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    Electric boiler and load control

    I heat my small workshop (16x30x10) with a a Siesco electric boiler circulating hot water in the floor. I'm on a load control system that shuts off the power during peak electric load conditions. We have had 10 days straight of extreme cold up here in northern Minnesota with night time temps...
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    How many volts at the outlet?

    My air compressor motor burnt out recently after not very long of use. I checked the voltage at a standard outlet in my new garage at it read 124.5 volts. I'm not sure how to measure the 220 compressor outlet but I get 124.5 on each leg when I probe the ground and one hot. I get 0 volts when...
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    Permafelt - anybody use it?

    I am getting ready to shingle my new garage and have contemplated using Permafelt synthetic felt as an underlayment. The product info states that it can survive 180 days of exposure without breaking down. Since I am shingling this by myself it will take me a while to get it all done and normal...
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    new detached garage, wire size question

    I am building a 30 x 40 detached garage. I will be trenching in a feeder from my house panel to a sub-panel in the new garage which is a one way distance of 280 feet. I will have a 16 x 30 heated section in this garage and this will be my workshop - table saw, air comp, dust collection...
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