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Trap and pipe to/from is currently encased in concrete bench against exterior wall (about 8" thick at its shallowest facade), so that won't work (without removing concrete encasement). Location is outside of NYC, septic tank system, so not prudent to permanently remove trap. I appreciate all...

My neighbor's main house trap in the basement is against an exterior wall, cast in a concrete bench about 1ft above the basement floor. Problem is, the house is on a steep hillside and the basement facade in question is exposed (from top to bottom) to the open, so when it gets really REALLY...

The previous wiring situation was by others and was wrong and is now gone. Noted on the UF in conduit outdoors and I'll double check that is the case. Any input on the connection from the conduit to the outlet in the cabinet?

Westchester County, not in City of Yonkers.

Hi, we’ve a 1HP air compressor housed in a dedicated weatherproof outdoor cabinet (2ftx2ftx4ft) that provides air to our pond aeration system. It’s 240V and the cabinet interior has dedicated 240V outlets mounted to the inside of the wall. It was previously wired by just having an underground...

Ok, then I'll assume manufacturer is suggesting that I replace it just to be sure it wasn't damaged. It's inexpensive. Thank you.

Hi, The insulation jacket of my mini split's compressor (SeaBreeze mini split heat pump, model SMZ42H46ZOGX) was partially melted during a brazing repair of an adjacent valve. I tried to order a new one. Manufacturer said they're not available, but sent a $30 crank case heater cable instead...

Just closing the loop on this: finally got parts today. Apparently a strange disconnect between ordering and billing at the manufacturer where they said the part existed in ordering's catalog, but not when the call was transferred to billing department where it was not in their catalog...

Hi, I've been waiting for 4+weeks for my AC guy to get parts in from "the supply house" to repair my mini split system (SeaBreeze mini split heat pump, model SMZ42H46ZOGX). On Labor Day, I had him order a valve and it took until October 1 for it to arrive and then he installed. But then...

Just wanted to close the loop on this, I hope. Had an electrician friend come over this evening. We found one junction box in basement where this line connects to. We opened, undid the wire nuts and reconnected them. No idea if that was the culprit or not. Everything works like there's...

It's a tungsten bulb that was glowing dimly. I'll look for a loose connection at the panel, i guess......

Going off your suggestions: i used a lightbulb in a pigtail socket. Black to Green gives full/bright light. White to Green gives a barely visible/very weak light. Does this reinforce any theory?

Jumper is intact (just bad photo lighting). I disconnected the hot and neutral and turned breaker back on. I got: 121.1 V from black to green 121.1 V from white to green 0.88 V from black to white 0.0 V from green to the metal box. The green wire is bonded to the outlet, but not to the box...

There is no other outlet on this dedicated 15amp circuit breaker. I'm 100% certain because I oversaw its installation from kitchen to circuit breaker panel. It's a 3 wire (black, white, green ground) wire outlet.

Remodeled kitchen 3+years ago. Refrigerator is a dedicated 15amp line with NOTHING else on it, as per code of course. No earthquakes have occurred and no one has messed with the wiring for years. This morning the refrigerator stopped working but I figured out it still functions on another...