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Pattenp, The motor dataplate says 5HP, and also 21.5 FLA. Solution: 1 leg with 8, the other with 10. Kidding only:) Bill

Thanks to all who replied. I’ve been looking into this for some time, I thought I had it covered. But it’s been bothering me, that everyone else that has a similar sized motor wired with 10ga and that the hook up terminals in the switch box (terminology correct?) looked too small for 8ga...

Hi, I’m looking for a check on my figuring. 2 or 3 questions (2 are related to each other) I have a Lincoln 180 that I need an outlet for. It will be located where about 30 feet of wire will be needed to connect it from the CB panel to the outlet. The manual for the mig says that the...

Wow, now I feel like a **** for just thinking about the sentence structure stuff

I found myself in the same pickle when I brought home my 60 gal 5 hp IR. It's lighter than your's, I think at 330#. I got it off the truck by myself, pulled the pump and motor off and that lightened it, and slid it down off the truck using a 10 foot 2x12. Easy (ish). Bill