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I've got a central ac unit in the basement (unfinished) that is setup for 2 zones, main floor and upstairs. Its always been a struggle to get even cooling upstairs. Some bedrooms get really cold while others (west side) have a tough time cooling down in the evening for bed time. I've tried...

I’m a little bit overdue for replacing my smoke detectors. What ones do you guys prefer or recommend? I would prefer to stay with hardwire.

Thanks for all the comments guys. I wasn't getting any notifications. I'd prefer mineral wool because I don't like handling fiberglass. There is already some (25%) 1/2" drywall on the shared walls with the house. The actual exterior walls are 2x4 and bare. I think I'm going to foam up the gaps...

I finally got my electrical in through out the garage. Don’t think I’m going to run gas for heat anymore so I’m looking into closing up the walls in the garage. What would be a middle of the road option, I’ll try to DIY as much as possible. My garage is 2x4 walls with the fiberboard sheathing (I...

So I'd cut an opening in the vinyl siding. Put the meter base over the tyvek. Then just drop the actual meter into that meter base and caulk around it? Do I need to do anything from a sealing standpoint between that meter base kit and the tyvek?

I'd like to add a time of use meter base to the back of my garage for my new EVSE. My garage is covered in vinyl siding. I saw the installers next door just attached the meter base on top of the vinyl siding and then foamed the back to close up the gaps. It looks fine from afar but is quite...

It was showing around 240, forgot the exact number but it looked normal to me. Wife just got home and it’s pulling 40a at 232v. I’ll keep an eye on it for the next few days.

I’d like to see exactly what you mentioned, a nominal with tolerance next to the readout. Or the could put a bar underneath to give you an idea of what they’re looking for. Anyways thank you. I’ll quit worrying about it and check again when it’s under load.

I finished wiring my sub panel and tested all the circuits so I can be ready for inspection tomorrow.

I gotta wait until the wife gets home with the car to load it. I will recheck the readings in the Tesla app while its charging. I did religiously torque all the connections because I was constantly seeing that being brought up on various posts and videos. I forgot to check what kind of voltage...

I finally finished the installation of my sub panel and my tesla EVSE. I setup the EVSE and noticed there is a 1-2v difference between L1 and L2. I think it was like 119/117 bouncing around a bit. Is this voltage difference acceptable? Everything was torqued, jiggled, and retorqued. I don't have...

Its actually the back wall of the garage. I tried to sketch it out here below (not to scale). The the black wall is the finished house wall. The blue walls are all open and un-finished in the garage. The red portion is the ceiling which is all finished because there is a room above the garage. I...

I understand what you mean. thank you.

I think we’re pretty close. Here’s what your post had me thinking. I only need a 1” hole through the 2x4 so if I bump out this area I think it’ll give me enough clearance.

The wall is about 15ft high and is offset the whole way up. It’s also sheetrocked on the upper portion and ceiling because there is a room above the garage. For a clean pass I think I have to run up to the attic and find a way back down which will feels like even more work.