Recent content by ArcticGabe

I'm a big fan of fans. While the climate in the garage is well controlled with the furnace, getting the warm air down to the concrete is a big deal as it helps to add warmth to the floor while drying any puddles brought in from the vehicles.

I had a similar issue a couple years ago. I had an electrical issue on my snowmobile and I suspected it was the stator. I found a schematic for a milliohm adapter that I used to measure the resistance of each coil on the stator very accurately. Each one was within spec, but the voltage would...

Of course you could always sell your existing opener. If it is brand new in box, I'd have to imagine you could get at least $100 for it selling it at an online auction site or at a local garage sale on consignment.

Are you planning to heat the garage all winter and cool it all summer to 70 deg? If so, then get as much insulation as you can, and seal up all possible air leaks (especially around garage door). If you only plan to heat/cool it periodically (i.e. weekend warrior or man-cave duties) then added...

I wonder if something like this would work...

If you're running external raceway on the drywall surface, then you have options. I'm assuming that the occupancy sensor is some kind of motion sensor, and I imagine it could be mounted in several places (including the ceiling). For example, put the occupancy sensor in a separate switch box...

I don't get the idea that working in a garage and socializing have to be two distinct concepts, unless that's how you're making a living. My friends and I often gather in each other's garages/shops/caves/workspaces or whatever other label you want to give it to work on projects together. In the...

Is that a Sit 'n Spin? I wanted one of those 40-some years ago. Now I have a good excuse to buy one! Lol!

So, how's the reception? Did it make a difference?

The electricians ran 2 ga aluminum THWN (2 hots and a neutral) and then a bare copper ground for a 90 amp service. The copper ground from the house looks like about 6 ga or maybe 4 (just guessing based on looks) but it's slightly smaller than the current carrying conductors. Sounds to me based...

I'm sure most all of us can find ourselves doing our jobs on "auto-pilot" freeing our brain to ponder the other great mysteries of life.... I've heard of doctors doing surgery on the wrong knee before. At least your mistake was easily fixable. Wrong knee, not so fixable.

Thanks for the quick reply! And now that you mention it, it makes perfect sense! I just didn't think if that myself... Yes, it's detached. But the feeder from the house has a bare ground the whole way. Why would it matter since it is run in conduit the whole way? Mr. inspector didn't seem to...

My electricians installed a sub-panel in my new garage. The new panel has 2 ground bus bars. One of them they connected to the ground wire that was run from the main panel. The other ground bus was connected to the new ground rod that was installed outside of the garage when they installed the...

Yeah, Bingo! A Wi-Fi device would work perfect for my situation. We have a very long hot water run to the master bathroom, takes a good 5 minutes to get hot. I set the timer to run in the morning for a "normal" work day. Lately, workdays have not been so normal, so I was hoping to find a way to...

Thanks for the replies. I saw pictures of those when I did my search, but I'd never seen them before, and I guess I didn't understand what they were for. So if I understand correctly, these "combs" effectively fan out the wires into the stud cavity instead of having the wires fastened directly...