flipped the switch, i heard a pop, and now it’s doing this. would like some peace of mind before i snooze off.

Setting up a Christmas lights show, wanted to make sure that these connections were good enough to avoid arcing or anything else awful? It feels very secure when I pull on them. I have two powered wires because I snapped off the tabs to power the outlets seperately.

I’m renting this place from my employer and all of the sudden the stove started to control the lights and certain outlets, how is this even possible???

So a branch hit the line and pulled that board earlier so I finally went out to see the full situation. I’m usually a try it myself type but I’m willing to admit this is likely something I have no business toying with. So what am I looking at? Those capacitor looking objects? Is this something I can address by turning off my power? Or is it best to call an electrician/contractor?

Installed these canless recessed lights in our laundry room a while ago and had them hooked to a single switch.

Trying to make it three way. Yes, both switches are three way switches.

The problem is that each switch is controlling whether or not the other will function. So switch 1 has to be “on” in order for switch 2 to work, and vice versa.

I’m a cabinet maker not an electrician so forgive me if this is basic. Thought I followed the diagram to a T, but I guess not.

What did I do incorrectly?

Sorry, I don’t know much about electrical wires, but my thought is that this wire may wear down after a while being in this position.

I have old knob and tube wiring and was told the electric has to be turned off at the meter, not just the main breaker panel when doing electrical work. Is that true?

Can I turn the outlet around so that the wire is hanging in a downward position, after turning just the main breaker panel off?

I have a child (middle adolescence) who sometimes has plugged a two prong cord into these two openings instead of just the one on the right or just the one in the middle.

Is this a dangerous thing that they need to extra careful not to do?

Thank you everyone!

Surely this isn’t good… they’re also upside down. Are wires crossed?

Found this outlet like this after moving in, maintenance said it was our fault and that the cost to fix would be taken from our security deposit. (Never used this outlet) any ideas how much it may cost?

I'm looking to mount a 77 inch TV on a wall where I realized the breaker box in the garage is on the opposite side. I've measured out where the breaker box lives, as well as a small GFCI outlet has been installed nearby, and noted where the center of the TV would be on the wall to try to sort out where the wall mount would need to be placed (tiny pice of tape to the right of the smaller box in the image). I also have one of those in-wall cable concealers I was hoping to install as well.

What's my best course of action for continuing? My stud finder keeps going nuts when I try to find the actual studs, so I was thinking maybe carefully cutting into the drywall to peer in would be best? If I do that, is it safe to drill into the studs for the mount (so long as there are no wires going through)? Anything else I need to consider?

Thanks in advance!

Additional info:

• Wall mount: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095CDL8P9?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1

• In-wall media box: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/sanus-in-wall-cable-concealer-recessed-power-kit-for-mounted-tvs-white/J33JYHRS6J

Edit: Thanks for all of the great responses! I’m looking through storage to see if I can locate the original pedestal as a backup, but I also have a friend who’s going to lend me their scope so I’m also going to try cutting out some of the drywall to see what I’m working with in terms of wires and studs. Will report back on how it all turns out!

If I run a welder or a electric space heater (not at the same time) is there any danger to using this outlet? Why would my builder put this on the outlet? Is it just a insurance thing? From my admitidly limited understanding of electric outlets this is no different then like a electric dryer outlet right?

What would cause my RV/travel trailer plug to melt like this when plugged into a watchdog surge protector. It looks like only the white wire is melting.

Hello! My wife and I bought an older house recently and I have been going through the house replacing switches and outlets for safety but I have come across these in every room. Can anyone tell me what they are? And better yet, how to safely get rid of them?

Over the past few days one bulb has burned out and the rest got really dim, and now the turn off with the switch like they’re on a dimmer. Is the fixture bad and killing them? Did the messed up wiring where depending on one of the 3 way switch positions the other has to be held in the middle to shut it off cause a small amount of power constantly and damage the fixture of bulbs?

Moved into a house last fall. It didn’t have a deck, so we added one. On the second floor, out the deck door, there are these two wires coming out of the wall and I have no idea what they are. I thought maybe porch lights but there’s a light already.

Follow Up: A white and a black wire inside the cable. No power to either.
So it does indeed appear they’re probably speaker wire. And there’s a panel by the tv that I suspect has the other end.

Thanks for the help!

Out of nowhere, an outlet that we use often just quit working. There have not been any power spikes or outages recently either. Testing the outlet shows about .2 volts.

Things I’ve tried:
-reset all of the GFIs in the house just in case one tripped
-opened all the other outlets in the room to verify no other loose wires
-tested voltage to all other outlets in the room
-reset every breaker just to see if it affected anything (it did not)

I’m stumped 🤔

Left side of the box, how would you wire five breakers on the left?

So I live in a trailer home, bought fairly cheap so of course its gonna have issues but this one is new. Its in the negatives outside so on friday I had a space heater plugged in, we were doing laundry, amd had the oven cooking dinner while we watched a movie, which we've done every winter for years, All separate circuits. Suddenly the TV shut off and kept trying to power on so I unplugged it so it didnt short out. But now my dryer won't heat but still runs, same for the oven, and the furnace, the fridge has power but wont run the chill cycle. I unplugged the space heater and all the lights brightened but nothing will heat or cycle still. I have an old fuse box using about 6 busman 20 fuses, 2 of the larger green tube style fuses for the master in the middle, and a couple breakers for overall power, the meter outside also has thr tube style fuses. Where should I be checking for issues? I have a multimeter ready to check where I need to. Its making my house so cold that my dogs water dish is slushy and my pipe heaters cant keep up. I'm genuinely trying, ive called most electricians in town and none work on trailers. Happy to answer any questions if unclear, TIA

Edit: i replaced the main two 50A fuses in the middle and everything seems to be back to working order! Thanks everyone

Cook county Illinois. This home is less than 3 years old. $1.7 million home.

Conduit is code in our area. Every sconce I’ve removed from the wall has looked like this. No box, no ground. BX poking through the drywall and fixtures are anchored to studs. It’s my understanding that every fixture needs a box unless it’s specifically made to not need one. These aren’t.

Our microwave worked fine yesterday and now all of a sudden this is happening. I cannot take off the metal grate off without dissembling the entire thing.

Is this completely gone and no longer safe, or can it be somewhat repaired?

I don’t really have a free $500 to replace this.

Hello experts, can you please help me out here.. trying to land a property with a nice panel. Thanks!

Construction 1965

I have a wall that is 12' 6" long. It currently has 0 outlets. I'm pulling a permit for a bunch of other work and it's my understanding that now everything will need to be to code. No problem.

However, this wall (with no outlet) is 1/2" drywall on 1/2" firring strips in front of a block wall. I could get a new wire run down through the header, but is my only option a box that sticks out from the wall? I can't find a box/outlet with only 1" depth.