Recent content by bward76

More than likely it's just a bad GFI. They fail all the time. You can unhook the load side of the GFI and try to set it again. This would just rule out a problem down stream of the GFI. Also, dont forget to check your breaker first.

I very much agree!!!

I'm sorry I didn't finish my sentence. I'm amazed they would direct buy a splice under your driveway especially from one house to another. I KNOW very legal. Just seems like poor planning on the utility's part. Anyway, Your correct, Aceman...Save the 6 bucks, don't use the nolox and put enough...

So are you saying that they direct buried a splice?

No problems with AL.. A lot of fellow contractors I know have started using it quite a bit more due to copper costs. Just be sure to use AL or AL/CU rated lugs or splices. Nolox is a must for any termination with AL. Plan on checking the torque a few years down the road. I'm not sure about...

I just came across the same problem at a friends house. It ended up that the neutral from the pole was coming apart. I have noticed a pattern with the utility around here that they will deny that there is any problems if any electronics have been smoked. Be sure to have them fix it before it...

I've never heard of that. You may want to try putting a ground from the ballast mounting screw to the circuit ground. Could be some inductance from the ballast. Please let us know if you find out what it is. good luck.

I wouldn't worry about the water getting in the pipe. We always try to take all precautions and use all the appropriate equipment but PVC is porous and it's almost unavoidable to get some water in it. I've worked on circuits that have been in water for 30+ years. THWN wire does well in that...

I also agree to the PVC. Much more than a few feet of sealtite can be very tough to push or pull through. Your well under 15 amps so #14 AWG THWN will be fine. I would run 3/4 PVC just to make it a little easier to pull. I would transition it as soon as it comes out of the ground. I see a lot of...

Could be the flux capacitor. Try testing it a 88 mph.

Just off the top of my head, I think it can be done with an intermittent relay set at say 6 to 8 seconds on and 2 seconds off. Then you would also need 2 on delay relays. When the intermittent relay comes on in can fire 2 on delay relays set at different times: red (no relay) on immediately...

It sounds like the X-10 switch possibly isn't closing all the way. You might be able to use it to fire a contactor or relay instead of the circuit itself.

I agree to using conduit as well but If you insist on direct burial be very very certain that it is in a path that will never be near any trees or bushes. I had a service account a few years back that fed hundreds of mobile homes (built about 20 years ago) all in direct burial cable. Over the...

How did he get a dead front to match up. For those who are wondering, the dead front is the front plate that surrounds the breakers and limits any contact with live parts. Because the outside covers are typically able to be opened by anyone to flip a breaker, the dead front makes it so you have...

It appears to me a lot of people who look at the U.L. listing take it as a pain in the **** and a possible hindrance to your project. I know we have already visited and beat to death the whole topic with the lift thread. I used to work for a contractor where I ran their panel shop with a U.L.508...