Recent content by wile E coyote

I looked at that very recessed media box and others like it, Git. Not deep enough, so like it was pointed out, the current receptacle box would become a junction box which wouldn't be readily accessible to anyone working after me. I've already started on boxing in a recessed access as...

Yes, it's covered up in the sense that it will be flanked by the 8 ft bookshelves. Only in relation to the underlying wall where the current receptacles are located, is it bumped out 9 inches. When viewed, that panel (58 in wide by 47 in tall) will be behind the tv and 6 inches further back...

I considered building a 5-sided box to create what's basically a very deep recessed outlet, but If some home inspector down the line misinterprets where NEC says any 'box' used must be originally designed to serve as an electrical box. The 9 inches comes from us not wanting the tv to essentially...

I'm part- way through a project and need advice on a code-compliant way to mount and wire a single 120v receptacle and coax for my tv. The 120v receptacle and coax is already ran to boxes flush mounted to the wall around chest-height. However, here's what's making this complicated: The wall is...

http://www.cnet.com/news/pocket-sized-jump-starters/ Check out these examples of the latest style...glove box-sized and about a dozen starts on one charge.

x2 on building a small compressor shed outside of the main garage space, and if it's just on the other side of the wall from the panel box then double score.

Thanks gents! I belong to or lurk on dozens of internet forums, from muzzleloading and general gun-butchering to my profession-related forums (healthcare). I hear ya about being spoilt for choice...one can have trouble executing a plan when the idea that there's something more elegantly simple...

Hi folks! I joined up a bit ago and have been lurking off and on for years before that. It's time to fire off my first post and become an active participant. I'm from western Arizona and am a rabid DIY'er. I find that while it's obviously more satisfying to get a job done, I get a lot out of...