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Most residential disposals are 1 hp or less. Many are 1/2 or 3/4 hp. That should pull 10 amps or less. Thats enough to eventually wear on a cheap 15 amp switch. The arc from starting and stopping the disposal will eventually erode the contacts in the switch. I would replace that bad switch with...

If the switch is indeed failing and its not another problem I would try a better quality switch. Most manufactures offer several different grade devices and the big box stores often stock the cheapest.

The rib is probably strong enough to mount a box on. But if you feel that its not you could buy a piece of unistrut and span three ribs with it. Mount the box on the strut and go from there. I have put a scrap block of wood behind thin siding to help hold heavy devices. I've even nailed...

I have no knowledge with that type of fixture but its really cool looking. I would love to have one like it.

Glad it went well for you. These kinds of jobs can range from going really well to having lots of nasty surprises.

There is a balance between too much light and not enough light. There is also an issue of the wrong kind of light or light in the wrong place. A 1500 Watt ball park fixture works well 110ft in the air but is a poor choice in a work shop. Just as a 4ft shop light would be a poor choice up on a...

This!!! Forget about pumping out the water and mud. Set the post/pole in the hole and give it a pretty good twist to seat it. Like you're trying to screw it in. Then tamp some gravel or rock around it. SB2 works well. I've even used red clay gravel. Washed rock will work but I prefer SB2.

Well its Friday! I wonder how the OP came out on his job? I hope it went well for him.

Some good brands of connecters are Amp, T&B and Burndy. The last few years I started using PanDuit ( Spelling ?). You may have to get these at a wholesale house and you may have to buy a box of them.

Having shot trouble on this exact type of problem many times it sounds like its on what you'all are calling the POCO's side. It could be in the meter or the buss near the main breaker. But probably not. I always started by changing connections on both end of the service. If the service wire...

I'm a retired Lineman and I did service work and troubleshooting for the last 25 years of my 35 year career. Your amp readings look ok. The neutral carries the difference between the two, as yours reads. Remember that reading can change just as soon as a refrigerator or freezer cycles on or off...

There is a lot of confusion on 3 wire circuits. If the neutral is lost while the circuit is in use the voltage can go up or down on either leg. This depends on the load. But you should never have more that 240 volts total between the two hot legs. You might have 200 volts on one and 40 on...

Most of my Milwaukee tools came with cases. Of course there are a few odd ones that just sit where ever theres room! Now that I'm retired they are stacked on a shelf under my work bench. Before that I had a small job box in the back of my van. A friend made "holsters" for some of his tools out...

I have always used a homemade driver. Like a post driver. After I run out of room with the driver I finish it off with a hammer. My driver was made from an 18" piece of schedule 120 1" pipe with an end piece and a couple of handles welded on. They make a ground rod adaptor for most large hammer...

Some wholesale places like Consolidated sell utility type hardware.