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Sunday morning I was hooking up the new Dryer that we purchased the day before. As I checked the wire to be sure it was 10-3 not 10-2, I thought how lucky I was that all I need to update is the outlet (3 prong to 4 prong). After that I opened the cover on the Main Panel to check White is Neutral...

Regular price was $29.99, marked down to $19.99 with a $5 rebate from the Manufacturer. Anyone tried these? Sorry for not remembering Brand name but have been spending the day with Wifey not working on my projects. :(

GFCI or Arc Fault...… What is code requirements? Going to Menards soon....

Which one? Square D or Cutler Hammer? BR, QO and ?? or Homeline I know you guys have a preference as to which one to stay away from.

I had a "wonderful" day at work, only to come home to find the power off for the last 3 hours! :mad: Provider first question is, "Are you sure its not your Breaker?" YEP, I'm sure its your Fuse on the Pole! :wtf: Guy shows up almost an hour later, I meet him at the road to point at the fuse. He...

An friend of mine told me his Electrician is going to run buried 1&1/4" conduit for the 90 amp service to his shop which is about 100 feet from his garage which has (60amp) and 160 feet from his 200amp panel in the house. I haven't got figured out how he is going to run the wire through 1&1/4"...

Auction Ad says Modine Natural Gas Heater 24,000btu. Are these easy to change to propane? How do I determine usable condition? Don't ask for photo's as I have none.

Has there ever been a discussion on Footer and Wall verses Monlithic Slab as far as quantity of materials and Labor cost? I was discussing with a neighbor down the road about it, he believes that the quantity of poured concrete in his footer and walls equals the cost of a monolithic pour. The...

Over the years I have collected/bought a collection of fluorescent light fixtures. Plug In w/ Chains types usually Over the years I have had a tube go out and stole one from another unused lamp. Consequently I have fixtures that probably came new with T5(?) lamps and fixtures that had T20(?)...

There are two types, Photoelectric and Ionization. Most reports state Photoelectric are the better of the two. Local Box Store sells First-Alert only. Is the Kidde brand better? I'm looking at replacing 2 in the garage/shop this year.

I've been telling the wife we should. Now is as good time as any to build bigger/better. I was playing around with Menards online software today designing a building 30 by 48. Anyways I got to the section on insulation which leads me to my questions: Option one is 2" insulation/condensation...

Got one of those, can you fix my air compressor calls yesterday. Said sure I'd come over, turns out the pressure switch crapped, he had bought a new one based on what he thought was his operating pressure and what the salesman told him it couldn't be that must be this instead. Background is this...

I've posted before that I live in a converted barn. Primary living quarters are on the second floor. First floor is room is always cold! Its my guess that they put nothing down between the dirt and the floor joists. Wife wants to pull up the carpet to lay flooring. I said if that is the case...

We live in an 1890's Barn which was converted into a home in the mid 1970's. So everything is lacking by todays standards. Anyways I was reading "MysticCobra's" electrical install, noticed his blue foam insulation on the concrete block walls. This got me to thinking as the "Store" room under the...

I have this older Sears branded Salamander Heater that needs some maintenance parts (filters). Anyways after searching for a while and apparently not being smart enough to navigate to the correct page. I thought maybe I would ask for help locating parts. SEARS 100000 BTU HEATER Model 40007 Spec...

I am large Genset Test Engineer (up to 6 Megawatt), who is skilled in Engine Technologies and Electrical Engineering, trained as a Machinist (before CNC was really popular) in the old days. I am a trained and skilled Welder and Fabricator, worked in the PA oil fields, done time Logging and...