Recent content by JohnX14

I have 3 vans and a shop. All are split with some Milwaukee, some DeWalt, and Makita drills/ drivers. It's based on the individual tool. We have cordless SDS Max, cordless sds, sawzalls, circular saws, ocillating saws, angle drills, hammer drills, impact driverss, table saws, miter saws...

^^ I'd pretty much agree^^

$20 part. I changed the one at my parents'n house last week. But $200 for the call isn't out of line. For anyone wanting to keep one on hand, they make an adjustable capacitor. Google AmRad Turbo 200 UIniversal Motor-Run Capacitor. It replaces 2.5 - 67.5 MFD units.

Great find. I just read it quick, great thread. Going to read closer tonight.

Well now that you spell this out, I can accept that, but as it read "making provisions for a whole ATS", I didn't take that as simply landing grounded and grounding conductors on separate bars and maintaining the connection until an ATS was installed in the future. Double taps are not an issue...

A lot of good ideas from people that know and use tools. Can we poll the teacher and software sales forums and ask what they would want?

Cash and let them decide?

Well that explains it. It is definitely an atypical setup, but makes sense now.

Is the slab in pics also the floor of the new living space? Basically you will build the walls on top of this exisitng foundation, there will be no floor joists? Doesn't look like there is height for floor joists. If that's the case, just dig down and pour a footing, block the foundation and...

I hadn't noticed the Siemens main, and 125A at that. This looks like a Main Lug panel that someone 'converted' to a main breaker panel. A pic with cover off would help, along with a picture of the label on the inside of the cover. But maybe not. Maybe someone stuck a 125A siemens breaker in...

I don't get the rockwool surrounding the panel, either, with the right side apparently not having it.

Good point, I didn't even notice the writing at first take.

While I agree, in principle, I'll pay the $50 for one specifically manufactured for the purpose simply for liability. I've made my own interlock for a subpanel with a 100 amp 'main' (no it isn't a main breaker but it supplied power to the subpanel rather than using the lugs) on top left and...

A lot that he could do. But replacing the 100 amp panel (even without upgrading the service) with an ATS and new 40 or 40/60 panel is way more than he needs to spend to accomplish what he is trying to do. And while those tandems are not rated for that panel, they are in half the homes I see...

That panel isn't from 1971. It's early to mid '90's. The original panel was probably out of spaces and it was upgraded to the 30 circuit. Most of the 100 amp panels were 20 circuit. (At least the BR series) It could even be late '90's or early 2000's.