Here's a weird one:

I recently had to replace a tv mounted above my electric fireplace. They were both plugged into the same electrical circuit (outlets are directly connected.) It had a power board issue, so I replaced the power board. It worked for awhile, then went out. Ok, not a very expensive tv, so I bought another one on Offer Up. It has worked for a few months, but I have noticed it gives an error code (blinking light) and power cycles, but ONLY when the fireplace is turned on. Different brand of TV, but the error code shows an issue with the power board.

For context, the fireplace has a 1000w heater on it, but also a small motor that turns a spindle which makes little fire effects with a few light bulbs.

I started to suspect some weird voltage feedback or spikes from the motor, possibly in combination with the heater.

Then last night, as soon as I started the fireplace up, a CFL bulb in a lamp across the room (same circuit) started to blink. I turned the fireplace off, and the blinking stopped. Turned it back on, and the bulb failed and actually started a small internal fire (inside the bulb.) It is not a new bulb, we have had it for many years so it failing might be a coincidence.

Is my fireplace generating feedback that is damaging my electronics? Or is this a series of odd coincidences caused by old TVs and bulbs? I am a licensed electrician, but I do not do much service work, so I am at a loss as to how to diagnose this.

Got a new place with a detached garage. This is the anxient sub panel in said garage. The main/meter going into the house is ~20 feet away. Is is worth trying to use this box as a basis for the 240v (specially need 18A) or starting a new lead from the main?

Open to the finished product being a standalone RV style receptacle if I have too. Need to feed a NEMA 20-R

*Bonus old breakers just left in the bottom of of the box

Worried about this being a fire risk. Any advice?

I have a stud detector (jaxwq) that has an electrical caution symbol on the display when I put it up against the entire wall that has the circuit breaker switches. I really need to utilize this wall space for hanging a mirror and a couple other decorative and functional pieces like shelves and stuff. But I don’t wanna die about it either

Should I trust this cheap device and stay away from hanging anything on this wall or how can I get a better more accurate idea of where is acceptable to nail or screw into?

I understand I wouldn’t want to probe any long metal beams through there, but a short nail or two should be fine right?

I need to get power to overhead lights and I'd like to know if it's ok to drill through the top plate of my garage.

Id rather not waste anyones time coming out if its fine

I've got electrical motor and I'm trying to test it with a multi meter to see if it's still good. Does anybody have any recommendations?

Starting a non-union electrician apprenticeship next week. I have been picking up basic hand tools here and there for the past several months and will pick up a drill and impact driver today. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for tool belts/bags/Pouches they like or any unconventional things that may be useful early on (outside of work ethic and a broom)!! I believe the contractor I’m working for does mostly new build homes, barndos, shops, barns that sort of thing. Appreciate the help in advance! (Pic isn’t everything I own just an attention grabber)

My background is in hvac so I’m not sure about this. I have 15-20 centron meters that all show an Er2 code which google says is a volatile memory critical alarm. Is this accurate? This started off as an excessive power bill in a vacant office space that has spiked in the last month. Space has been empty for 2+ years. I feel like if this was an actual concern that the power company would have addressed it.

Is this normal? It only has top and left holes punched out, but the previous bracket is installed 180° left and right from each other

I have bought one of these to plug an Xbox and TV into. The outlet is in a tight spot so I had to use this adapter. I presumed it’s fine bc fairly low wattage stuff plugged into it.

These are male and female waterproof connectors for the ignition coil on a string trimmer. For the life of me I can not find them anywhere. Does anyone know what these specific connectors are called?

Went to plug in heater and when I put the outlet in like the final few inches to push inside the wall I feel like a vibration in the wire to plug into the wall then it went away. I only felt it in my fingers really. Am I okay and what is this?

I have 2 wall sconces that are connected to a lutron Caseta switch (not a dimmer switch, 2 bulbs each rated for 100w). We just moved into this place and 1 bulbs was out in each fixture so I replaced the burnt bulbs with led bulbs with the same wattage as the working bulbs. All 4 lights worked fine - they turned on/off with the wall switch, lutron app, and Google home. The work fine until the schedule turns them off.

Next day I noticed they didn't come on with the schedule I set in Google home and wouldn't turn on/off with the switch or apps. If I unscrew one bulb per fixture, the lights come on. I screw the lights back in and everything works fine...until the next day when the same thing happens.

Any thoughts on what's going on? I know I'm not overheating the fixtures or pulling too much load. These are 4 bulbs that are only 8.8W each.