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I have a stand alone wardrobe -- Big with large twin sliding glass doors. When you slide open either door there is a tiny motion sensor inside in the middle of each compartment that turns on the hanger bar light. I have never been able to find something like this. The sensor is wired back to a...

Anybody use a CSV? I need to upgrade my well tank -- it's at least 20 years old. The rest of it is older -- on closer inspection the manifold is galvanized pipe after the black plastic that enters the pit in the outbuilding from the well head. I'm sure I will never get it apart anyway -- from...

Noticed in my recent contractor mag that they added a quick connect for refrigeration. Sized for mini-splits. Doing a google -- SupplyHouse sells them. They work like a SharkBite .. some sort of install kit is recommended. Talked to my installers about the pro-press system (crimped) a few...

Thinking about my new house water supply (private well) ... the project is actually a gut remodel of a property we bought back in 06 and used initially for weekends. Not used since 2012 very much. The well is working and I'm obviously going to have the water tested again -- but I have no...

Need some kind of light control that uses a small remote .. not line of site. My new build is a converted church -- so the living room ceiling is over 30' tall. I'm creating a seating area (two chairs and a table) in front of the main gothic window under the steeple. There will be a light...

Looks like with the new 2020 code they are basically everywhere. I'm surprised so many non .... are still stocked.

Anybody know a good online store for alarm parts/ systems I need to do some parts of my new house hardwire. Seems most stuff is wireless. My last build had a hybrid system with some parts wirless and other parts hardwired.

Does someone make an access point that can be direct wired ? Something that can be wired directly to a split electrical box holding 110v on one side and a Cat6 wire on the other side. The Cat6 going back to a switch w/ the modem in the mechanical room. My new house would benefit from this type...

My new house has five beams in the center of the Kitchen -- dressed up Collar Ties. The ceilings are 24' and these sit about 10' from the floor. The top of each beam is around 14' long ... I'm trying to find quality LED lighting that will light up the ceiling. I want around 3k. we can make...

I'm getting closer to needing to order some for my new house. For those in the lighting world ...anything new? My house has a mix of fixtures and light types. All of the 1-10 controlled LEDs are made by BEGA and most are in the bathrooms. So, I need an easy to use dimmer. I typically use...

I have three AC compressors going into the same spot. Does it not make sense to have a small sub-panel vs all these wires and boxes? was going to talk about running one feeder wire to the panel and then whips out to each unit ....have the courtesy outlet from the panel. I could use it for my...

We have have had an unusual string of power outages in the suburbs recently .... 25 plus years of owning this place -- I can count on one hand any extended outages. Extended being still under an hour .. we had one that lasted the better part of a day about 10 years ago when a freak snow came...

Is there such a thing as a good one? The electrical started on my project yesterday and it was mentioned ... Frankly, I had not thought about it. The last panels I did just have those double breaker Square D numbers in them. Don't think they do very much. Anytime I have had an issue with...

Contractor/electrical meeting yesterday. My project is complex and very tight ... My guess is the best way to wire 0-10v dimmers with control wires to LED fixtures is using the quad wire. I can't really find any codes on this .... seems some run two cables .. even singles?? I don't have much...

Over the years have made various indoor/ outdoor fixtures --- need three fixtures for my new build .... Buying more of these is out of the question. I'm having problems with the joint ... Any ball joints with hollow shafts? This is going into a wrap around staircase -- want the fixture...

Is there such a thing as a premium -- off brand for batteries? I'm trying to keep some little used tools going. Have a very old set of Dewalt tools that use the 18v XBR battery -- the batteries are getting weak. The only one I really use is the hammer drill. I have a dril and impact set...

New jaws arrived for the 3.5" wilton vise in the thread I posted a few weeks ago -- sure enough it looks like someone tried to make a new jaw and in doing so had the great idea to re-drilled the head ... wrong. The new jaws line up with 3 of the screws -- it looks like the original hole was...

Trying to confirm that 36" deep is really too deep for a wall based workbench/ workstation. Years ago a source gave me a truck load of butcher block tops that got stored away in a barn. With my new home started I'm laying out how the current outbuilding will become my new shop/studio/garage...

For various reasons I'm not moving everything from other places to my new studio/garage. Going to be building a new miter station -- there are endless ideas and possibilities on the web. I'm trying to decide about the actual working surface. See everything from 6" to 12" deep in front of the...

I'm trying to understand the codes on size and capacity -- and ... what is a "trough" Picture is my outbuilding that will be my new studio/workshop/garage. The 24 x32 building is an older stick built w/ drywall. 100amp recessed sub-panel in the corner near the 3' door. The newer 28x30...