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A tent will be sitting on the slab. There will be a receptacle about every 15 - 20 feet around the perimeter of the slab but inside the tent walls. 4 separate circuits. The "in floor" waterproof boxes are over $200 each. I need 19 of them. Not going to pay that. So I'll use an outdoor...

Hi All, I have a project where I need to run the gray PVC SCH 40 electrical conduit in the floor of a cement slab before the concrete is poured. I'm running 3/4 SCH 40 and will be using 12 gauge THHN. I will have circuits that will have 4 or more receptacles (boxes) on the same 20 amp...

This forum is about helping one another and if you're not willing to help then why even reply? If you only want to vent, you'll get more support on electrician talk. I don't think you know the answer to my questions. :)

LOL A 5,000 sq ft tent wedding venue

Hello, I'm filling out paperwork for the power company regarding having them run 400 amp power out to a building for me. They need a load calc. The main power draw is potentially (down the road) going to be two 20 ton 3-phase air handlers. I'm looking at this one for an example. If someone...

Thanks guys. All of the opinions and info really helped. I just called him and gave him the go ahead. I did ask that he provide all the details in an updated quote as the original quote didn't mention any mesh. I assumed wire mesh but his original quote didn't include reinforcing. He is...

He wants to do two pours because he is afraid of it getting away from him if he tries to do it all in one day. I would prefer it all in one day to minimize the chance of color variations in the concrete. Apparently if day 1 is cool and day 2 is really hot it can make the color variance more...

One place is $135 per cubic yard to the public and $116 at the contractor rate.

Matt, Yes he will set and strip the forms. We are not using any stone base. In our area it's not required. We have 20 feet of sand and then a layer of clay and we can do slab on grade without any rock. The base will be fully compacted after the grading. No sealer, no stamping. I will need...

Sorry, it's been a long stressful day. Yes, cubic yards. Excavating will cost $2,500 - $3,000 and it's a different contractor. They will be bringing in a dozer, roller and skid and using laser levels. The area will be within a 1/2 inch of level before the concrete guy gets here to set up his...

Hi Guys, I have a concrete project with a 5,304 square foot (65.48 sq yards of concrete) main slab that will be poured across 2 days with half being poured the first day and the remainder the second day. Then there is a patio which is 26.75 square yards that would be poured later after the...

The new smart meters have a built-in radio. The electric company can get the meter reading and control the meter remotely. Its not good...imagine what will happen when all the power meters get hacked. Off-peak is where they charge a lot less for the power because you agree to let them shut...

I learned something interesting about off-peak electric hot water heaters when you have a smart meter controlling it. When the power company shuts off your hot water heater during the day, they don't shut off all the power to the hot water heater. They only shut off one 110 volt leg of the...

Hi All, We have an LG model LMU24CHV mini-split that is rated to run down to -4F. I'm not sure I trust them, but LG is telling me that if you turn it on when it's, say, -20F it won't damage the unit it just will not heat. Anyone know if it's true that it won't damage it? Second question --...

Wow! That was a cool build of his! Our State code doesn't (at least last time I checked) allow drains in the garage floor and I'd have to daylight it into the ground. Plus my floor is all epoxy coated already and then it also doesn't have any slope for a drain. The mat idea should work...

Thanks, I've seen those but they aren't designed very well. I think those are meant for a little bit of dripping from rain. Not for snow melting off an undercarriage. They won't hold much water.

Hi All, We have a heated garage and end up with inches of standing water in our garage every winter. I usually end up using the wet floor vac to **** up the water and then a fan to dry the floor. I'm getting tired of that. I don't like the commercial floor mats that you can buy because they...

Thanks CudaChick. I didn't know that hi temp vinyl existed or that you could do that sort of thing with it. Pretty cool! It wouldn't really work out for me because the paint shop would have to powder coat, then the sign shop apply the vinyl and then back to the paint shop. Not many paint...

The powder coating shop I was going to use wasn't going to sand the aluminum or acid etch it or anything. They were only going to degrease and paint. They had no idea how to paint aluminum, apparently. I DA'd the aluminum with 80 grit. Found a new powder coating place that does know how to...

Ha! I just called a powder coating company and they want about $125 to do all 3 signs. I can't buy the paint, etching primer, primer and clear coat materials for that. I'm going to let the powder coaters do the work. Never dreamed I could have it done for less than what materials would cost...