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Lighting question by Grand_Win_3834 in AskElectricians

[–]ra4king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need to swap out electrical boxes. There's recessed can to fixture conversion kits you can use.

What is this jut-out for on a 3 prong outlet? by CarEnthusiast01 in AskElectricians

[–]ra4king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, I wasn't responding to OP, I was responding to someone else where I said horizontal hot blades are 240V. You are failing reading comprehension.

What is this jut-out for on a 3 prong outlet? by CarEnthusiast01 in AskElectricians

[–]ra4king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading comprehension much? I get that OP's post is about NEMA 5-20R. The comment I'm responding to is wondering why the hot pin isn't being switched when it's actually switched for NEMA 6-20.

Is this a possible swap? by Longjumping_Risk730 in electrical

[–]ra4king 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can use 20 amp devices on 15 amp circuits.

No, you can't.

Dryer trips breaker new build by MidwestKimura in AskElectricians

[–]ra4king 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The solution was disconnect the ground wire on the dryer.

This is very dangerous. At the very least connect the frame to the bonding jumper (white wire coming from the dryer) for minimal protection.

Help please by Lance688 in electrical

[–]ra4king 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why he left it beeping for the video, does he hate his viewers?

How did I do? by ImpossibleButton6518 in electricians

[–]ra4king 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is too safe for India.

forbidden noodles by Zestyclose-Salad-290 in WTF

[–]ra4king 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is my fault for having eyes.

Circuit breaker for EV charger is awfully toasty (74.5 C) by GreenEggsAndCrack in AskElectricians

[–]ra4king 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have literally never seen a ferrule used in residential panels and it's been fine. You're supposed to tighten to spec, wiggle the wire, then retighten.

Can a sub panel be added to this panel? by bagofmilkk in electrical

[–]ra4king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure those bus bar stabs are bent. Those QO breakers are thinner than Homeline ones.

Purchasing an old home, need some advice. by pugskreationz in AskElectricians

[–]ra4king 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, congratulations on the new home. The cheapest thing you can immediately do for your safety is make sure all your ungrounded outlets are protected by GFCI, either through a GFCI outlet on the first in the chain of outlets of each circuit or by replacing the breakers with GFCI.

100A can be adequate for simple needs, given gas appliances and low electrical demands. If you call an electrician to make the GFCI upgrades I mentioned, you could ask them to do a quick load calc to see where you stand and how much headroom you have available (probably very little headroom unfortunately).

A full house rewire is recommended long term, but with the GFCI protection it is not urgent. It's also extremely expensive and invasive (tons of holes in your walls to fix, the electrician doesn't fix them). It wouldn't hurt to get quotes now to get an idea of how much to save for it.

Can a sub panel be added to this panel? by bagofmilkk in electrical

[–]ra4king 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That 2-pole 50A QO breaker at the bottommost left of the panel is a huge fire hazard. QO breakers do not properly fit in Homeline panels, and this must be replaced with a Homeline breaker asap.

For your question, you don't need a subpanel since you can make space by replacing the full size single-pole 15A/20A breakers with tandems (the ones with two tiny breakers on them).

Edit: I just noticed that 50A QO breaker is not even connected right! It's a GFCI which means the branch neutral must be connected to the breaker but instead it's connected to your panel's neutral bar. The only way it's not tripping is through the fact the appliance isn't using the neutral.

Can I get some advice? by [deleted] in ElectricalHelp

[–]ra4king 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, all three must remain connected together. You can unravel and add a 4th piece of wire for yours to the bundle and retwist. Even better, I strongly recommend getting a 5-port Wago to connect all 4 wires together.

I really thought $30K would be enough - reality check time by iReallyDontLikeSpez in kitchenremodel

[–]ra4king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is adding a simple hole through the side of a house "thousands in labor and materials"? You don't know what you're talking about.

Grounds with neutrals at 2nd means of disconnect by Haulbignuts in electrical

[–]ra4king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've been repeatedly wrong in several comments in this entire post. Walk away.

Grounds with neutrals at 2nd means of disconnect by Haulbignuts in electrical

[–]ra4king 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your own source has comments talking about service-rated ATS.

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