Recent content by SuperRA

Nope, never said that it would be ok to use water pex. That's why I thanked BD1 for the links to the real air pex. Also if you read just past the portion you highlighted in my quote I said that notching wasn't something I wanted to do. Also I never said I can't have a surface mounted pipe,just...

Wow, copper is expensive! What do you guys think about bendable aluminum tubing! It's rated for the pressure and costs less than the pex for the amount I'll use.

Thanks for the replies guys. Let me clear some things up. The lines won't be exposed in the attic nor the garage. There is plywood on the top and there will be drywall on the bottom of the joists. Any hard plumbing solution will not likely be feasible as I can't see how I'd get it up in the...

I just built a new ceiling/attic floor in my garage to store stuff above. I want to run a single compressed air line from my small compressor in the corner of the garage inside the ceiling to a hose reel I'll hang in the center. I've pretty much hidden everything in the walls, so I don't really...

Thanks for the reply. I figured it should be ok, but i just wanted to ask and be sure. I'll definitely have to use a hole saw for the main entrance which is 1-1/2"-2". The others I can use a step drill. I think quality KO punches are going to cost alot or cheap ones like at harbor freight will...

Oh sorry, perhaps I should have started a different thread, but the tandem breaker question has been answered. While you can physically install tandems in all the slots, the manual and or label on the door shows where and how many you can have. I am now asking if I can bore my own holes in the...

Hmm, the ones I have I bought at Lowes.. It says on the box "for two 14/2 or one 12/2 NM" They are the Pro Conex brand. I guess I'll have to look a little harder. I did find a plastic clamp that was rated for two 12/2 cables, but I wanted to see if I could find the metal ones with screws first...

Ok, I'm finally getting ready to install this panel and I have a couple more questions. The feed from the main circuit breaker comes in from a conduit on the back of the panel. The location of the conduit is not where one of the stock knockouts are located. Can I cut my own hole and mount the...

Ok, thank you for the responses. I take it they are trusting the customer to follow the instructions.

Ok, so I went and tried installation in all spaces. Here is the proof. The only slot a breaker didn't fit in was the top left but only because the plastic neutral shield was a bit sloppy. I don't think any breaker is going to fit in that slot as is.. Sorry, i forgot to rotate the images before...

Yes, my tandem breakers have the humps, but what I'm saying is that every slot on the panel has the corresponding indentation. So I could install them in any position, or someone could theoretically install them in every position (not what I want to do)

Box model : QO13040L200GC I see the provision on the breaker that would theoretically keep me from installing it in some places, but the bus bar still appears to allow them in any space. I've clicked it into 3 spots throughout the bus and it appeared to fit just fine in any space. (I didn't...

Hello, i just bought a new Square D QO panel with 30 spaces / 40 circuits. So I understand that I can use 10 tandem breakers and 20 full size breakers to get 40 circuits in 30 spots. My question is what keeps someone from putting in 60 circuits? (Besides the inspector and code..) I don't see...