Recent content by steve50

Thanks Jeff... Yep! Already fixed the LV in the JB.

Had a few 'redheads' laying around, so thought I'd throw them on. Don't think I even need them.?? :dunno: I have the larger grey twist on caps for the 1" and the 1.5" pipe coming into the garage that are going to be shortened this weekend (pic29) Will also put them on the 1.5" pipe on the...

Charles - I was able to twist the #6 neutral wire enough to get it in the larger hole where the lug was... Thanks for the tip. Kewl! :rocker: pic23b House main updated 5 - Fixed the unsafe lug :shocking:

Yeah I know... I didn't feel to good about that lug, but it doesn't fit in the side holes, so mounted like it is now... HD had other lugs, but they either screwed in from behind the neutral bar (don't want to tinker with that), or had some fork looking clip that I had no idea if it would work. I...

pic35 Garage outside switched lights - I moved the single gang switched box up out of the way. It's for the garage outside lights. pic36 Garage ground 1 - Shows the #6 solid ground coming out of the garage to the first 8' ground rod (non-interrupted). pic37 Garage ground rod1 - Larger pic of...

Garage side - pic29 Garage junction box - The #6 ground coming in from the ground rods. No more 15a feed from the house either. Note the gas line, RG-6 and Cat6e now routing up between the 2 studs (still have to clean that up a bit before covering the wall. Also the low voltage garage door...

More house side pic27 House junction box 2 - Shows the #6 ground going thru the wall that connects to the grounding rod. pic28 House outside grounding rod - Kinda blurry, but it shows the #6 ground wire connection to the 8' (5/8's) ground rod.

Here's more pics of the house side... pic21 House main updated 2 - A closer look pic22 House main updated 3 - Bonding strap (HD, nor ACE had green ground screws). Can I just take a green marker and color it? pic23 House main updated 4 - Couldn't find an exact fit GE neutral lug, so used a...

Update - Finally got the 220v 60a garage sub panel installed and almost finished with this project. OK... I got to this point with the help of my new friends here on 'The Garage Journal'. I say THANKS! to you all :beer: pattenp - That drawing is excellent! :thumbup: wyliesdiesels - I haven't...

Thanks... I was looking at the ground rods and it seems they sell a tool to pound them in. Sense I don't have a freaking hammer drill, I'll have to do the old fashioned way... A 4 lb hammer. This is weird. I search Home Depot, Menards and Lowes for THWN solid wire and it only pulls up THHN...

Square D is good for me. Look's like the local HD's have them in stock, so should be installing this weekend. Thanks Pic#15 shows the new 60a GE breaker and the 4 .5" 15a breakers. Think I'll wait a bit before changing the rest of the breakers to GE. I'll definitely check for proper wire...

Don't see a ground rod, so will add that to my to-do list. Yep, that single gang box has what look's like a light switch in it. Added to my to-do list to replace with a proper 30a disconnect box. Will upload pic shortly. Yep, seen that this AM. Look's like I have to add a GEC too. On the to-do...

Another shot of the meter headed into the house, we'll call it pic#12. There is a cheap looking ******** it, but it's not running to a ground rod. I'll check in the am and take a few more pics.

****, the plasma doesn't list the input amps.. Will update on that later. In pic#1 on the right side neutral bar there is a heavier gauge white wire that runs up and out of the top left side of the box thru conduit and runs about 5-7' feet away and clamped to the copper water line. You can see...

Here's another pic of the main panel showing it is a GE box... Is there a way to check the numbers to see if this box can use other breakers, like the ones in there now? Strange thing is that I owned this house since 98 and only swapped the left side 3 15a breakers for 2 20a breakers and the...