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use a roll up door instead of an overhead type.

I have the gemini called a common column. you can raise and lower each car seperately. You can reach Sam at 800-235-6932. They delivered and installed my lift.

you can use 3/4 pvc rated a 350 psi and its a lot easier to work and a lot cheaper.

Most of your 167.5 kva and some 100 kva transformers will have 4 secondary bushings . You can make up your taps on the outside with jumper wires and have a delta 120/240 volt or a 120/208 volt secondary. A 120 / 208 volt secondary is going to give you the full kva rating from each tansformer at...

The winding in a standard 12/240 volt tranformer are as follows: 2 sets of windings A------ B C--------D 120/240 VOLT A= 120V B&C TIE(CENTER BUSHING) NEUTRAL D =120 VOLT 120/208 VOLT A&C TIE 120 VOLT B&D TIE NEUTRAL YOU WILL END UP WITH 1 BUSHING NOT USED AND THIS...

ask them to replace the shade with a metal one ,this will make the light shine down and in a 360 degree pattern. Photo cell catches the light from the side not the top.

Gemini lifts are American made in Texas. Great people to deal with.

If the line has tension on it you will need an automatic tension splice. The H tap will work if u don't tension on it.

You may want to use a pin connector ,just crimp it on the aluminum and install it in the lug . it will solve any loose connection issues. BURNDY HYPLUG AYPO4/0 Made for alum wire to be connected to a mechanical lug.

http://www.bloomertool.com/Ratchets.html This web site shows a repair kit for an elora ratchet

sounds like #4 triplex ,used by the power co. for service drop .

You can pull cat 6 outside plant cable and use it in place of your telephone and coax cable. There is a connector to go from cat 6 to coax. I can get the name if you can't find it . I run my cameras mounted on the garage the the house with these.

Try cleaning the tubes with a damp rag and dry them before reinstalling them. Sometimes the dust and dirt will keep them from lighting.

If they are in a designated right of way or servitude you may not be able to move them. Once the utilities have a right of way it hard to get them to release it. If the lines are only feeding your house and not going anywhere else they will probably move them without any problem.

The power co around here will use #4 triplex for a 100 amp service and a 1/0 for 200 amp. The triplex is aluminum conductors and is in free air so the rating is higher. I have a 3200 sq ft house and 2 garages with a total of 11 tons of a/c and the rest of the house is total electric . The...