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When in the raised position I ALWAYS rest the ramps on the ladder locks and NEVER leave the ramps suspended by the cables. I also release the hydraulic pressure in the system. But my seals still leaked.

Hydraulic oil but the instruction manual also lists Dexron III transmission fluid as being acceptable.

Please keep us posted. I have the same issue and I am certainly within the warranty period. I am suspecting either a leak in the ram or in the hydraulic circuit attached to the pump unit which releases pressure allowing the lift to lower. I have found no external leaks.

Do you know of any documentation that would back this up in order to maintain the strictest of compliance with any UL certifications? I have no doubt that they will physically fit and function as they should but don't want to be found technically non-compliant should the question ever arise.

Does anyone know if the knew Siemens/Murray dual function AFCI/GFCI breakers (Type MP-GAT2 for Murray) are backwards compatible with older load centers? Obviously, the listing of approved breaker types on the load center cover does not list these breakers as they are recent to market but for...

Thanks - yes, I am in the US. I also saw the 24" length restriction in the NEC but then also ran across arguments that derating did not apply to my particular instance as mine would be considered a sleeve and not a raceway.

I have a 60 amp sub panel from my main 200 amp panel in an unfinished basement. These were installed by the electrician when the house was built in 2001. The sub panel has a 34" long 2 1/2" protective sleeve up to the cavity between floor joists into which all the branch circuits enter and...

I am currently mounting panels for an alarm and structured media center as well as a rack for server equipment. This setup is all in an unfinished basement mounted on a plywood backer board. Where all the low voltage cables come down from the ceiling (bottom of the first floor joists), do I...

Do the double pole AFCI breakers (Siemens/Murray) provide overcurrent protection for the neutral conductor? Wondering if this would help prevent some of the potential disadvantages associated with MWBC's.

I would rather go that route but moving the existing breakers to the right side of the subpanel would then cause an issue with the hots being too short to neatly reach the new breaker location. I also do not like the splice option (OCD thing), but may have no other alternative.

Glad to hear - and thank you for the quick response. Is there any obscure section of code that would limit the number of splices in a box or max box fill calculation that might come into play?

Situation - subpanel fed from the main service panel with a 60A breaker to the subpanel. Question - what is the proper way to connect an existing incoming neutral to a new (retrofitted on existing circuit) AFCI breaker if the neutral is too short to reach the breaker? This house was built in...

Murray (Siemens) makes double pole AFCI breakers for use of MWBC's. However, all I have seen are the 15A and 20A variety.

I'm curious if everyone else who has installed the gateway noticed an audible whine/hum emanating from the gateway's 120v transformer. I have had two and they both are slightly noisy.

Hamilton Beach handheld mixer. Insurance Co tried to go after manufacturer but the forensics guy who came out to look the site over could not conclusively say that it was the appliance since there was a candle burning in the kitchen earlier that day. Baloney. Even the fire chief noted the...