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Or if they have seen one before, push their herd-mate through it...

"I just don't want to get challenged by an inspector on wrong cable and breaker sizes due to voltage drop..." The inspector (and NEC) is focused on safety issues, voltage drop is a design issue.

Woohoo, one less wire in my 1/2" EMT! Thanks Mark!

If I'm running two circuits down one piece of conduit, does each one need its own ground wire? Using 12 gauge copper for all wires, each circuit is 20 amps. -- Carl

A lightning strike one on end of your property or a bolt close overhead can change the potential of part of your electrical layout so that current flows. Local grounding helps control induced current flow.

Wait, wait... Your 20 partners know they have to read your thread completely before posting any questions of their own, don't they? I like this thread and all, but not 20 times more worth... :)

Don't worry, that building doesn't exist. Nature abhors a half empty building, powerful cosmic forces leap into action to fill the vacuum. -- Carl

Nice work, thanks for sharing! -- Carl

Thanks for the suggestions. I can see why I got stuck on the work box aisle: I'm screwing my T&G into a piece of base angle, mid-height girt, and top girt, so there aren't any studs. I could add a vertical length of 2x4 between the girts everywhere I want to mount a box. Is there a better...

I'm putting up 3/4" tongue and groove plywood around the lower 8' of our red metal garage. I want switches and receptacles to be flush mounted and solid, so they don't budge when plugging/unplugging cords. What kind of boxes should I be looking at? Thanks! -- Carl

Did the previous owner die of electrocution?

Extra points for suggesting a solution that's staring at me right on the other side of the door! :bounce:

Thanks guys, good suggestions. I needed something to get me pointed in the right direction!

That will be nice. You can flip breakers and quickly see the load. My main panel is outside and everything else is off subpanels. I would need something that talks to an app on my phone. When I first got my generator I obsessed over all the loads, but after a bit of time with a couple clamp...

I have a red iron metal building and I want to put up 3/4" tongue and groove on the lower portion of the walls. What's a good way to handle trimming out around the door? The door frame and the red iron are all in the same plane, so I'm thinking overlap the plywood on top of the door frame then...

Are your meters going to be right next to your breaker panel?

Looks like duct seal to me: duct seal

Look at this and related products, may open up new options: Power monitor

Found this on Craigslist, listed as "Brand new, never used. Still sealed in box." Someone flipping?

I don't own one of these or sell them, so no dog in this fight... People at all income levels appreciate having electricity. What varies are things like disposable income, requirements, priorities, fuel availability, physical ability, mechanical and electrical skill. If you need something that...