Recent content by jmillican1983

I have water lines stubbed in upstairs in the loft for a future sink and dishwasher. I could just install a couple of stop valves up there as it's the highest point in the system. let the air in from there with the water to the shop shut off. Also, good idea with the cooler. I do have a ball...

They're only 4". Any longer and they'd stick through the sheetrock on the interior wall! I imagine most of the longer ones are installed into a crawlspace.

Not a bad idea...

The reason I didn't go with a 12" long version is because my walls are not 12" thick and there is no crawlspace in my shop. I was limited to the space available inside a 2x6 framed wall. The walls are insulated to R19, and the pex lines running to the silcock are insulated also. I realize...

I do understand the need to remove the hose. I'll drain the lines instead of trying to find a suitable cover. Thanks for the replies.

I live in Oregon. Sometimes is will get down into the single digits, but never below zero. Do you think it's fine as is down to the low teens?

I installed this hydrant on the exterior of my shop and while it is a frost free hydrant, I would still like the option to cover it when it gets really cold out...

You are correct.

My mistake.

If the neutral is open in the service drop from the utility, any fault current has lost it's low resistance path back to the source, creating a risk for shock due to breakers not tripping. This hazard is not limited to 3 wire feeds. Also, here is the deleted comment I was referring to...

I thought You had said earlier that the neutral and ground should NOT be bonded in the sub panel with a 3 wire feed. I read back through it and didn't see where you said that, but post #6 was edited out of this thread. Either way, I was making the case that they should be bonded. I agree that...

Getting off topic at this point, but I will bite. What would happen in this scenario?: -3 wire feed to sub panel -Neutral and ground isolated in the sub panel -An electrical device/appliance fed from the sub panel fails and the ground wire becomes energized -The ground bar in the sub panel...

No problem. They put out plenty of light with unfinished walls as seen in the picture. If you are going to have finished walls with white paint, I would highly recommend running some 18/2 thermostat wire for 0-10v dimming along side the nm-b when you're wiring them. I hardwired mine on two...

I have the exact same size shop with the same layout as you, except 13' ceiling. I used 12 of these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/EnviroLite-138-Watt-2-ft-White-Integrated-LED-Backlit-High-Bay-Hanging-Light-with-18000-Lumens-5000K-with-5-ft-Cord-and-Plug-HB218DMDPE/306518937 There are a lot of...

This seems to make sense to me: The reason you need to bond the neutral bar in the case of a three wire feeder, is to provide an effective ground-fault current path. Remember, electricity is trying to return to the source, not to the ground (earth). In the event of a ground-fault, you want the...