I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?

[stooges44]

Also, I only posted the ones from amazon as an example, I'm open to any type of led that would fit in the current spot and easily connect.

[CountValentine]

Also, I only posted the ones from amazon as an example, I'm open to any type of led that would fit in the current spot and easily connect.

They should all connect without issue.

[stooges44]

They should all connect without issue.

Forgive my confusion,

In this pic from here https://www.amazon.com/LED-Retrofit-Downlight-Dimmable-Equivalent/dp/B07K437SJ8




neither of those would connect to what I have:



So what am I missing?

[yos9694]

I'm not sure where they are going to but the connectors I see on the led are either the screw in type like a bulb or a connection with a pin that's different from the pin connection I currently have with the halogen bulb.

CV is right. You'll have to do 2 things here
1) Confirm that the wires in your picture carry 110/120V [It's not likely that those are low voltage but I'd use a meter or a Klein tester to be 100% sure]
2) Splice in the LED Retrofit

Let me be clear that I am not an electrician, so you want to consult someone about this suggestion to make sure this it up to code.

The suggestion would be to cut off/pull the wires out of the circle plate, as that plate is part of the halogen fixture. Then you'd splice in a bulb socket (buy in HD) and attach the retrofit. Retrofits come with 2 connectors (I've bought/installed many dozens)- a bulb socket connector and a quick release connector (so that you can screw the socket connector into place while the LED is disconnected). If you want to skip buying a bulb socket you could (in theory) cut the socket connector off of the retrofit and splice to that wire instead (while still preserving the quick connect release), but that's a modification to the fixture so you have to make sure it's up to code to do so (would be cleaner and simpler but safety code is a higher priority).

[yos9694]

Forgive my confusion,

In this pic from here https://www.amazon.com/LED-Retrofit-Downlight-Dimmable-Equivalent/dp/B07K437SJ8




neither of those would connect to what I have:



So what am I missing?

Definitely will need to cut the wires that hold the circle plate in pic #2. Optional to cut the wire holding the E26 adapter in pic #1

If you do just 1 wire cut, you'll need to buy an E26 socket from HD and splice it to the cut wire.
If you do 2 wire cuts, you'll splice the two cuts ends to each other

[stooges44]

Definitely will need to cut the wires that hold the circle plate in pic #2. Optional to cut the wire holding the E26 adapter in pic #1

If you do just 1 wire cut, you'll need to buy an E26 socket from HD and splice it to the cut wire.
If you do 2 wire cuts, you'll splice the two cuts ends to each other

Got it, thanks!

[CountValentine]

There is a high probability the pin connector goes to an electrical box/housing (110v) and is connected there. That is where you want to disconnect it and attach the new wires/plug. It is a pretty simple job, but you need to be comfortable working on electrical circuits.

[AussieMan]

GFCI reset in the bathroom trips every time I try to reset it. All floors bathroom outlets don't work. Breaker all are on none tripped

Does that indicate a faulty GFCI or something more serious. Been like that for over a year and never had any other issues

[Yo ssi]

GFCI reset in the bathroom trips every time I try to reset it. All floors bathroom outlets don't work. Breaker all are on none tripped

Does that indicate a faulty GFCI or something more serious. Been like that for over a year and never had any other issues

That's supposed to mean that there's a fault somewhere

[qooldude]

CMIIW that shouldn't mean a faulty gfci, rather that there's something shorting it somewhere and the gfci is doing its job of protecting you

[yos9694]

GFCI reset in the bathroom trips every time I try to reset it. All floors bathroom outlets don't work. Breaker all are on none tripped

Does that indicate a faulty GFCI or something more serious. Been like that for over a year and never had any other issues

Could mean many things but I thought of something you could try. A bad GFCI should not be reset-able. If the GFCI is tripping then it might be sensing a ground fault, and you can do a quick test of this. Unplug everything from all the outlets downstream from the GFCI and turn off the light (in case that's downstream too). With no power draw at the protected points, the reset should work. Plug something in and see if it trips. If it does, then it's a good bet that a ground wire is carrying current. A common cause of this is when the ground wire comes in contact with a hot wire inside the outlet wall box. You can pull out the outlets from the wall (breaker off), wrap the screws with electrical tape (3x), check for any broken insulation on the black/white wires, fold up the ground wire carefully and put everything back into the box neatly.

If it doesn't reset when nothing is plugged in or turned on, then I'd probably replace the GFCI to see if that's the issue. Process of elimination

[AussieMan]

Nothing has been plugged in for a while doing downstream.

So to keep things simple. Turn off all lights in the bathrooms on all floors and see if it can reset.
If yes, clearly GFCI is working and trips when any electrical current is running.
If no, most likely faulty GFCI?

There's a jacuzzi there as well, but as long as it's not running it would be same test?

[qooldude]

you can unplug the jacuzzi too (it should be right there behind the panel)

[yos9694]

If nothing downstream has been on or plugged in then nothing's going to change when you try this. But if there's anything at all that could be drawing a current, even if it's turned off, there's a chance that unplugging it will make the difference.

(Your lights can't be downstream because they're working, so I guess no need to flip the switch in this case).

I don't know if it's likely or not that the GFCI is faulty, but it's easy and cheap enough to replace if you're trying to diagnose this on your own.

[AussieMan]

I am pretty clueless how would I know what could be drawing a current.

4 outlets one on each floor not been working for ages.
Jacuzzi is off but plugged in - could that draw a current?

Lights are all working - this means they run on a different set of wires?

[yos9694]

I am pretty clueless how would I know what could be drawing a current.

4 outlets one on each floor not been working for ages.
Jacuzzi is off but plugged in - could that draw a current?

Lights are all working - this means they run on a different set of wires?

Yeah, unplug anything plugged in even if its off.  Nothing complicated

[Live N Learn]

ISO a smart plug that can handle a 20A A/C.

I found one listing on Amazon, but it looks to sketchy for me to believe it.

TIA

[Yo ssi]

ISO a smart plug that can handle a 20A A/C.

I found one listing on Amazon, but it looks to sketchy for me to believe it.

TIA

Link?

[Live N Learn]

Link?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P3KN1XS

[yos9694]

I'm shocked that you have an A/C that draws more than 15 amps