Recent content by The Stigs Cousin

Actually this insurance is pretty good. I only pay a $75 fee the first time someone has to come out to determine if there's a problem and if it's covered or not. It clearly states electrical code violations are covered. The insurance already paid over $300 for the microwave. Calling next week...

It's on a 20. Something is just wrong with it. The warranty I'm talking about is something I purchased when I bought the house. Covers major appliances and not to code electrical and some other stuff for one year.

Built in 2001 I believe. I agree about the microwave/stove, considering it's a gas stove. Although we have problems with the microwave tripping the breaker at startup but that's another issue the home warranty thing is working on. I talk to my father in law too. Think I'm going to call up the...

Thanks. Everything is correct in the kitchen except: Built in microwave and gas stove on same 20 amp. Counter tops 1x 15 amp shared with garage. One outlet in kitchen not GFCI. Maybe I'll call the insurance/warranty company. If it's not to code they should fix everything wrong with the...

Now that I'm home I checked and it's actually a 15 amp breaker. So I guess technically the wire size is correct but needs to be on its own circuit. So kitchen outlets on the same circuit as the garage is not to code? I moved into this pre lived in house less than a year ago. I have up to one...

I just finished installing light fixtures in the garage for 32 To 32 watt bulbs. The garage circuit is on the kitchen circuit for the under cabinet outlets, so it'son a 20 amp circuit. So first of all, I mistakenly ran 14 gage wire when it should be 12. Secondly, I'd need to add a circuit at...

I have six 8 ft fixtures... 3 rows of 2 so each row is in tandem. The center row is wired from the ceiling where the origina bulb was. To power the other two rows I want to just come off the end of the middle row, so 90 degrees both ways. is this against code?

Yes I know there are tees for water or gas but they won't install to the knockout hole the same way as an electrical conduit fitting will, with a lock ring.

I need to run wires out of the end of an 8 foot fluorescent fixture, 90 degrees both directions. So I need a Tee fitting but can't find any. Are these available anywhere?

I'm just starting my first layout in my first garage. I don't have anything done yet, but went through the planning the last few weeks. I significantly changed the layout at least 5 times, and small tweaks to each of these layouts quite a few times. Finally I think I settled on something and...

I think I decided I don't need any switching. The garage is pretty small. Yes, if I have the garage doors up, 2 of the 8 foot lamps will be mostly blocked. But, if I'm working in there I will probably have one door open for ventilation. So only 1 8 foot lamp blocked, not worth switching that...

Sweet! This is exactly what I'm doing and what I already purchased the other day. Thanks.

I did the lumens/sq foot calculation... I think I'll start with this plan but remove the 2 8 foot fixtures at the back for now. This puts me between 150-200 lumens per foot with 28 bulbs. 34 bulbs puts me well over 200 lumens/foot. Edit. Just realized I can just do continuous 8 foot runs. So to...

I'm getting ready to buy the fixtures and bulbs... since I made the original post, I've hung 3 kayaks on the ceiling, above the 2 garage doors. This, plus the garage door brackets limit what I can put in the first half. Here's what I've come up with: 4x 8 foot (running perpendicular at the...

Thanks for the tip. I am in the southeast so I should be fine.