Paul Rosmann asks:I am replacing an old electric stove (3-wire 220) with a new duel fuel stove with an electric oven (4-wire 220). Does this mean that I have to go all the way back to the panel with another wire, or can the ground and neutral be the same.

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On June 18, 2009 SmartSpark Energy Systems Inc., of Champaign, IL recalled approximately 800 BattEQ Battery Equalizers because the equalizers can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard. The firm has received one report of an equalizer that overheated...
Topics: Product Recalls

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Chanda asks:I am trying to tear a wall down, but I ran into a problem. There is a black box with two thick wiring nuts inside of it. one is to the outlet on the other side of the wall and the other is to my ceiling fan and light. My question is, is [...]

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I launched a new website on September 1. However, I have spent the last 30 days working the bugs out of it. It is finally fully operational. There are a few more things I want to do to it and then I need to add lots of tools. This is the press release...
Topics: Announcements

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Jack Laponto asks:I’ve got 3 wires coming from a light sensor (red, black & white) and 2 wires + ground that come from my light. I know that I connect white-to-white and black-to-black, gnd-to-gnd; where does the red wire connect?Answer:The red...

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