Comments on: Answered: Quick Question – Electrical http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/quick-question-electrical/ Renovating a 1920s bungalow and a cottage in Rockford, IL Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:38:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: shawn http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/quick-question-electrical/comment-page-1/#comment-929 shawn Sun, 11 Jun 2006 04:22:48 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/?p=37#comment-929 Typically, from my experience, this happens when there are too many things on one circuit. It could also be that you need to have your service upgraded; it really should be at least 100amp, though it's really dependent on the size of the house (among other things). My guess, though, is that there are too many things on the circuit. It's hard to say exactly what the solution is without knowing (and seeing) the whole situation. It may be a rather easy fix - i.e. there are two (or more - yikes!) lines going into each breaker and there are empty breaker slots - or it may be a complicated fix - i.e. there are only a couple main lines in the house and everything runs off of them, so everything is only on a couple breakers. It may be best to have an electrician look at it and let you know how involved fixing it is going to be. Greg, over at The Petch House posted a while back about how to figure out how much power you need: http://petchhouse.blogspot.com/2006/03/estimating-electrical-needs.html Typically, from my experience, this happens when there are too many things on one circuit. It could also be that you need to have your service upgraded; it really should be at least 100amp, though it’s really dependent on the size of the house (among other things). My guess, though, is that there are too many things on the circuit. It’s hard to say exactly what the solution is without knowing (and seeing) the whole situation. It may be a rather easy fix – i.e. there are two (or more – yikes!) lines going into each breaker and there are empty breaker slots – or it may be a complicated fix – i.e. there are only a couple main lines in the house and everything runs off of them, so everything is only on a couple breakers. It may be best to have an electrician look at it and let you know how involved fixing it is going to be.

Greg, over at The Petch House posted a while back about how to figure out how much power you need: http://petchhouse.blogspot.com/2006/03/estimating-electrical-needs.html

]]> By: geneva http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/quick-question-electrical/comment-page-1/#comment-928 geneva Sat, 10 Jun 2006 20:59:53 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/?p=37#comment-928 I had a guy to update my electrical box from fuse box to breaker box. Since doing this my light goes dim from time to time. When the microwave or any other item is in use it seems to pull usage away from them . For instance a small fan pluged in the living room on at high speed seems to lose power and go at slow speed when microwave is turned on. The refridgerator no longer works properly as well >please help geneva I had a guy to update my electrical box from fuse box to breaker box. Since doing this my light goes dim from time to time. When the microwave or any other item is in use it seems to pull usage away from them . For instance a small fan pluged in the living room on at high speed seems to lose power and go at slow speed when microwave is turned on. The refridgerator no longer works properly as well >please help

geneva

]]> By: Greg http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/quick-question-electrical/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Greg Sun, 16 Oct 2005 01:02:03 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/?p=37#comment-66 You can also get a 4 prong plug and box at the hardware store. The plug with cord gets swapped for the one currently on the dryer. The ground on the cord gets grounded to the dryer (there should be a green ground screw). Either way you do it it MUST be grounded. Get 10/3. You can also get a 4 prong plug and box at the hardware store. The plug with cord gets swapped for the one currently on the dryer. The ground on the cord gets grounded to the dryer (there should be a green ground screw). Either way you do it it MUST be grounded. Get 10/3.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/quick-question-electrical/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Leigh Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:58:04 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/?p=37#comment-65 An electric dryer runs on 120/240V (110/220V in USA). So you need 2 hots (220V) and a neutral which will give you the 110V. You also need a ground. 10/3 is what you need, plus the ground. The ground is grounded to the ground bar in your breaker or fuse panel, and also grounded in the box you mount your dryer recepticle in. Hope it helped. An electric dryer runs on 120/240V (110/220V in USA). So you need 2 hots (220V) and a neutral which will give you the 110V. You also need a ground. 10/3 is what you need, plus the ground. The ground is grounded to the ground bar in your breaker or fuse panel, and also grounded in the box you mount your dryer recepticle in.

Hope it helped.

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