Wiring: series vs. parallel - Fine Homebuilding
2008年7月20日 · Again, if by parallel or series you mean pigtail or sidescrew, its up to you. I think most prefer pigtailing. You can remove the receptacle without affecting other downstream …
wiring smoke detectors - parallel/series - Fine Homebuilding
2008年11月29日 · As a previous post said "the terms series and parallel or often confused and misunderstood". I my neck of the woods, line voltage smoke/fire detectors are connected to an …
Serial vs. Parallel Water Heaters?? - Fine Homebuilding
2006年11月29日 · A series connection allows for the maximum availabile amount of hot water. A parallel hookup could result in only one of the heaters supplying the majority of water if the …
Wiring a Duplex Receptacle - Fine Homebuilding
When a duplex receptacle is in the middle of a circuit, there will be two 14/2 or 12/2 cables entering the box—one from the power source and the other running downstream to the next …
Add to an Existing Three-Way Circuit - Fine Homebuilding
Brian Walo, a licensed electrician in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., replies: In this scenario, it’s probably easiest (and least confusing) to run a two-wire cable to the new light, connected in parallel with …
Wiring a GFCI or AFCI Receptacle - Fine Homebuilding
Feeding the circuit through a GFCI or AFCI receptacle . If you want to use a single GFCI or AFCI receptacle to protect downstream outlets, feed them from the “load” terminals of the …
20 amp vs 15 amp? - Fine Homebuilding
2003年10月29日 · For instance; I put in a separate circuit just for an iron in the laundry area. Here, there is only one outlet and I put in the 20 amp outlet/receptacle. Again, as I understand …
Square D vs Siemens - Fine Homebuilding
2006年6月10日 · Sq D list prices are meaningless.They are 4 to 5 times acutal selling price.It sounds like you are talking about the QOVP1 Value Pack. 200 Amp, 30 Spaces, 40 Circuit, …
Subpanels Bring Big Amps to Distant Spaces - Fine Homebuilding
Both of these factors depend on the size and the variety of the loads that the panel will supply. A subpanel that serves lighting and receptacle circuits in the same house as the service panel …
Wiring a Split-Tab Receptacle - Fine Homebuilding
1) Twist off the tab to convert a standard duplex receptacle into two single receptacles. 2) Attach the ground wire to the green screw; attach the neutral to a silver screw.