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I just bought and mounted two 4' LED strips together. They are Lithonia brand. Not sure of the model # but I bought them at the Depot. They came with the brackets for continuous mounting of multiple strips together. The end caps are removed and the supplied brackets come with the self-tapping...

You can use the pre made off sets if you'd like but you have to learn to bend pipe some time so why not read up on using a bender and watch some videos. The off sets are not too hard to learn. For 1/2" pipe I draw a line at 3" and 6", for 3/4" pipe I mark the pipe at 4" and 8" and make the bends...

I just have a small bench top cabinet that I mounted to a stand. I drilled a hole to mount the 4" box to the outside and put the switch for the inside light on the box along with an receptacle. I was originally going to wire it with one switch for the inside light and the other switch to control...

Is it a dual voltage motor? You need to check the motor plate for the specs.

Rent a trencher and run the conduit out to the shed the correct way. With the extension cord you are only getting 120 volts anyway. If you run the conduit with the proper wiring you'll have a 240 volt sub panel. The trench isn't going to ruin the whole lawn. Just lay the pipe and reseed the...

I would trench around the patio instead of messing with the concrete. 50 feet total will not affect the voltage drop enough to matter. I did a similar project to my garage and ran three 1" pvc conduits. One conduit was for the service, the second was for low voltage (alarm, cable, etc), and the...

Looks very good. The only thing I might have done is mark the #3 neutral conductor with white tape.

If it is a finished wall then I would flush mount it. If you flush mount it I would put an access panel above or below the panel depending on where you bring the circuit cables in so you can get access to run new circuits in the future.

I checked your link to those compressors. That Quincy 3.5 HP looks pretty nice. You'll want to pay close attention to the CFM rating and add up the air usage of tools that will be running simultaneously plus a little extra. There is lots of information on the internet for sizing your air needs...

I would never let an existing circuit be the deciding factor as to which compressor I would purchase. You should buy the compressor that will suit your needs and if need be run a new circuit for it with the proper sized breaker.

I've changed out mud rings from single to two gang without having to patch anything. It can be done. Lay the new two gang ring over the box, trace out the new two gang ring, and cut out the drywall to fit. You can usually push the box back slightly into the wall if it is only secured on one side...

I think that you would do fine with the used one. Honda makes top notch stuff and the $700.00 savings makes it even better.

No other way to do it except splices or using a large junction box outside of the main panel and bringing the circuits from the panel into it and making the connections there.

If the breaker is not tripping and you are getting the correct 230 volts at the motor leads then it is either a bad motor or it is wired incorrectly. You say that you got approx. 130 volts on each leg but did you test for the 230 volts on both leads? Did you use the correct 2 pole breaker? You...

8/2 is fine for a 5HP compressor. You won't need the neutral.