Recent content by Ladder26

I recently pulled ran electricity to my barn, which is 400 feet from the rear of my house. Nassau National Cable is 100% legit and has great prices. Tip. I went directly to their web page and put items in my cart and didn't purchase them right away. And they emailed me a coupon for 5% off at...

If I go with aluminum 4/0 4/0 for L1 and L2, what size should the neutral and ground be? its a straight shot to the barn from the house with no bends (other than to naturally arch) the only elbows will be a sweeping 90s that Ill install to get above ground at the house and barn side. depth...

I'm 40 Miles north west of Detroit, we certainly have the potential for snow. I was/am aware of the intakes for both the water heater and furnace. The overhangs and the fact that the mechanical area is sort of inset and surrounded on 3 sides by walls may have helped keep the snow from being...

Possibly codes are different here? There was never any discussion about clearance or proximity to one another. I was actually happy to get all the mechanicals in one corner, together. (You see two intakes and two exhaust... for furnace and water heater. Then you see a dryer vent and a central...

I wonder what the electrician that did the install would say if I called him out on this?

I only want/need one panel, the "shop" section is in the center section of the barn. The other two sections only need 20A plugs and lighting circuits. (far right is for the tractor and 4 doors on left are for car storage) As for 100 Amps, I landed on this number, because the other panels in...

Wow, I'm a little shocked that all I could get for responses to these questions, were two guys who were completely focused on a piece of PVC pipe that won't even exist once this project begins. I know there has to be a few folks on here that have good information to share with me to help me...

Hello! First post for me! We just had our house built, and 400+- feet behind it I had a 28 x 80 metal building built. I'd like to install a 100 amp service to the metal building from the house. I had a distribution panel(?) Installed after the transfer switch, on the back on the house, next...