Recent content by Nate0918

Well, scratch the idea of pressing in the barbs. I can make the block thick enough to stagger the hole locations such that I can just squeeze a 1/4" NPT threaded barb fitting in. I'm going to machine a passage on the interior side of the adapter block to connect the oil return and filter bypass...

I need to move the oil filter on my garden tractor engine. My plan was to make a simple aluminum block with barbed fittings to mount to the engine case and a separate block for the oil filter, connected with oil rated hose. This is a small 18hp twin cylinder engine with a small oil filter. The...

There's no way to drill right to the edge of the slab without blowing it out, I'll probably just notch out a section, run the conduit, then pour back around it.

As far as the aesthetics go, I already needed to dig it all up to run the other conduit for the well pumphouse power so I figured what the heck, otherwise I would just leave it. As for the bonding, I'm not sure when the work was originally done but it already had a ground rod as well as a 4th...

That box has the shop feed coming in, spliced, then out to the shop. From the shop, the power for the well comes back the same conduit, spliced in the box also, then out the third conduit to the well. I'm fixing the splice for the well also and running another conduit back into the shop so the...

While I am repairing the subfeed to my shop, I was hoping to move the exterior conduit and LB on the wall to come up under the slab, up thru the wall, then into the bottom of the electrical panel. To do this, the conduit literally be right at the edge of the slab. The shop is a pole barn...

Thanks all for the input, definitely want to do it the right way and mark everything correctly. I have been digging up and fixing a nightmare of stuff underground that was unmarked and done badly by the previous owner and has given me a good perspective on why code is what it is. I'm not a rule...

I am planning on doing a lot of underground work at my place for different utilities; electrical, water, sewer, natural gas, sprinkler, downspout drainage, etc. and I'm trying to plan this out such that I don't have a spaghetti bowl of stuff under the dirt. I will be DIY,ing as much as I can. My...

A sub panel close to my welding table sounds like a viable option also but I never thought of a 240v power strip. That is a great idea! Portable and doesn't have to meet building code because it's not part of the building! You guys are geniuses. I can finish the wiring as is and make the power...

Well, daisy chaining the outlets will definitely not pass inspection. Using a switch like this would free up 4 breaker slots and the associated wiring ran from the panel and would be a breeze to wire. I see less complexity as far as wiring is concerned. I linked to that switch because the...

One breaker, multiple welders. I'd like to have the convenience of having my mig, tig, and plasma cutter plugged in all the time without having to take up so many breakers in the panel since I won't be using more than one at the same time. I've been looking at something like this. I'm wiring my...

Well, everything thawed out and so far I can't find any leaks. I'd like to replace all the piping from the well but none of the underground piping is marked. I'm going to have to just dig around the pump house, disconnect what I find, run new lines, and abandon in place whatever else I find...

I think I'm going to follow Davefr and larry-g's advice on this one and not mess with it anymore. Attempting to thaw it out when I won't be able to completely blow out the lines is just asking for it to refreeze again. Also if I'm messing with it while it's frozen I could end up cracking it when...

It's 17deg out now with a high of 27 tomorrow. I thawed the spigot with a heat gun enough to be able to turn the valve but no water... I was at it for awhile trying to take it slow but I didn't want to put any heat on the PVC, just the spigot hoping some radiant heat would travel down the pipe...

The spigot itself is brass. Not able to find heat tape this late. I guess I could run out with a heat gun.