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Been tracking my electric use over the last month. With nothing being used it was showIng a 12 KWh/day usage. So I pulled out the fluke and with the breaker panel off the 10kva transformer is pulling between 1.5-1.6A. It cost about $65 to keep that transformer warm. Economics say I should get a...

I have a building that has been added to and cut up in a few different ways. Id like to get back to some original structure if possible. Where does one buy steel girts to help rebuild a wall?

Does a thermostat jump the Y and G together when in the cool position? I assume it does not do this in the heat position. I ask as working on a Rheem rooftop unit on my building today I had to look over the wiring diagram and cannot find how the room blower relay in energized in the cool...

A few have asked about the 110W $91 Alphalites. http://www.ledlightingwholesaleinc.com/EHB2-13-p/ehb2-110.htm Here are a few pictures. 40 of them ready to install What the first thing a guy does with $4k in LED lights? Take one apart The back of the fixture Here is the diffuser

Can anyone tell me or better yet show me how to find the number of #12 conductors in can have in a 1" EMT. 100' run with a mix of 15A & 20A. I would love to add a 50A 240 in there if possible. Teach me how to fish!!!

I'm willing to pay the extra cost for the lights if they are a better option. James Bay 2' 110W https://www.ledlightingwholesaleinc.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ZY%2DH2%2D110W&CartID=2 or Aleo slim 95W...

Planning to install a new waste oil furnace. It requires an 8" stack and has draft requirements as well. I hate the idea of cutting a hole in my roof. I could go out the side wall but that seems like a bunch more work as it needs to be supported and being a steel building the means a bunch...

Bought a nice JLG scissor 2646E2 lift. Thing is very nice and was bought for at a bargain price. My ONLY complaint is how much is sways when elevated. Hard tired and on concrete, working 16' up it sways a bit as you are working. Are they all that way or should I look at doing a bit of a...

Bees is out of the 110w 2x fixture. Anyone know how long it takes them to restock? I was literally ready to order, checked stock and put them in my cart. By the time I could go to the truck to get my CC someone else must have checked out as they were out of stock. If they take a long time...

The service coming into my building is a 1200A 480 Delta. The service was installed in the mid 70's as a best guess. The ground they have coming into the block structure clamps onto a 2" NG line. The gas line used to run all over the building and mainly to a large oven. The line is no longer...

Have a large waste oil burner. Looking for options on a chimney. What did you use? I would love to out the sidewall then vertical.

So I'm in process of laying out wiring for an 80x120. The building will have 3 maybe 4 points of entry. Id like to be able to switch on any of the different light segments from any of the entry points. I know I could go the old reliable way of 3-4 way switch's but that eats the wire for what...

I'm on the verge of spending to much money on LED fixtures. One of the main sales point is last by life. I'm young and plan to be in this building the whole life of the fixture so I'm looking at alternative forms of death. I'd hate to take a shot of lighting down the road and kill my 2 year old...

https://www.menards.com/main/lighting-ceiling-fans/indoor-lighting/high-bays-low-bays/metalux-reg-fluorescent-4-white-4-light-t5-high-bay-light-w-bulbs/p-1444427445305.htm Seems to be a pretty decent light for $88. I need to buy a pile of light for the new building and these caught my eye...

New to me building has 2-60X16 walls that need paint. Water is getting inside in hard rains through the porous block. Whats a good economical sealer filler/paint a guy can buy. Not looking for cheap or commercial duty, just a good balance of price and long life. I assume its power wash the...

Bought a large building that was a warehouse. A section of that was your basic red steel structure that was insulated. The walls have been hit by fork trucks pushing them out in a few places a buckling the siding. The other side of the building was a heat treat/powder coating area so there is...

Raising up a 20x80 enclosure inside my building. Planned to be the office/machine shop area. Basically the heated nice part of the place. I Joist for the ceiling with storage above. Should I lay the joist, sheet/finish inside and them blow in insulation above the sheeting then deck the top...

Feeding two sub-panels from one meter disconnect? I am buying a commercial retail building. It has 4 retail stores in front. I have 1 business that combined 2 spaces to enlarge their salon. Each unit has its own meter that feeds a single breaker disconnect in the mechanical room. This...

Looking at buying a large commercial building. The back shop is 80x120 but has no floor drains or running water. The front of the building has 4 retail rental shops with full services. Whats the best plan of attack for sewer and drainage? Can I assume I can install a sump with a grinder pump...