Recent content by gti16vman

Haven't posted in this thread before, but a few weeks ago, my wife told me I had to make an xmas list. Since I can never come up with anything, I decided to search through here to find some unique tool ideas. I have looked at pages after pages. Well, first thing that I got this year, a power...

I am pretty sure I will need new wire regardless, as I don't think what is in there is long enough for what I need. Just checked a few wire size calculators and you are right, #10 is what is recommended.

As for that part, I decided to stick with a 30A breaker and #12. If I end up needing more power later, I will address that then.

Ok, got word back from GE today. I can double up grounds, but I have to use only one of the kits listed since the newer ones are not UL listed for this panel. So I ordered one of those today, which will give me 14 grounding positions that I can double up to 28 ground positions and I think I...

My apologies, I was thinking something between the panel and the power meter, like this was a sub panel. Thanks, better to leave no doubt, I will e-mail them and see what they say.

Yes, this is the main service panel, no disconnect that I am aware of, since the meter is directly on the opposite side of the wall. So with the listed accessories on the label, it looks like the biggest that I can go is 14 position (TGL4). If I do that, can I double each hole with a ground as...

Still not the best picture, but a little better. Plug says Nema 10-30R. I assumed it was 240 (and looks like a dryer connection) since it had red and black hot wires coming up in the breaker box. I have no idea what they used it for. I have a 3 car garage and the breaker panel is in the...

Perfect, thanks again. As I studied that diagram more, I realized that is an open bonding screw directly above those two holes in the panel I had circled in red. So I should be able to install a ground bar there, bond it to that screw and then move all grounds to that new bar. Then I will...

Ok, gotcha and thanks for the help. It is a cheap welder, a HF one. Really, I am looking to learn and play around with one for cheap to see if I like it/am good enough at it. In case it isn't for me, I don't want to drop a fortune on one. My dad has quite a bit of welding experience and is...

Swapping that wire out is no big deal if that is the case. The welder I am looking at recommends a 50A GFCI breaker to NEMA 6-50r outlet. It says power input is 240 VAC, 20 A. Regardless, I can size that wire at whatever I need it to be.

I think just to future proof what I am doing, I will go with a 50A breaker and the 12awg wire. The run is only 2-3 ft at most. After doing all of my reading, I am thinking that exact thing, move all the grounds to a ground bar in the box and then separate all the commons to one per lug. I...

Well, this was part of my question. I have not done anything with pulling a permit or getting it inspected (probably a little too long winded in that first post). I just wonder, if I do what I need to do correctly, will it be passed knowing those neutral wires are doubled up? Will I be held...

So the previous owner of our house installed a 240V outlet right below the breaker box in the garage. The odd thing is that the wires are run into the box, but only the common and ground are connected, not the hot wires, they are capped off. I assume they were hooked up at some point and then...

As others have said, I called a couple of local Sherwin Williams and neither seemed like they would have a problem selling to me (told them I did not have an account). One of the places told me $85/gal, need 1 gallon of each part, and that turned out to be way too much for the area I was doing.

Maybe something like this would work for you: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000V0ECS/?tag=atomicindus08-20 And how about some pics of the floor? Sounds nice.