Recent content by JayF

Not a pain at all sophiecentaur, I appreciate the comments. That is largely why I am doing this...hate having random wires around and not knowing why/where they go/come from. My first concern was to make sure they weren't live, and now move onto the identification challenge. If there is no...

Using the method suggested by berkeman I have identified both ends of one mystery cable, but several other ones are still unmatched up so I'll continue my search. dlgoff...understood and I agree 100%. Jim Hardy...I like that idea, takes that last bit of doubt out of the equation. Would a...

Yes, that makes sense. I'll give it a try when I get a chance over the next few days, and let you know if any further questions come up along the way. Thanks!

Hello all. I am not an electrical expert here, just know enough to wire basic things at home (i.e. switches, outlets, etc)...so please be kind. My situation is this. We recently bought a new house and have found a couple of mysteries. The biggest one is that there are several electrical...