Recent content by RoyB

:o:o thought that was the side of your house :)

so why can't you just go from the meter to the panel inside the house? is it too far? or is that like a detached garage?

I don't understand the point of the feed-thru box I guess. Where does it go from there, right to another panel inside the house? I see the ground bushing on the panel side....like I said, it depends on your village and what they require. I've even seen some require ground bushings on both...

how come you are putting a panel outside? I also cant believe that you guys can use pvc right into the panel like that! i would check to see if you need to ground the meter too. lot of different codes out in chicago depending on where you live, but some require the meter grounded as...

as the other guy said, number 8 is adequate for 100 amps for the ground. our code here lets you use 100 amps in a 1" conduit if its a subfeed like you are doing. 1200 bucks to add a subfeed in conduit through the attic is not a bad price imo. we charge 1200 for a panel upgrade and its about...

skinny bulbs (T8s) use an electronic ballast. the bigger ones use a magnetic ballast (T12s). imo, electronic is the way to go. you dont get the startup flicker and they all go on at once. especially useful when its cold out...although they do make cold ballasts as well.

you can put a gfi at the beginning of the series (per circuit). then "load" side the rest of them off of that one and you are set.

first post here. I am an electrician from chicago, so I am not familiar with local codes out that way, but Chicago code goes by national code i believe. a garage only requires 1 outlet. it is supposed to be GFI protected as well. inside the house it is required to have an outlet every 12...