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You CANNOT use an unisulated conductor for a neutral after your main service disconnect. Period. There is only one way to fix this and that is the right way. Electricity is a dangerous unforgiving beast that needs to be done correctly to be safe. Just because you can jerry rig something to...

Nice, VERY nice. Where did you get the "Corvette Sting Ray" emblem thats on the left side of the leftmost picture? It's hanging above the photo of the 63 split window. I have been looking for one of those. Also the emblems on the back wall under the American flag? Tim

Rab - the "Stealth" series - that's what our contractors buy - we have very few returns and they are backed by a 10 year warranty. You can find a dealer here: http://www.rabweb.com/ Most electrical supply houses will carry them. Tim

StaggeringGoat is correct - I should have been more precise in my statement - when I said T5HO or similar system, I meant to include T8 as well - in other words, the modern systems, post T12. If you compare lumens per watt (of course this doesn't take into account the ballast load) the standard...

Smokey - theres no getting around it - you don't have an insulated neutral which is required downstream of your main service disconnect. If you look at the top picture of your main panel, the neutral is the middle wire above the main which connects to the 2 bars directly adjacent to where the...

The color temperature is usually at least partially indicated in the catalog number of the lamp - at least that is so with the major manufacturers. For example a Sylvania FO32/741/ECO is decoded as follows F=fluorescent O=octron which is their T8 series 741=700 series(lowest lumen series)...

Just as a clarification - regarding what's "best" - thats relative to how you are using your lighting. If I were suggesting a lighting system for a facility, factory, school, store etc... where the lights are used 10 or 12 or even 18 hours a day, then the old T12 HO that I mentioned above...

The T12 HO fixtures I put in are new fixtures - so they have electronic ballasts in them. When I said "good old" I was referring to the fact that these lamps have been around for decades. You won't find any new fixtures with magnetic ballasts unless you find someone with some old stock - which...

Can you post a picture of the main panel with the cover off and the sub panel with the cover off as well as a picture of this wire, so we can see for sure what you have? Tim

I have worked for my family's electrical supply business since the 70's and the old magnetic ballasts would routinely last 10-20 years or more. Yes, they used more power and yes, they leaked when they were failing, but they were durable. We retrofitted our warehouse and offices to electronic...

Many of the lights you get at the big box stores that are cheap don't even have a real ballast in them - just a chip of some sort - they aren't made for regular use as you have found out - they will fail quickly. To answer your other questions - T-8 and T-12 - this stands for the size of the...

You are 1 wire short in your cable. Sounds like you fed this with what is called 2/3 seu cable which is normally only used on your service drop on the outside of your house to your meter and to the main breaker. In this use, the spiralled ground is used as your neutral conductor (not the same...

A fixed main panel cannot be changed from main breaker to main lug or vice versa. A convertible mains panel can be converted from one to the other in the field. For a distributor or contractor it means great flexibility. If you bought a main lug panel and later found that you needed to put...

You can see here that QO stands for "qwik open" - always has: http://products.schneider-electric.us/products-services/products/circuit-breakers/miniature-circuit-breakers/qob-circuit-breakers/ The test I was refering to was done years ago before Homeline was introduced - the Homeline is a fine...

I was going to wait until I finished my install on my 2 Bendpak HD9ST lifts to post this, but I wanted to let you all know what a great experience I had installing the first lift. My car is sitting on it as we speak. I had some concerns and questions last Sunday when installing it and sent a...

I just got to unpacking my 2 HDST lifts early this am (as we just got our power back last night after last weeks storm). I noticed on the cross pieces that 6 of the 8 grease fitting ******* are knocked off. There was no sight of any damage to the outer cardboard wrappings on these. I'm...

Just trace that 220v line back to your panel and find the breaker that powers it. It should have the 2 black wires attached to it. When running conduit for 220v, whether it be EMT, PVC, Rigid Steel, or some kind of flex, it would be common practice for the electrician/installer to use 2 black...

I just purchased the Bendpak HD9ST which is a narrow width lift and overall it is 99-3/4" wide. See here: http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/four-post-lifts/HD-9ST.aspx Tim

Just unloaded my 2 HD9ST's - can't wait to unpack them and get started. Just waiting now for the garage door guy to do his thing and raise my doors. I'll post pictures of the install - hopefully in a couple of weeks. Tim

Excellent, timely thread - I am currently awaiting delivery on my 2 HD9st lifts and I plan to install myself. Tim