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I hate CFLs
taylorjjsam
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I have two wall sconces that are wired for GU24 bulbs. I hate those things and I don't want to use an adaptor to get an LED bulb using the edison threaded bottom. I intend to replace the sockets and need to know if I can use keep and use the original wiring for the GU24 socket. It appears to be threaded aluminum. The writing on the wiring is too small to read so I don't have any specs for it. I am uneasy about using wiring intended for a CFL bulb with anything that can fit in a standard socket for fear of overheating. If I were to rewire the fixture can I use 14 THHN wire?
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She is an engineer.
Because we can't give advise that has a very good chance at getting you electrocuted. If we had pictures and a full wiring diagram we might be able to help, but even then you're asking for trouble as the way it's wired and the way it should be wired could be drastically different.
Call a professional, buy the proper sconce, or suck it up and use the right bulb. This was always the advice given. Don't fuck with electricty.
And the child of a master electrician
Trust me: as a homeowner don't fuck with electricity or sewage, you'll end up fried or covered in shit (sometimes both!)
Call a professional.
Hey @Usagi, without starting up a new thread maybe you can answer me. Replacing my own wall outlets. Good idea by myself or no? Seems like modern outlets are pretty easy to install especially since the wire can often just get pushed into the back of the box. Or is this still a job for an electrician?
(Wondering because I'd like to replace an outlet that has gotten loose and the plug won't stay in anymore.)
Just understand the risks and take all the precautions.
Depending on where you live you are required to get stuff like that done by a registered sparky.
As fun as it is to be a libertarian and say don't tell me what to do in my house, if there are issues and you need to claim insurance, or if you sell you will run into issues.
Satans..... hints.....
Listen I'm not going to tell you not to work on your own house, but unless you've worked with somebody who'd done this before/is an inside electrician and you're reasonably sure that your house is wired like you expect it to be (hint, it's not), it's not worth the risk of hurting yourself/fucking up and burning your house down
This is a risk v. reward thing y'all have to work out on your own
Assuming you correctly rewired it and made sure to match up outlet types (aluminium requires special care).
Again, don't work with live wires, but everything else should be match A to A and B to B, etc.
Before you mention DIY again, go look up aluminum wiring.
I've done a lot of DIY electrical work, but reading up on aluminum wiring, no way would I touch that.
I'm so glad that my house has copper wiring.
But isn't that the point Usagi was making?
That a homeowner should assume the worst and just not touch it without a professional?
That breaker you flipped? Turns out it impacted this fixture but not that one.
I had a 1907 house. I'm pretty sure quantum entanglement and/or wormholes were involved in the wiring diagram.
Well yeah, that's why you test it before you start touching it. Fairly positive I mentioned that.
lick your fingers and touch the wire, or buy something like this thing.
Not endorsing you to do whatever it is you are doing because I didnt even know aluminum wiring was a thing.
http://www.amazon.com/5-Pack-GU24-to-E26-Adapters/dp/B008PES6VS
Then there's the "Oh that random switch on the other side of the house? Turns out it makes this thing hot again"
That's why for older houses I always insisted all the electricity be cut off at the box, and I do it myself to be sure. This has failed me at least once, but it works for the majority of homes. Super old ones like yours with a stupid enough person behind the wiring can still lead to a live wire though. Seriously, be super careful with wiring. Most house lines normally won't kill you, but they hurt a lot. Please note the qualifiers in that sentence carefully.
Primary neutral link? I'm not familiar with that terminology but you're still not safe if there is a connection to the hot side of the supply and a ground anywhere nearby.
Cloth insulated wires in our houses high-five buddy!
Specifically I need a few dozen copies of it so I can post it near things that the deckies and stewards should really not be fucking messing with.
Then I learned about Arc Flashes...
For those curious, a breaker works by separating two points of contact so the circuit is broken. However, if something bridges the gap this is known as a short, hence short-circuit.
However if enough power is running through a circuit, it can jump from one point to another. Ever seen two wires held close, but not touching and that lightning arcs between them? That's a mini arc-flash. Now applify that by a few thousand volts and a couple hundred amps and you can arc over the two points on an open breaker, while exploding it as well, sending shrapnel, fire and lightning everywhere.
Electricity is really fucking powerful, and really fucking dangerous, yo.
Ah, I meant primary live link. It's probably not the right terminology, but it's what my Grandfather called the main fuse in the house fuse box, so that's what my Dad calls it and now I guess I call it that too.
Shut down everything, no power to anywhere. Still test for leakage with a multimeter before you touch anything (I DO NOT trust voltage sniffers), but it means that there should not be any power anywhere in the house at all.
I've seen a situation where two breakers were supplying a house because it was a double family house that got remodeled as single family.
that was a good zap :?
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Yep, you can never be completely sure, hence the checking with a multimeter. Because volt pens are unreliable pieces of garbage.
Right up until they get a jolt from something their volt pen told them was dead, and then they move on to better gear. There are non-contact solutions that are much more accurate than volt pens but then I already own a multimeter, so why not just use it?