Recent content by DaveE

I've read that people use copper. I have black iron in the barn from the lower to upper levels. I'm not sure which would be more appropriate for underground. PVC was never a consideration. The ground freezes around here:)

Many years ago I installed a large air compressor in the lower level of my barn. Last year I finished building a garage and would like to run an air line from the compressor over to it. The garage is only maybe 8 feet from the barn wall and I wanted to run a line out through the wall of the...

Thanks for the comments. I honestly never considered the possibility of putting utility workers in danger. I'll do a search.

The garage panel is an Eaton Cutler Hammer panel, and no, it isn't my main panel. THAT panel is in the house. Backfeeding the main panel is a code issue I guess?

We live out in the country a bit and occasionally lose power for short times, even in nice weather. Because we can get some harsh winters here in Central PA we bought a generator to use in case of an extended outage. My question is this; can I simply hook up the 220 output of my generator to the...

Photos as promised. The first is of the barn showing the lower (front) and upper ground levels. The lower level has two cars in it as seen in the third pic. The second shows the wall I removed and re-attached to get the two cars in. The 4th and 5th pic is the upper rear ground level from the...

Ranger dood: You're welcome any time. I like the area. I grew up in Altoona and went to PSU at the local campus then finished at State College. I've been lucky I think to stay in the area and make a decent living. There are some nice fun roads if you don't get caught behind the semi's and...

Thanks for the feedback so far. I'll go out and take some pics tomorrow so you have a better idea of the layout. iiibdsiil, I have mostly a motley collection of older cars, a '65 911, '65 912, '73 914, '67 912. They all need work, rust repair mostly. I have a nice '78 911SC that I drive daily...

First of all, What a cool forum!!! I found you guys through a thread on the Pelican Parts Forum (Porsche stuff) and am fascinated by the info here. Now on to my issues: I have this barn on my property, 32 X 38, split level, damp, dirt floor in the upper ground level bay (16 X 38). The lower...