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Anyone else have issues with "multi-quote" buttons staying activated even after quoting the person in a submitted reply? Ive noticed this happening quite a bit lately. I will use the multi-quote feature, write my comment up, submit it, then go to the next thread, quote someone, then get a...

Site has been slow most of the day today. And just now @ 8:04pm local time(PST) i got a 500 error....

Are the admins working on the servers again? The other day I got a 508 error (server ran out of resources) And now the edit button is missing.

Welcome All I have started this sticky as an FAQ thread for info on the basics that are encountered countless times every week on here. Hopefully this will help some. If u have a topic request, go ahead and post it. And if you have an FAQ you would like covered let me know.... Or if you...

Came across this weird brand of NM on a job a few weeks ago. I have never seen this brand before. Apparently, whatever pigment or paint they used wasnt permanent as the black was wearing off the hot conductor... Has anyone else seen this brand before?? label says "TYPE NM - PHELPS DODGE - PD...

Local craigslist ad (not mine) Seller is calling them insulated? LAMO :lol_hitti :lol_hitti :shocking: https://modesto.craigslist.org/tls/6016675313.html

The following photo is of a 200a back fed main breaker in a GE meter main panel. Lug overheated and melted. Gonna be real fun to replace it. Have to drill it out. Hopefully the wire isnt damaged.

Im on the hunt for an estimating and quoting software program. Curious what others are using. Ive been doing the excel spreadsheet thing for a long time but i would like to upgrade to a database style program so I can input materials into it and have them populate on a quote. Have used...

Hi all. Ive got a Geovision BL-2410 IP camera thats been on my garage working happily up until recently. A few months ago I went into the interface to change some things around and update the firmware. I messed up on something because immediately afterwords, it was bricked into a continous...

I know theyve been discussed before In threads about other topics but i figured i would start a thread thats just about the panels... Heres an article in the star-tribune from a few years ago about these panels...

Right now Fluke is running a gift promotion. If you bought or are buying Fluke equipment between 9/1/15 and 12/31/15, u can get a free gift. Check it out: http://en-us.fluke.com/products/contests-and-promotions/the-future-of-test-is-wireless.html?trck=futureoftest

Did a search and didnt find much. Im wondering what i should set my attic fan thermastat to. It was set to 95* F by whoever last touched it. I turned it down to about 85* to see if it makes a difference. I just moved in so I want to get everything setup before the summer heat arrives! :( It...

I just moved into a new to me house(built '96) and i noticed that the gas plumbing that feeds my water heater AND furnace is missing a drip leg. Im an electrician(I usually hang out in the garage journal electrical forum) but have done some gas lines so i know a little about gas plumbing. How...

Sticky! Difference between grounding electrodes & EGCs/grounds We often get several posts a week here where someone is confused about the difference between a grounding electrode aka. a ground rod, UFER, etc. and an equipment grounding conductor/EGC aka. ground... The following link should...

Yes, i realize this forum is geared toward garages and this is for my house. I rent so I'm hoping someone here can help me before i go barking at my landlord just to discover im wrong. Moved into a new to me house(1056 sq. ft, built in 1932; very poor insulation) last november and i just...

I'm curious if any of the other sparkies on this board have seen an old house(K+T era) where the chicken wire in the plaster is electrified. I discovered this by accident when I went to ground some of the outlets in the house- got fireworks until the breaker tripped. Its isolated to a K+T...

The place I just moved into has an older Bryant 6/12 panel that's totally out of room(A/C, dryer, well pump, oven + branch circuits). Does anyone happen to know the max # of tandem breakers that can be used in an older Bryant panel, m/n: MB12-20R2? I can't find any info online for this panel...

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I realize there's probably not many lineman on this site but here goes: Many but not all of the 3-phase 208Y/120 transformer banks in my town are hooked up differently than the usual way of wiring wye transformer banks! Instead of the service neutral being hooked up to each of the 3 transformer...