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Did you pour the cement over the black dirt?

My 2c on lighting. This T8 ballast works good: ADVANCE ICN-4P32 SC. Purchased from an electrician. I have spent at least 6 hours researching this on the garage journal. I have visited stores, took apart devices and looked at ballasts, looking for a good one. I bought one fixture from Lowes...

I started in April and have a rough in inspection this afternoon, so I guess that is about 6 months. 6 x 20 Amp circuits for outlets. 2 x 15 amp circuits with outlets 1 x 30 amp 220 spliced to two outlets. 1 x 50 amp 220 spliced to two outlets. 4 ceiling fans, 2 circuits for lights. 3 motion...

I purchased an 8 foot t8 that uses 4 - four foot bulbs. The unit causes radio interference when the light is turned on. Turn off the light and the radio works fine. This is a Cooper brand, bought at Lowes. The ballast is a Universal Lighting B4321UNVHP-A. The box has "commercial" on it...

Yes. Check your local rules first.

More Details: [I posted this out here so hopefully somebody else doesnt end up with $150 worth of non-complying GFIs and receptacle parts.] For Minnesota anyway: http://www.electricity.state.mn.us/pdf/rei_inspection_checklist.pdf Page 2: "03 NEC 406.11 All 1 25-volt, 15- and 20- amp...

I found out today that for new construction in 09 the NEC 08 rules say you need to use tamper resistant outlet receptacles, the ones with the little door over the plug blade holes. One bummer is the nice 20A receptacles are $2 or less, the 20A receptacles with the tamper doors on them are $7 or...

Thank you all for the feedback and comments. Yes my outlets are like the Cooper link someone put in this thread, but without the side plastic covers. The back push and clamp system is the same. I called my inspector (Minnesota) this morning and he said I have to pigtail them, then he told...

I just called an apprentice electrician my brother knows. He says he would probably pigtail them inside the box. They only like one wire under each screw. (although this is not "under the screw" exactly, it is in the rounded slot clearly made for two wires behind the clamp on each screw). I...

I come into a receptacle box with 20A power, 12-2 w ground. I want to branch here and go two directions with the power. With the screw-on-the-side-only 20A receptacles I would have to pigtail a joint so as to not have three wires screwed to two screws on each side of the plug. However, I...

Hi, This web site is awesome. I am building a garage workshop, I have a bunch of questions to ask, and pictures to post. Every time I come to this web site I spend 3-4 hours. I am torn - these are hours I should be working on building my new shop, but I spend them instead reading about...