Recent content by ralph

My garage subpanel box is embedded in drywall but I've removed a 1/2" knockout and fished NM cable through it in order to add a new circuit. The problem I'd like advice on is, now it's hard to add a cable clamp in the knockout hole because I only have access to the inside of the box. What's...

I have the rejuvenation switches in my kitchen; they're on the loud side with respect the on/off action but they've been reliable over 7-ish years.

It's not that the structure is so unsteady that the whole thing sways and light fixtures along with it; but it's easy to imagine that, for instance, the oscillating shop fan would cause all the light fixtures to swing to and fro. The triangulated chains idea is tempting, maybe I'll give that a try.

I'm suspending 8' florescent industrial strip lights from the garage ceiling, which is angled. The long axis of the lights will run perpendicular to the slope, so it's easy to get the lights suspended at the same altitude. What's the right way to hang these? I have various ideas: -- I could...