Recent content by Eriehunter

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    What to charge for electrical work?

    $65 /hr + 10% on all materials I need to buy for the project. I hate side work and don't normally do it.
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    In-wall 3 or 4 gang box that's larger behind the drywall than opening?

    ^^^This is what you are looking for in addition to the box it attaches too. You will need to fab a bracket to hold the box in the wall. It is not a cut in old work type, it is intended for new work...
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    Strain relief for thhn in conduit

    Yes they make a chinese finger style that goes inside conduit, it would rest on the bushing in the bottom of your junction box. The one I used was in 4" EMT, we used good heavy bushings, I believe the conductor size was 4-600mcm copper.
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    Orange IG receptacles in garage

    Or get an orange non IG https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-20-Amp-125-Volt-Narrow-Body-Duplex-Outlet-Straight-Blade-Commercial-Grade-Self-Grounding-or-Ange-CR20-O/301387047
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    Orange IG receptacles in garage

    You can do that but you will need to put a ground jumper wire on the yoke to the ground pin grounding screw to the grounding conductor of your romex.
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    Under lift LED lighting: Gimmick? Godsend?

    I have a 5x10 trailer that has a wood floor, many times I have to load up my golf cart or four wheeler at night. I routed a channel in the center of the floor and put some led rope light in the channel held in place with some clear silicone. It was cheap and works well. For an experiment I...
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    Conduit to subpanel inside garage

    Could you just cut the conduit off flush at the slab and patch it? Dig outside the building intercept the conduit in the ground and route it up inside the block wall inside the finished wall?
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    Conduits for power and low voltage in same trench?

    I like to separate conduits in a trench by a few inches.
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    Wiring conundrum

    I've seen two LF's in my 25 year career. One was a 2" and it looked like a regular conduit body but the openings were all in the front. It was in a building I was doing some demo work in at a local college in the electrical room, it was quite old. Long time before the days of...
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    Is it possible? Wireless security cameras that tie to the internet.

    They do make trail cameras, the ones hunters use, that will send a pic directly to an e mail or cell phone. Battery powered, strap to a tree or post etc.. you will need to figure a way to lock it to a tree or post or hide it well so it doesn't get stolen
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    Is this to code?

    The hot wire being stripped that way is very commonly done by residential guys. Nothing technically "wrong" but I prefer pigtails. The ground should be connected to green screw on the switch (and metal box if you have one), many times residential guys loop them from switch to switch. I also...
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    Conduits and hydrant up through concrete floor

    I'd put the conduits up tight against the wall, but not so tight you can't get a coupling or connector on them.
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    24 x 30 polebarn 20 years a comeing

    Looks good, keep us posted.
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    if you could make one change to your garage

    I would make a couple of changes. My garage is 32 x 48 I have one 18 x 9 overhead door on the 48 eve side, 10 foot ceiling. I would turn the building 90 degrees on the lot and have two tall overhead doors on the gable side as well as a man door. I would also raise the roof quite a bit so...
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