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  0 Thread: Electrical service?: combing 2
Post: RE: Electrical service?: combing 2
In my car waiting for wife, but these are some of the costs off the top of my head.... 200' of feeder (mhf 2-2-2-4) @3.87 = 774 90 amp breaker at main =45 Lug for neutral = 6 2" conduit for inte...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 2 239 08-17-2023, 10:55 PM
  0 Thread: Hitachi/Metabo Miter Saw won't stay Square
Post: RE: Hitachi/Metabo Miter Saw won't stay Square
Whether the saw has slop may not be an issue.  Maybe you can use the technique many users of cheaper radial arm saws have employed and advocated by Jon Eakes in his book. If anything has worn it will...
 srv52761 Woodworking Power Tools 6 528 08-10-2023, 12:07 PM
  0 Thread: 50a overhead to garage sub-panel ???'s
Post: RE: 50a overhead to garage sub-panel ???'s
Have never run overhead, but it should be a simple look up in the NEC handbook. Wrt running ground to the main or separate ground rods… yes, and probably. Sub panels have needed a 4-wire feed for ...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 1 219 07-17-2023, 10:42 PM
  0 Thread: GFCI in a Two-wire Receptacle
Post: RE: GFCI in a Two-wire Receptacle
Snipe Hunter Wrote: (04-19-2023, 05:53 PM) -- I believe it was adopted in 2018. I do inspections in a town where just about all the houses are early 1900's. Most of the homes have been rewired and re...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 12 1,132 04-19-2023, 09:36 PM
  0 Thread: Rid house of old electronics/electricals?
Post: RE: Rid house of old electronics/electricals?
Check with charities.  We had several in our area (within 40 miles) that took old electronics, removed anything salvageable and sold it.  Assumed they were able to dispose of the left-overs legally.  ...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 8 841 01-24-2023, 11:09 AM
  0 Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
Not sure where you live, but regardless,  1. Insulate… under the slab. My previous life I was an energy manager for a school district. Since 2009 all our school construction projects have started ...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 17 1,588 01-15-2023, 03:01 PM
  0 Thread: How can this be a shop tip?
Post: RE: How can this be a shop tip?
tomsteve Wrote: (01-09-2023, 04:48 PM) -- tip to beginners: to keep you pencils sharper longer, get a hand crank pencil sharpener. a few cranks and viola- sharp pencil! :D --   Uhhh, this is a wood...
 srv52761 Woodworking 12 1,574 01-12-2023, 11:53 AM
  0 Thread: Shop Lighting
Post: RE: Shop Lighting
Tapper Wrote: (10-28-2022, 11:00 AM) -- Finishing out my attached garage and have roughed-in the electrical for nine 4' ceiling light fixtures. Garage is ~28'x28' with 8' ceiling, two 8' garage doors...
 srv52761 Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,231 10-28-2022, 06:33 PM
  0 Thread: Handrail to basement
Post: RE: Handrail to basement
Probably.  But I sometimes have had issues with concrete crumbling both during installation and from vibration during use. Another option is to drill to fit and then use an expoxy made for anchorin...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 11 1,505 08-02-2022, 10:32 AM
  0 Thread: Heat and AC
Post: RE: Heat and AC
iublue Wrote: (07-26-2022, 06:48 AM) -- I live in north central Indiana.  I thought my location was in my profile but I see it isn't and I can not find a way to add it to my profile.  Sorry. The s...
 srv52761 Woodworking 13 1,628 07-26-2022, 08:46 AM
  0 Thread: Heat and AC
Post: RE: Heat and AC
iublue Wrote: (07-21-2022, 12:31 PM) -- It is getting close to the slab being poured for my new shop so I need to get my ducks in a row for heat and AC. Because of the cost of wood, I went with a me...
 srv52761 Woodworking 13 1,628 07-25-2022, 10:47 AM
  0 Thread: lights installed in ceiling before or after drywall?
Post: RE: lights installed in ceiling before or after dr...
mound Wrote: (06-20-2022, 09:28 AM) -- … Or, since there are plenty of options for recessed LED that don't need actual cans and can just clip into the drywall with a little box that will fits behind...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 17 3,594 06-29-2022, 11:00 PM
  0 Thread: Laminating Plywood for Bench Top
Post: RE: Laminating Plywood for Bench Top
What you want sounds a lot like what veteran radial arm saw users want from their tables.  Google Mr. Sawdust table for several videos.  The key to the glue up is to have a dead flat surface to work o...
 srv52761 Woodworking 14 1,609 06-18-2022, 02:39 PM
  0 Thread: Accidentally Cut Underground Wire
Post: RE: Accidentally Cut Underground Wire
lincmercguy Wrote: (05-27-2022, 10:33 PM) -- Yep, that UF splice is the way to go, and made for that application. The wire should be at least 18" deep, deeper in some areas (code dependent). -- Per ...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 8 1,272 05-28-2022, 09:45 AM
  0 Thread: Trouble Shooting an Electrical Circuit
Post: RE: Trouble Shooting an Electrical Circuit
Sorry, hit post instead of. Preview. A lot of things to check.  But the rain thingy makes me think to check connections and weatherproofness of the exterior stuff first.
 srv52761 Home Improvement 12 1,354 05-26-2022, 11:20 AM
  0 Thread: Trouble Shooting an Electrical Circuit
Post: RE: Trouble Shooting an Electrical Circuit
A lot of things to consider.  What is plugged in to the outlets? Are the switched outlets on? Metal or plastic boxes? Bad gfci? Bummer that it is sporadic.
 srv52761 Home Improvement 12 1,354 05-26-2022, 11:17 AM
  0 Thread: pool electrical questions
Post: RE: pool electrical questions
Can’t help you. But, when you said “bare copper… neutral” I kinda did a double take.
 srv52761 Home Improvement 9 1,268 05-06-2022, 04:45 PM
  0 Thread: Cracked and sinking concrete floor
Post: RE: Cracked and sinking concrete floor
That flowable grout is very strong and will certainly do the job. But, if all you need is something to take up space after lifting the slab, you can probably get by with a less expensive method.  Sa...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 14 2,010 05-03-2022, 07:02 AM
  0 Thread: A 10' cord
Post: RE: A 10' cord
R Clark Wrote: (05-02-2022, 11:38 AM) -- Sometimes you can find these for cheap at the Habitat Restore. -- Was just getting ready to type that when I saw this post.  I get almost all my general rep...
 srv52761 Home Improvement 8 1,098 05-02-2022, 01:21 PM
  0 Thread: hand-held shower heads
Post: RE: hand-held shower heads
Maybe something like this would work?
srv52761 Home Improvement 6 1,108 03-30-2022, 07:31 PM

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