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Multiple holes in exterior wall studs for electrical wiring

Our home in Toronto was built in the early 70s with aluminum wiring. Since we are doing a bunch of renovations we took the decision.to replace the existing aluminum wiring with copper wiring. The electrician has created multiple holes in the wall…
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Is it safe to screw into a single support beam holding up an entire house?

I have a (roughly 40 year old) house with a crawlspace, and then an upstairs above it - I believe this considered a 1.5 storey house. The upstairs is being held up by a long wooden support beam, and that beam is being held up by a metal pole but…
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Chipped material in all electrical boxes a cause for concern?

I live in a condo that was built in 1980. I've replaced a few switches and outlets around the unit. Every single electrical box is filled with chips of this material, and the wires are coated (either a little or completely) with what I assume is…
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Can I run wires from two separate circuits through the same box?

Can I run wires from two separate circuits through the same box, if one of those circuits is just passing through (no connections)? I have a switch in the basement which is currently wired to outlets in the room and I want to change it to switch the…
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Can I hook up IKEA light using red 14/2 wire?

I just uninstalled a ceiling fan with the intention of installing an IKEA light in its place: After removing the ceiling fan I noticed that the wire in there looks like regular 14/2 lumex to me, but it is red, I'm used to seeing white lumex: Here…
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How to deal with original home's leaded paint

I'm getting my baby's nursery ready and checked a paint layer that got exposed by another layer peeling. The under layer tested positive for lead and I'd like suggestions as to what to do. My wife called contractors (specialised in lead paint…
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How to run electric cables in crawl space

I’m redoing the electricity at my cottage, which is a house on stilts. The main trajectory of the cables will be from the breaker box, down in the crawl space (which is vented and enclosed only with plywood, no foundation walls) and back up in the…
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Do I understand my home's main breaker box?

[ I'm not going to touch anything in here without doing a lot more research, just trying to understand this as best I can, since I have several minor electrical issues including this one and the fact that the circuits are pretty much all…
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Can I mix AV and Power cables in the same raceway?

I've read that you cannot mix power cables and low-voltage cables (in my case: HDMI, CAT6, USB) in the same raceway (that plastic conduit that stick to the outside of the wall) But in every home I've been to, people have 1 raceway from their…
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Wired to Wireless Doorbell

I am looking at replacing my doorbell (original to the house, circa 1978) with something more modern looking. Now, the problem I have is that most of the modern doorbells are wireless. Mine is wired...and I can't find any information about…
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Does it matter which screw I use for wire connections on a series of outlets?

I wanted to know if it was okay to cross the wires on outlets that appear to be set up in series. What I mean is on the first outlet in the series, from the cable coming from the electric panel, the black wire goes to the bottom screw and the white…
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In Canada, are we allowed to have 240V and 120V outlets in the same box?

I am located in the province of Québec in Canada and I would like to know if it is permitted here to have these two sets of plugs in the same outlet box: These 240 Volts outlets: and these 120 Volts outlets: in this box:
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Smart light switch wiring

I'm replacing a light switch with a smart switch and after some reading here I think I have things straight but wanted to get a second opinion before starting in on it. There are 2 decora switches in the box on the same circuit; one is a 3-way but…
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Kitchen receptacle not working even after replacement?

The situation is the following: We had a microwave and a toaster oven connected to the same receptacle in the kitchen – actually, even to the same socket of that 2-plug receptacle, using one of these extender things: Now, I know that’s not…
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What kind of strain relief should I use for PVC conduit at a metal box?

The old owners left an unfinished electrical box that was the to be outlet for an EV car charger and I am thinking of gearing up to finish it( 3 foot run from the panel) however the only thing that is a little confusing to me is what kind of strain…
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