Wall light switch occasionally buzzes when used like wires are touching
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05-03-14, 04:24 PM
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Wall light switch occasionally buzzes when used like wires are touching
Wall light switch occasionally buzzes when used like wires are touching. Should I open, examine and rewire? Would it help to post a photo of what it looks like inside? This is from a home built in 1966.
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Thank you, Ray; what does this mean?
Thank you, Ray. What does this mean?
"If back stabs move to the screws." ?
"If back stabs move to the screws." ?
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05-03-14, 09:15 PM
Backstab -- Connection made by inserting the wire end into a hole in back and the wire stays in place without the need to tighten a screw or something. The wire will rotate easily within the hole. While these connections meet most codes, numerous complaints about loose connections have been observed over the years.
If the wire is inserted into a hole in back but you must tighten a screw somewhere to get the wire to stay in place, then the connection is better than a backstab and just as good as a screw terminal. Here the wire will not rotate in the hole if the applicable screw is tightened adequately.
If the wire is inserted into a hole in back but you must tighten a screw somewhere to get the wire to stay in place, then the connection is better than a backstab and just as good as a screw terminal. Here the wire will not rotate in the hole if the applicable screw is tightened adequately.
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Safety gloves instead of turning off the juice?
I don't know what switch / fuse turns off the juice to this room. Are there special (rubber?) gloves that could protect me as I tighten the screws without turning off the juice to this room? If not, is it safe to just try the fuses one at a time until the right room loses power? Should I worry about shutting off something important that won't be rectified simply by turning the juice back on, like cutting power to the boiler?
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05-04-14, 08:38 AM
I don't know what switch / fuse turns off the juice
When you get this repair done you need to do that for every light and receptacle in the house and make a chart for your breaker box.
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How do I tell the 15 and 20 amp single pole breakers from the others?
How do I tell the 15 and 20 amp single pole breakers from the others?
