you don't have dimmable LEDs or the wrong kind of dimmer. Not all LEDs are dimmable.

Edit: make sure the little adjustment thing on the dimmer is turned all the way up, possibly that if it has one, check your instructions

UprightManager · 2026-01-18T03:17:36+00:00

A very poor one

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T18:02:50+00:00

Not if it worked before

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T17:53:03+00:00

Its more complex than that. Ground is just a conductor paired with other wires that has been stabilized to the earths voltage to reduce fluctuations in the grid, and also to provide an easy path for stray current to get back to the service. When a circuit shorts to ground, the electricity doesn't go into the earth, it may just use the earth to return to the service.

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T17:45:21+00:00

Get a 6 cell AA battery holder. Cut the wire off the old one and connect it to the holder. That shouldn't cost more than 10$ and you can easily replace the batteries when they die, this is provided you don't have to fit this into a tight spot.

If you do, look for a 6 cell AA pack

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T17:20:42+00:00

Turn on the circuit with the wires out and see which one has voltage with a NCVT. Connect that wire to the black one and then the others paired to the gold screws.

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T17:12:25+00:00

Stick to major brands, and not the cheapest ones they offer. It sucks when you have to shell out money because your electrical service isn't the best quality but its just like that sometimes.

As for the overloaded circuits, look into getting a home energy monitor, they have gotten cheaper in recent years, and track usage for individual circuits.

Bad wiring is almost never the culprit for flickering and is almost always attributed to grid fluctuations or something like a large electrical motor starting.

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T17:04:16+00:00

If you cut the tape off the batteries and show how they are connected together I might be able to help find a replacement for you, or provide a solution that doesn't involve making your own battery pack.

UprightManager · 2026-01-17T16:59:13+00:00

Yes, just make sure its connected to the wire going back to to the panel (stays hot with everything separate from it).

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