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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread Attic temperatures.Insulation is not a problem at all. My ceiling is brand new, sealed, with plenty of fresh insulation, and the house stays perfect...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread Attic temperatures.This is intriguing to somebody who wants to keep attic temperatures more reasonable. There's a lot of things that are safe to 120F, and...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts.A metallic raceway can often serve as a equipment grounding conductor, such that a dedicated ground wire is not required. Common cases...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts.250.118(4)
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JJackOfDiamonds reacted to sparky 1971's post in the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts with
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Unless something has changed without me knowing about it, that's only for FMC. At least, it better be; I just installed a 200 amp 208... -
JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts.Many types of metallic conduit can be used as EGC. A low resistance ground is required. A ground wire is not. NEC 250.118
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JI'm in Southern Idaho, Climate zone 5B. We have dry summers over 100F, cold winters down into the teens, low humidity, and less than 12...
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JJackOfDiamonds reacted to CGT80's post in the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts with Like.
My grandmother had a big shed as a workshop. There was a post with a receptacle outside it, like for an RV. The shed plugged in and was...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts.I don't think any EVSEs require neutral. The 14-50 receptacle just became the convention for EV charging because it was the most common...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread Light bulbs for attics.Where do you get incandescents nowadays? My inspector said pull-chain was not code compliant anymore, and made me put a switch in the...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread it's quite common that people to think you need 3 wire plus ground for 240 volts.NEC allows you to use metallic conduit as ground, so it's true that you only need 2. My lathe run consists of two 12ga THHN wires in 3/4...
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JBuilding code requires lights in accessible attics. But my attic gets literally 150F during the day (I've checked). All the LED light...
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JI'm a big fan of drywall. It's cheap, relatively fire safe, infinitely patchable, and you can hang things anywhere on it. They key for a...
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JJackOfDiamonds replied to the thread Sealing around ducts.That's a duct boot. What you are looking at is the side inside the AC closet, where the AC air handler will be. There will be flex duct...
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JThis is what the drywall looks like around my ducts. I think it should be better, both for looks, and to keep leaks out, but I don't...
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