Id rather not waste anyones time coming out if its fine

Got a new place with a detached garage. This is the anxient sub panel in said garage. The main/meter going into the house is ~20 feet away. Is is worth trying to use this box as a basis for the 240v (specially need 18A) or starting a new lead from the main?

Open to the finished product being a standalone RV style receptacle if I have too. Need to feed a NEMA 20-R

*Bonus old breakers just left in the bottom of of the box

What is the purpose of this box? There is no holes that allow a cord inside. What is the purpose of the clear space?

Here's a weird one:

I recently had to replace a tv mounted above my electric fireplace. They were both plugged into the same electrical circuit (outlets are directly connected.) It had a power board issue, so I replaced the power board. It worked for awhile, then went out. Ok, not a very expensive tv, so I bought another one on Offer Up. It has worked for a few months, but I have noticed it gives an error code (blinking light) and power cycles, but ONLY when the fireplace is turned on. Different brand of TV, but the error code shows an issue with the power board.

For context, the fireplace has a 1000w heater on it, but also a small motor that turns a spindle which makes little fire effects with a few light bulbs.

I started to suspect some weird voltage feedback or spikes from the motor, possibly in combination with the heater.

Then last night, as soon as I started the fireplace up, a CFL bulb in a lamp across the room (same circuit) started to blink. I turned the fireplace off, and the blinking stopped. Turned it back on, and the bulb failed and actually started a small internal fire (inside the bulb.) It is not a new bulb, we have had it for many years so it failing might be a coincidence.

Is my fireplace generating feedback that is damaging my electronics? Or is this a series of odd coincidences caused by old TVs and bulbs? I am a licensed electrician, but I do not do much service work, so I am at a loss as to how to diagnose this.

I’ve just bought a condense dryer and my plan was to have it in the cupboard and run it with the door open so it’s well ventilated and run a lead to the socket but after googling and ChatGPT I’ve found out that it’s a hazard. It says I might need an electrician to install a new outlet?

Is the safety risk that it’ll overheat and explode? We live very rurally and have a 7 month old! I’ve been wanting one for ages because it makes life so much easier but now maybe I won’t even be able to use it…

It’s only really for occasional use and I wouldn’t ever leave the cable out unattended etc or put anything on top of it

Good day all,

A little background, which may be unnecessary but I want to share anyway (skip to TLDR if you want): I'm moving soon, and my new apartment complex has an offer that you can do one free unit switch before you move in, so I've been periodically checking the website for potentially better units. Last night, I found one that:

• Has the same layout as the one I already signed up for
• Is $160 less per month
• Offers a free month's rent
• Has a better view
• Will be quieter as it's less affected by highway traffic

But! ... It's right across the street from a medium-sized electrical substation (pic attached if you want to see the equipment). My living room window is about 40-50 feet from the equipment.

I've heard all sorts of opinions on substations. I've heard that the studies generally don't claim that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between living near a substation and developing terrible diseases, but I'm still hesitant because:

• Health studies cost millions, so it's unlikely that people would want to spend those millions unless they think they will get a return on their investment, and a conclusion that substations cause disease is unlikely to return any investment. In fact it's more likely the opposite
• There have been a bunch of other things that scientists claim are healthy until the proof becomes undeniable, such as cigarettes, lead-based paint, etc.
• Our bodies are mostly water, and they also include electrons, neurons, and all that other jazz, so my intuition tells me that this highly charged electronic stations can mess with our bodies in bad ways

With this said, I understand we're surrounded by electricity and magnetic waves and all that stuff all the time, and perhaps a cell phone could be more powerful in some regards than a substation (is that true? I have no clue, pardon my ignorance).

My health is more important than money or anything else, but I elected to switch apartments to live across from the substation anyway, and I feel a bit silly and scared right now.

What are your thoughts? Should I be worried? Should I stay on the lookout for signs? Should I get an EMF reader (or whatever it's called) for reassurance? Is there evidence supporting short-term exposure vs long-term exposure?

Anything you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

TLDR: Is living within 50 feet of a medium-sized electrical substation bad or potentially bad for your health?

Ok so I’m not an electrician but I’m a tradesmen. So I have very very basic knowledge. Here goes

1. Power went out for the street

2. Power came back on but only 2 kitchen plugs and oven hood not working now.

3. I’m 99% sure they are linked to a gfci in the guest bathroom but I have since reset them and even replaced one.

4. I’ve replaced the breaker.

5. I’ve undone every plug I can think of and checked wires and tightened stuff.

6. Multimeter was reading like 110 on them yesterday but now they aren’t hot at all.

I’m good with my hands and diy but should I just call an electrician at this point?

Thank you for any help.

I've got electrical motor and I'm trying to test it with a multi meter to see if it's still good. Does anybody have any recommendations?

Worried about this being a fire risk. Any advice?

The house I bought recently, have to replace some light switches, they seem to have some back stab wiring in it but no release mechanism.

Any idea how I get the wire out since I don't have much wire to work with, so I would rather not cut the wire.

Also why would this switch be wired like this (single phase) with the wire connected to the screw and the other wire connected to the back stab terminal?

Do I need clamp here for this SER? If yes, can I use the one on the second picture? That’s the only one I found in stock nearby
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I have a stud detector (jaxwq) that has an electrical caution symbol on the display when I put it up against the entire wall that has the circuit breaker switches. I really need to utilize this wall space for hanging a mirror and a couple other decorative and functional pieces like shelves and stuff. But I don’t wanna die about it either

Should I trust this cheap device and stay away from hanging anything on this wall or how can I get a better more accurate idea of where is acceptable to nail or screw into?

I understand I wouldn’t want to probe any long metal beams through there, but a short nail or two should be fine right?

I need to get power to overhead lights and I'd like to know if it's ok to drill through the top plate of my garage.

Can someone identify this type of EMT? And what is the best way of cutting into it? It's not round, it's rectangular and I have a project where I have to cut into 74 of these.

Currently. This wire is used for a 3-way light switch that operates a plug outlet in a 1990-build exterior motel. I want to disable the outlet and put can lighting in the room instead, but I am having difficulty cutting into this cable. Snips risk grazing the wire itself, any advice will help.

I even took it to my local City Electric Supply and they had never seen this type of wire.

Starting a non-union electrician apprenticeship next week. I have been picking up basic hand tools here and there for the past several months and will pick up a drill and impact driver today. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for tool belts/bags/Pouches they like or any unconventional things that may be useful early on (outside of work ethic and a broom)!! I believe the contractor I’m working for does mostly new build homes, barndos, shops, barns that sort of thing. Appreciate the help in advance! (Pic isn’t everything I own just an attention grabber)

This 240 (partly)MC cable is for a pump out in a lake. It is connected to a ground-fault breaker. The jacket seems to stop when it enters the wall. It's possible they removed a section of jacket to accomodate installing a shelf (now removed). Should I just not worry about it? I cannot really tell if the jacket continues deeper in the insulation.

I have this Belmont heater that’s not currently turn on but it keeps making the ticking noise like you turn on the timer all the time. Anyone know how to turn it off. The plug is also not available I think it is connected to the wall.

Changing my light switch to a different one. My new light switch is Com L1 and L2. The full brown one has just came out the L hole. Does that go into the Com hole on the other one and then the blue one with a brown sleeve go into L1 on the new one ?