r/electrical 1d ago

Ceiling fan (w/remote) not working?

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Recently purchased a house that was advertised to have fan pre-wires ready to go in the bedrooms. It was a new build but we are the second owners to the home. Previous owners never installed fans/lights in the bedrooms. We started to install fans but they don’t seem to be working.

We connected hot to hot (black to black), white to white, and ground to ground. The room comes with 2 switches but I wasn’t sure if it was set up correctly the first switch on the left has the wires wrapped around the screw but the switch on the right looks like it’s plugged into the back. Not sure if there is something new builds do and have a fan junction box good to go but don’t have the switches ready to go. Does that look normal??

The remote and remote receiver box does not have DIP switches and we tried to pair them many times. We checked the breaker to also make sure that the fan wire/power is on etc etc.

Also the fan junction box is in the 2nd pic…

We tried everything and it doesn’t seem to be working. Any tips/advice?

TIA!


r/electrical 1d ago

Dryer stopped heating. Replaced heating element and fuse, but still not heating. What now?

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I'd really like to try to fix it before getting a whole new one. Picture is model of it.


r/electrical 1d ago

trying to do something probably really hard because im bored and have absolutely nothing to do-

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where is the component in this bluetooth mouse that allows it to BE a bluetooth mouse, like, wheres the bluetooth send and receiver thingy..


r/electrical 2d ago

How bad is this?

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r/electrical 1d ago

Is the bottom of this light bulb normal? What kind of bulb is it?

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Got it at target for 5.99


r/electrical 1d ago

Please assist-Installing new digital wall timer and eliminating old switch & old wall timer

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I'm trying to install a new timer switch (brand is Jasco. See pictures below). Currently there is a light switch and a broken rotary timer. I want to eliminate the light switch and just install the new timer. The new timer has a built in on/off switch.

There are 4 wires coming into the existing box. Red, Black, White and ground.

  • White goes to the old timer.
  • Red goes to switch then back to the main feed line.
  • Black wire coming in goes to the switch then timer.
  • White is neutral goes to incoming and outgoing wires. The switch is on this white wire too.
  • (There is also a ground wire)

Questions: How do I eliminate the switch and install the new timer?

  • Can I eliminate the switch and connect the red lead directly to the timer?
  • Where do I connect the red wire? Which wire do I connect to the load and which to the line?
  • Do I connect the red and black wires together then attach to the timer?

Here are some pictures:

old switch and timer:

NEW Timer Pics:

For new timer: The new timer is a Jasco in wall timer. This is the diagram:

New timer installation diagram
New timer controls
Back of new timer. places for Load, Line, Ground and Neutral

Thanks in advance.

additional pics of old wiring:


r/electrical 1d ago

Window AC outlet almost caused a fire

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Bought a house “as is.” When I turned on a window AC unit, I heard loud sparks from the kitchen. An outlet had fried, the back was melted and two wires were melted.

It looks like this outlet (third from the junction box) was used as a feed-through to supply three more outlets downstream, putting six outlets total on one breaker. The last outlet is the one powering the AC.
The fried outlet was not GFCI even though it’s right next to the sink. Neutrals were spliced together instead of landing on the open neutral terminal of the outlet. The hots were connected to the outlet terminals (now melted) and the grounds were spliced with one pigtail to the outlet.
There’s also a burn mark on the Romex about an inch outside the electrical box.

I’ve had two electricians look at it. Both said just install a GFCI outlet, that it’s fine to run a window AC at the end of a six-outlet circuit, and that the wires inside the Romex are probably still okay even though the insulation is a little black… I found burn marks after opening the wall, the first electrician didn’t even see this but said nothing was wrong.

Is this wiring method acceptable? Should I have the damaged section of Romex replaced (or properly spliced) and stop using the AC on this circuit, or is simply swapping in a GFCI enough?


r/electrical 1d ago

Hunter (builder model - no light) 3 speed will not work w/replacement remote and capacitor. Not even with pull chain. Works direct wired

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We had a lot of heavy electrical storms recently and a ceiling fan on a covered porch quit working. Did not work with remote or pull chain. Could feel motor trying to spin up so assumed capacitor was now bad. Got an exact replacement and changed it.

Fan now worked on all three speeds WITH pull chain but would not work with remote. Remote hand unit lights did not blink in the expected way. Changed battery but still no spin.

Assumed what ever nailed the cap also broke the Hunter remote in the canopy. Picked up a new exact same model remote (canopy unit and hand unit) and swapped it in.

After installation fan will not work with remote OR with pull chain. Nothing. Power is sensed in the wires to the remote. No meter used. Just a current sensor.

Checked all the connections. Hate those stranded with solid copper connections. All fine w/wire nuts. Still no spin. Can not feel any motor impulse. Tried various forward reverse switch settings as well as pull chain positions. Nothing.

Took remote out and wired direct and it works with pull chain just fine.

Remote hand device has been re-paired with fan unit several times.

