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I bought one like this off ebay or amazon. Pretty cheap, and much easier to clean then the plastic one it replaced...

Here is another option, not sure it would work for that commercial style switches thou. Dave https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016QB7K5O/?tag=atomicindus08-20

kind of like the video above, just take a plumbing torch and slowly heat up the inner pipe, then when it is soft, slip in a needle nose pliers and twist it. This will wind it up and you can just pull it right out. Work like a champ! Have used it a few times remodeling my house over the years. Dave

Simpson now makes screws for their hangers. Might be an option with an impact

Yep, sounds like a blown out tip. Also be aware, that running oil based product in a rig used for latex, will often clog the filter. It eats up bits of **** from the pump and line. (although I don't think this your problem right now). Also be aware that latex paint also tends to eat tips...

Depending on the size for your lot, I have good luck with the mosquito eradicator. You need to keep these 50+ feet away from people, they lure the bastards in, and keep them away from people, but it will not work on a small lot. I think it basically chemical reaction that makes co2 and that...

It seems like they are feeding the 120 ciruits from my old box (typical lights, rooms, etc)

I hear you about Alexa, I kind of struggled with getting one privacy wise. I think it is all a bit dependent on how you feel about big data. For better or worse I do have one (actually a few), I really only wory about the hackability of all the IOT stuff. Dave

I agree with you, and in reading about these MWBC it seems like this is done from my original 1965 panel that is now used as a junction box. I'm thinking that when this was done around 5 years ago they made the feed to the old box in MWBC's . All of these are my old orginal house circuits. So...

Again thanks so much for all your help!!! I really apreciate it! Dave

Everything is stardard romex. I went ahead a shut down the panel and moved everything that was discolored up to new clean areas. And cut back the bad spots to get to good copper. I torqued it all down, 20 inch pounds (found on the lid of the panel). I have a electrician coming out to do...

I am gonna move this to a better spot (actually a few) and will probably have a whole bar put in when I have an electrician out for some other stuff in the near future. Thanks so much!

This guy might not have been screwed in all the way!

I will check this out!

Could this all have started by one loose lug?