Recent content by ellesshoo

Not sure who is being referred to in some of this so called market research but I'm definitely in the camp of keep the brains in the controller (aka switch), it will always be cheaper to have dumb bulbs and 99% of existing wiring is compatible with smart switches, not so with smart bulbs. People...

Come to think of it, they were. Best way to describe them would be to just try to imagine what a 2 or 4 button leviton/lutron keypad would have looked like had it been designed in the 70's (hell, maybe even earlier). I think you're on the right track, but why are the units labeled as ballasts...

I was looking at a house yesterday and went down into the basement and in addition to two very large electrical panels that were completely filled with breakers there was this other large panel that I have no idea what it's for (see pictures). The realtor didn't know either but he said one the...

32, over the last ten years have discovered a strong interest in electrical and mechanical engineering but no real formal education in either field. Biochemist for a pharma company in highly automated labs by profession. I get lots of exposure and hands on time with robotic arms and various...

"Proper terminations" being what exactly? For an attic-basement run, some kind of cable gland or clamp? I'm guessing most other runs will terminate at LV boxes.

I have another question, how should one handle the need to have wires terminate at different places. For instance, let's say I have a conduit running along a 2nd floor joist and then turn down to a termination/box ( first floor) but I need one of the cables to do something at a point in the...

I've searched all over and either I'm not using the perfect keywords or I find info that I'm unsure whether it applies to my situation. So here goes...   I'm planning to run some conduit for low voltage/networking wires that will go between floors (basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, partially...