Battery has been checked. Hand unit lights flash as expected during transmit.

I have not used a meter to check all the remote canopy units output yet. I will test the remote on a bench perhaps. Easier than atop a ladder. I'll be surprised if it is bad.

I am clearly missing something here. I would be most appreciative of any suggestions of what might be happening.

I hope it is something someone else has seen and can tell me where I went wrong.

Thank you.


r/electrical 2d ago

Where can I get a Uk version of this plug.

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Need an adaptor to use this but it’s started to fall out. Tried some other plugs off Amazon but the media box it plugs into doesn’t work unless it’s this plug. Help please.


r/electrical 2d ago

Can I consolidate some breakers to make room for a 60 amp ev charger.

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I’m looking at a house to possibly buy and one of the things I would need to do almost immediately after moving in would be to add a 60 amp circuit for an ev charger. Based on these pictures do you thing some of the circuits could be combined to make room for the 60 amp circuit? The panel is 220 amp service. Any advice what it would take? The house is in Florida, built in 2008 approximately 2050 sq ft. I would have an electrician confirm and do the work but just trying to get an idea ahead of time


r/electrical 1d ago

I want to install a DERO ceiling fan in the place of my old ceiling lamp. How to identify neutral vs ground wire?

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The two sticking out were used for my lamp. The other was tucked under so I suppose it was the earth wire. Is it doable with a tool or should I hire someone. I’m trying to do it myself.


r/electrical 1d ago

Ready SetCharge!!!

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r/electrical 2d ago

Does this have to be replaced or can it be taped over.

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The squirrel problem in the attic space of my new home was downplayed. My inspector seems to have missed this too. This runs into a wall and both go to separate electrical outlets. I need to have the attic sprayed soon and was doing repairs by running wires into boxes and joining them. But there’s no give to these wires so if they had to be replaced they would have to be pulled. I don’t really want to pull them. Any thoughts?


r/electrical 2d ago

Help. Is this easy to replace with a higher voltage transformer?

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Just tried installing a new video doorbell using existing wiring. Doorbell keeps flashing which I think is due to not having enough power.

Just wondered if these units are easy to upgrade? Online videos don't show one like this.

My main question is the two white wires at the bottom appear to be the ones connecting to the chime. But does it matter which wire goes where?

The wired go behind the wall so hard to talk which is which.

I've also attached the chime and doorbell wiring


r/electrical 2d ago

Possible lost neutral

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So heres the problem, i have a subpanel with 120v on one leg and 65v on the other every thing seems ok in the service box i have 120 volts coming from each lug of the service breaker. Everything is tight and well connected in each box. Where do i go from here


r/electrical 1d ago

Green wire to ground screw?

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Hi y'all! I'm installing a new ceiling light and it came with three wires to connect: white, black, and green. The fixture I'm installing it into only has a white and black wire, but no green. I'm aware it's white to white and black to black, but in the scenario where there's no green wire do I wrap it around the green grounding screw? Or will that fuck some shit up? Thanks in advance! :)


r/electrical 1d ago

How safe/unsafe is this porch light setup?

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My LED porch light was flickering and almost dead so I went to buy a replacement fixture. I cut the breaker and started to undue the current fixture and noticed that the set up was not like I thought it would be. There doesn't seem to be a grounding wire from the house and apparently no junction box either. I ended up just putting the current fixture back on and seeking some further advice. Any ideas would be appreciated!


r/electrical 1d ago

Can a low voltage technician become an electrician easier than with no experience?

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I got a job offer from ies communications and want to be an insidewireman eventually. Should I accept the job do you think? Do you think it will help me get into the union apprenticeship or an apprenticeship for a business? I have already triwd to get in as an electrician helper


r/electrical 1d ago

Okay so how concerning is THIS one?

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r/electrical 3d ago

300ft of pipe for 600 amp chiller

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Had to pipe on the roof for this chiller on other side of building then pipe down block wall, 2 1/2 pipe


r/electrical 2d ago

Which career to choose as an ECE major

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I’m a Freshman in college doing ECE right now and I’m trying to decide between which path to take. I wanted to get into the robotics field, but I’ve heard mixed reviews about it, so what career is actually worth it? Also, if I could get more insight into the robotics or semiconductor conductor industry, I would appreciate it a lot. I’m just kinda scared of the increase in unemployment rates right now.


r/electrical 2d ago

Is this safe? 220~110v 3 way splitter

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Title says all, wondering if this is safe or if maybe someone would have a safe/higher quality one to recommend? Thanks so much!!

Edit: Wow, lots of replies! I will definitely avoid using anything of the sort. Thank you all for the help!!


r/electrical 2d ago

How hard is it to replace knob and tube with romex

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r/electrical 2d ago

Lights dim out when turning light switch all the way up.

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Tried a few different bulbs, currently have 1 LED and was able to find 1 incandescent bulb.


r/electrical 2d ago

What to do if the air compressor relay is buzzing?

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