Recent content by mct75

Looking at an appliance which needs 240/120 power and also mandates a GFCI. Usually GFCIs on 240v loads are handled by a breaker that has the GFCI logic in it. Planning on wiring up a 14-30 plug for it and adding a double pole GFCI breaker for it. I just have a question. What keeps the...

I guess my question was more of an engineering one, "How do two inverter generators know how to sync their phases and not blow one another up"

So you could accomplish the same thing with a "y" cable what has two males and one female, and just plug two (parallel-capable) generators together? I'm sure they are designed to do that but it seems against everything I have ever read about generators.

Alright, I ended up adding a sub panel half-inset into the drywall in the same stud bay as the main. This way conduit on the surface of the drywall can go right into the box. It's using a 60A feed breaker and 2AWG copper wire, run in an offset ****** and a LB conduit body. I still need to...

Yeah, conduit + THHN on the surface is easy and NM behind the walls/going to the attic is easy but I don't see a lot of people mixing the two. I don't mind conduit (I think it looks cool) but I'm still scratching my head on a way to get 10+ conductors up to the surface of the wall, or plopping...

That's not a bad idea! However, the more I look at it, the more it makes sense to just get a subpanel and surface-mount that. The panels have a bazillion knockouts all over and I wouldn't have to fool with getting a dozen conductors through the drywall. I'll still have to run 4 wires for the...

I'd prefer to avoid any wire splices if possible, I may be getting an EV and if so I'd have a connection that pulls 60 amps for hours at a time. I guess I'm looking for a box large enough to handle THHN for 5+ circuits and will need a semi-large conduit feeding the rear of the box. Does...

I have a flush mount breaker panel in my finshed garage, and I want to install some conduit on the outside of the drywall for outlets and a compressor. How should I get my wire from inside the stud bay to outside the drywall? I was planning on screwing a board to the two studs flanking the...

I found the one with the most replies and went with it! I currently have a 110v 5 gallon portable unit, and it can of course run an impact and inflate tires, but I have to wait for it to build pressure when use it, and a blow gun kills it. This is overkill, but I want a nicer one that has a...

TSC has a 60 gallon "Porter Cable" (I think the brand doesn't really mean anything as much as the OEM of motor/compressor) for $420. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/porter-cable-stationary-belt-drive-air-compressor-60-gal?cm_vc=-10005# Does anyone want to pick apart why this is a...

I need 3/8" or 1/4" NPT on one side, and a barb-fitting compatible open end on the other. The best bet is braided plumbing hoses like you say but most of those are flare fittings it seems. So far the oil cooler line has held up amazingly, which is surprising. I don't normally run a high duty...

Sure! It is a transmission oil cooler that I got for about $15 at the parts store. Lines going to and from it are 3/8" transmission oil cooler hose, and a $6 HF air filter (auto-draining) is pumbed to the output. Three 120mm fans are on the top of the cooler, and switch on when the compressor...

Here's the legacy reel installed with my modded 5 gallon compressor:

I am unfortunately pretty lazy and prefer the auto rewind. The FZ reel arrived yesterday and seems to be reasonable in quality. I want to try to mount it today. My plan is to run a $5, 25' pvc air hose from the tank of the compressor, to a $6 filter and regulator on the wall, which then goes...

I'm sure the Cox is a great reel, but I can't really justify spending $300 for a hose reel that I'm going to connect to a 5 gallon 125 PSI compressor. If I was a tire change shop or something I would be all over it, but I only plan on using this reel maybe 1-2 times a month.