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The red bug is a 74 standard that I put an aftermarket sunroof in when I was younger. A few years ago, I reskinned the roof to get rid of it. The red bug is now the gray Baja type.

I finally did some things. Insulated the walls. Put OSB up. Rehung lights. Added an attic door. Added an air filtration system. Painted. Added trim. A whole bunch of things. I need to blow in insulation for the ceiling, but that’s about it. It’s not the greatest shop, but to me it is. I’m very...

Still “patiently” waiting for the old house to close, so not much happening. I did get some racks and cabinets from Home Depot for storage. I’m happy with the quality. I also ran the electric for the welders. That’s really about it. We adopted a new pup too. Raven.

Not really much going on still. Patiently waiting for our old house to close. If you have a VA loan, don’t be a nice person and let someone assume your loan. 90-120 days for closing. It helps the buyer, does nothing for the seller. It’s good though. This has given me a little time to work in...

Yes, it is a panel in another structure

It was leftover wire from when the electrician wired it at the old house. It’s a 5hp motor.

So if the three wire is replaced with two wire, being black and white, red goes away, would that work but be incorrect? I appreciate you answering these questions.

Thanks. Why doesn’t the red wire become the extra wire in this? Like if it needed to be there for 3 wire, then black and white would be identical to 2 or 3 wire, and red would be the different leg?

Yes, that’s what I’m trying to say. The outlet on this breaker will need to be moved. I have a 100’ roll of 6/2 and I’m hoping the electrician can use it and remove the 6/3. That would save some money.

Does it require a different breaker, or just get left off using the existing one?

I’m going to have an electrician do this because I don’t know how, but I’d like to understand more. I’m really stupid with electrical work. The far right breaker is a 3 wire. I want to use that breaker to go to my air compressor. The plan is to hardwire to the compressor with a safety switch...

I went ahead and pulled the breaker cover and paneling off. Power was/is off at the main panel and I was checking that now power was running to the shop, hence the breakers being on. I’ll have to have an electrician hookup my welder and compressor 220 lines. The 40 amp is outside of my...

We are living in the house now. We’ve been here one week and we’re pretty happy with it. I have most everything around the house finished, so I started taking out shelves in the shop, removing nails, hooks, whatever else I find and getting ready for insulation. It was 96 today. I’ll get used...

I use it more because it can be convenient. There's buyer protection too, but I haven't had to use that. It's easier than carrying 3k cash or waiting for a check to clear.

Those prices!