Recent content by johnnyh55

I know this is an old thread but I am currently going to the same thing and was going to order 2-56" Canarm ceiling fans but didn't know about the whole J-Hook thing, my electrician did the rough-in but there is no j-hook just 2 fan boxes. So I was going to purchase the u-clamp bracket like you...

So I am wiring my garage and I have one 120V power feed feeding 3 different switches which will have 4 90W 8ft led strip lights each. I have ran a 14/2 and an 18/2 LV wire from each three dimmer location to the first light fixture on each switch leg. From there I have ran another 14/2 and...

So with those, would you use the same process as the split bolts, you make the connection then you wrap them in that special super elastic rubber tape and then you finish with regular black electrical tape over it?

ok so I was over at my parents yesterday and looked how everything is installed, so the feeder comes into to the new subpanel supplying 100a, then there is all the loads in the subpanel and a 40a breaker for the garage and then a wire that leaves the side of the panel and goes to a junction box...

Yes it did, it was just that wire that was cut and used as the feeder for the new subpanel and then and the remaining slack going to the garage was connected to the 40a breaker he added.

How do you do the load calc? The 20amp receptacles in the kitchen are all hooked to this subpanel and the electric kitchen range is connected there as well and a dishwasher, fridge and the houses electric hot water tank.

My parents have a 200amp main panel and there used to be a 100amp wire feeding the subpanel in the garage but they renovated the kitchen and the electrician suggested to have a subpanel installed in the house as the main panel was full, so I looked at his work and he took the 100amp cable going...

I just built a 40x40 shop with 14ft ceilings and I am looking for some lights, I stopped by a few electrical supply houses and they have provided me with layouts for high bays and 8ft strip lights. They told me the high bay's need to be hung 18 inches from the finish ceiling in order to allow...

I didn't plan on putting the lift near the door since I have 2 18 inch x 24inch floor drains since I live in a snowbelt and and don't want it in the way when rolling an oil drain pan underneath or a transmission jack. So that area in the front of the doors would be sloped towards the floor...

I am building a 40x40 detached garage with 2 12x12 doors and 14ft ceilings and was wondering where to place the two post lift? I was thinking left door as far back as possible so if a car gets stuck on the lift for some time waiting for parts, etc but don’t know if it’s a good idea? Any...

I don't know much about grading and lot clearing but I was thinking of building a garage in the area of the red square in the picture. So the land would need to be cleared of trees but its kind of a hilly terrain, can that be leveled with the house lot no problem? Or might that cost a lot of...

Hi, I am looking at building a 32x32 garage and was thinking of having 2 10x10 garage doors but now I’m wondering is one big single door better? I would like to install a 2 post lift so if I go with one door I’m not sure where to place the lift. I also need to store a car in the winter, if i...

I purchased a brand new Autel MaxiTPMS TS401 off of amazon and I just received it and it worked well but it smells like burnt plastic, I'm not sure if it's a new plastic smell or its not normal and I should return it, what do you guys think? I used it to relearn the tpms on my vehicle and alll...

Sorry to revive this old thread but, if this is the case why do Viair specify "good for up to 31",35",37" and 42 inch tires" in their compressor line-up? If you use a 31" compressor on a 35" tire, you'll never be able to inflate it to capacity(I don't think so)...

Ok Cheapest possible Since I am looking at cheap units I am not comparing good units like a viair or another top 12v brand. Just lets say harborfreight 120v versus a tire slime or cheap brand 12volt inflator from walmart. I want something like a pancake or a hotdog style compressor that when...