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Thanks for all of the suggestions fellas.

Thank you so very much:beer:

I have one of those 12volt iceless coolers.It works great but takes forever to eventually get things cold.I use it in my 18 wheeler.I am wondering, when I get home can I use my battery charger as a power supply? Or would I be better off just buying a 120 volt/12 volt power supply?I have tried...

Good grief, you guys up north are sure getting the screws put to ya.First of all there is NO freaking propane shortage.There is only greed.And holy cow, your prices for a damn tank are crazy.Our propane here in Tn is 1.48 a gallon and if someone wants a tank they generally sell for aroung a...

Mine has the ball valve at the tank also.It stays at 175 psi all the time.I did however install a regular ole light switch inline to the pressure relief switch that stays turned off just incase for whatever reason the drain line somehow blew off or devolped a leak.Im only home on the weekends so...

Thanks for all of the great suggestions ans ideas fellas.I already have 99% of those things in place.Signs, lights, good doors, heavy gate at driveway (soon to be this weekend), items documented, and so on.As we all know its not just a stranger that will break into your home.So called friends...

I drive a truck for a living, am single, live alone and my neighbor just moved.I feel like my home and especially my shop has a giant "NO ONES HERE TAKE WHAT YOU WANT" sign in the front yard.I have taken all valuables out of my house so not to worried about that but the shop is a different...

Exactamundo, as long as the flywheel is not directly against the wall dont worry about it.Watch your run time on it though.I damaged the reed valves in mine sandblasting with it.The 100% cycle duty rating is a joke.Mine ran for maybe 30 minutes straight and down she went.I now have a Curtis...

Two sub panels,100ft 4-4-4-6 wire, conduit,2 ground rods, breakers, connectors, trencher rental and a few things that Im sure Im forgetting was around $1000.00.Something to keep in mind when upgrading to a compressor of this size.Thanks for the kind words:thumbup:

My new compressor.I weakened 2 of the 3 cylinders on my old compressor by letting it run too long using the sand blaster.It said 100% cycle duty and only ran for maybe 30 mins straight but it still damaged the reed valves.Its was a Kobalt 5hp 3 cylinder rated at 19.5 cfm at 90psi.I emphasize...

First off I want to extend my gratitude and thanks to all who chimed in with their help.I found out that the neutral lug in the meter base and the ground wire from the ground rod to the meter base are bonded at the meter base via the meter box itself.This comes from our local electrical...

I went through my pix in my tablet to see if I might have some with me but as luck would have it I dont.I drive for a living and Im currently on the road but as soon as I get home tomorrow thats what I will do.I've been going through the process of a new compressor installation and I just want...

Yes this is exactly how the utility hooked it up.They came with 2 hots and a neutral from the transformer and then picked up the ground from the ground rod.All of this goes into the meter base and from there its like I described above.Doggonit, this electrical stuff is enough to make me start...

From the ground rod the ground wire goes to the meter and then from the meter it has 2 hots a neutral and a ground but the ground and neutral are NOT bonded at the 200amp disconnect.I should clarify that the bare ground wire stops in the meter base.Then the utility co came out of the meter base...

I can only hope I've not made a major mistake.I have a mobile home which is from the factory a 4 wire system.The neutral and ground are not bonded at the exterior disconnect coming from the meter base.I assumed this is because a mobile home is a 4 wire vs site built homes being a 3 wire setup.I...