Recent content by Ray Adams

I have a question on wiring a 220 halogen 400 watt shop light I just got 6 lights they are halogen/sodium bay lights on 120 volts they pull 4 watts on 220 they pull 1.9 watts I want to wire them up to 220 I know they have two hots and 1 ground and green equipment ground,, do I break 1 black hot...

no one answered about running the ground thew the concrete block next to the footer

running the green ground wire by itself to the ground bar and to the neutral in the disconnect box. I hope that is ok. thanks also can I drill a hole in the concrete block to run the solid copper wire to the ground rod. thanks for the help. Ray

thanks for the diagram I can do it now It saves me a lot of money I dont have

I will take a picture tomorrow thanks Ray the neutral and the green ground have me mixed up sorry I all ready have a ground rod at the disconnect box that has the neutral hooked up thanks

my cable coming in has three wires two hot 1 bare wire it is in the big lug going to ground then copper wire goes to ground rod that is my disconnect box all three line goes to my breaker box where does my green wire go does it go to another ground rod sorry i just can get my head around...

Thanks for the reply, my first mistake was I ran three wire without the green wire second mistake I did not remove the bar that ties the neutral and the ground together. now if I am right I drive another ground rod 8 foot from the first ground rod and tie it to my ground wire and the other...

Thanks I just got new box. Ray

I have a question I am no elect expert I am running a 100 amp to my new garage I live in a double wide there is a place for a breaker to feed a garage on the disconnect out side panel that feeds my double wide. I installed a 100 amp disconnect on a pole by my garage and ran service wire to my...

I have a 100 amp shut off box for my garage tried to use but the main lugs are galled they used alum wire. so I cut the wire off is there anything I can use to get the screw lugs out thanks. Ray retired trying to use if I can Ray

I am building my garage I put trusses 4' on centers with 2x4 perlins every 2' for the tin roof my friend put up sheet rock and he said will sag with sheet rock since it is on 4' centers, I may have to put tin ceilings, is there any other way. I am going to spray foam ceiling for insulation...

I am building a garage 33x38 block have been layed roof and doors on. should I put gravel down and concrete this spring its to cold for concrete now. will 2" of gravel and 4" of concrete be ok does vapor barrier go over the gravel. my first time pouring a floor. Raybob Thanks

I also have the same question I have 4' 4 bulb lights 11 of them not put up yet do I run all on 2 breakers my shop is 32x36 just built it started to wire it, also installing receptacle every 4' around the garage thats about 34 receptacles how many breaker should I use. Thanks for the help Raybob...

thanks i see it now

thanks do you run them flush with the block. Thanks Ray