Recent content by pprince

In the last year I have fired: - my hvac guy, who was a friend. Never could: complete job, start another job. New guy is fantastic. I need him I get him. I never ask for prices. I just pay what is bills me. - fired my lazy ***, incompetent lawyer. I have not found a good replacement. - fired my...

When did that happen? My house was built in 1989 and I have a stairwell leading to my basement in my garage. I have seen others built in the last 10 years with them.

After reading 6 pages of this stuff I still don't know if it single phase or two phase :(

Well said Frank. I am surprised by some the of responses here. Not acceptable in my book.

I don't think Frank was off base at all.

It is a different type of intelligence. Some are school smart and some are spacial smart. My son and some of my best friends are spacial smart. My son is an apprentice heavy equipment mechanic. My other son is school smart. He is a biochemical engineer. He has trouble changing the oil on his...

I have come to the conclusion you really do not want to make a claim. My deductible on my house is now $5,000. I really doubt that an insurance company would decline a claim based on "not to code". It is just too hard to substantiate. "not to code" does not mean "imminent danger". Now, if it...

I disagree. Many houses do not meet code. The code has evolved over the years making many houses noncompliant. To not cover a claim because of "not to code" opens a legal hornets nest. Did the "not to code" cause the loss? Who did the "not to code"? Was the "not to code" "according to code"...

The theory of inspections are good. The problem is inspections have turned into a money maker. At least here in Ontario. The people who really need to have their work inspected don't because of the adversarial inspection process. If they make a mistake and have to correct it they get a big...

1994 is the cut over year for refrigerators. As of Jan 1 this year Ontario has outlawed all frig's made before 1994 in rentals if the tenant pays for electricity.

They may not raise your rates but you will lose your claims free discount. Same diff but from their perspective :)

It's not bx. Bx is metal sheathed. I agree its tinned copper

Maybe I have a silly solution but can't you not simply take one of the conductors out of the circuit at both the breaker and box then wire in a 110v receptacle to the remaing conductor, neutral and ground?

Lots of old wiring and techniques do not pass current code. I am not an electrician so I can't be absolute but my guess is that using the sheathing as a ground is not to current code. In your case though it is the better of evils to use it as a ground as opposed to not having a ground. Oh, and...

Not necessarily. At one time polarity did not matter but with the profusion of sensitive electronics in the last 40 years polarity does matter.