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MyPOCO doesn’t want to install a 5th service as it overloads the transformer and their feeder. They would but it’s high cost. I have a work around. My building has 4 retail spaces each with a 200a service. A few years back units 1-2 took out a wall and combined. Each service comes into a common...

Had an old workmate who’s home burned a few weeks before he was losing to the bank. Good thing he threw a wild Christmas party a week earlier. Lots of pictures of everything in the house, kitchen, living room even bedrooms by some weird happenstance. Everything in the house was impeccable, new...

So its there something that made you look at your meter or start to wonder about its capacity? I ask as its one of those things nobody thinks about. Like a water supply. I doubt your water connection would support every sink, tub, washer, garden hose and ice maker if they were all on at once...

Cant disagree. It was part of the package and to good of a deal to pass up. Bought a commercial building with tenants that pay for it and I get a 80x120 space for the cost of the electric bill. I'm on the hook for 15 years if they leave but Ill take the odds.

Don't need multiple recep's but do want a solid permanent mount. I was planning on the post/pedestal route but was looking for other options. With the post its either drop down with a conduit or run along the floor and up to it. I like option 2 better as its less of an eye sore. I figure...

No cheap here. $120+ freight each. I was thinking 2x2 tubing on a base and anchor it to the floor.

I plan to mount a bunch of receptacles shortly but am reaching for ideas on how to mount them. Id like the to be 3-4' above the floor but there is no building structure the allows that. Its basic steel building constructing with a wall supported at the top, bottom and a single wall girt at mid...

And buy good tape. HF tape is almost transparent its so thin but good tape will feel damnear like electric tape thickness. Also your tape job could be great and it will still leak, you can get a **** fitting. We have had a few of them over 1000's of fittings but a porous casting can make you...

Was preinstalled and no external connection. I assume it’s hardwired.

Brand new, used the new batteries that came with it. Antenna not readily extendable as it is simply a short whip of wire. Love the opener and the way it functions just need another 15' of remote range.

I have not changed batteries, this is on the list for today. I LOVE The opener but hate its range to use the remote. It is in a steel building but it seems I need to be within 15' of the door for it to operate. Id love to double that so it can be opened as I drive up, not pull up and then open.

Diamond grit? As in hire a group with a floor grinder or can this be a done with 2 head walk behind grinder? We have a smaller 2 stone unit. Used mainly for taking the high spots off of floors.

New building was a steel tube manufacturer so there is oil everywhere. Not just a stain hear or there but the whole process area has a 30 year layer of cutting/bending oil. Is there any hope of getting epoxy to stick? I have a pretty good arsenal of cleaning equipment.

Its 2' below the frost line or 2' below grade? You say it flows 24/7? Insulation is worthless when wet, Can you trace it with heat tape? Good quality heat trace will stay in place for years without issue. What is the pipe material? Can you get to both ends? I ask for if it does freeze...

A few things that don't go together to well. 40X60, good light and cheap. If you want good lighting its going to cost a fair amount to do it. I have 9 of those fixtures in a building that size and am happy with it. This corner is 40' wide and 60' deep from this view. 9 of the alphalights...

Are there any "makers"? You know the kinda urban make stuff out of junk group. There seems to be a pretty good movement toward making something out of nothing.

I can but it may be a few days. Busy pulling wire and hanging conduit for lights. I had the cover off once and its a pain. About 4' square of 1/8" steel. Heavy for one guy to handle and fasten.

Ok some real meter readings. 498 P-P on all 3 and 288 P-G on all 3. Couple that with the pics and does that shed light on what’s here? POCO rep is planning a date to come look at the single phase service, I’ll be sure to work over his brain on what 3P is here.

UT gauge/meter is pretty useless for pitting. I have a fairly good unit and you cannot detect a pin hole. They are not pin point readings they give a general thickness over a defined area. Say it has a cone that covers 1/4", you could have a pit next to it an never see it in the readings...

Yes and no. With the list of things you have you need to keep in mind what is running at the same time. If you are pulling a single 12/2 to your 4 double gang and are chaining them all together you could way over load it. Lets say you want a 1/3 HP shop fan, that's 7A, now add in the radio...