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Yesterday was the first day my wife went back in the shop since the snake sighting... I probably shouldn't have told her about that. Not sure where the snake is now. I put him back in the woods that day. In regards to the shop, I have been working on my entryway gap issues. I installed a...

Thanks for the feedback all! I'm in North Carolina. I am planning to do a ridge vent and soffit vent. I just got a couple of temperature controllers and am going to take some before/after data to see what happens. It will probably be some time before I get to this, so I am planning on...

Sort of knew it was inevitable. There are gaps at the 3 bay doors and the man door is completely shot. I have seen several lizards roaming around so I figured at some point I would see this: IMG_20170505_105447 by Alex Pingel, on Flickr IMG_20170505_105709 by Alex Pingel, on Flickr Luckily...

I have a converted 7 gallon chest freezer with 3 taps. To convert an upright, you really just need to drill for taps through the door (do not attempt to go through the sides because you could hit a coolant line!) and probably add a drip tray. If you're new to it all, check out...

Here is mine for now. Pulled the door off a sketchy closet in the corner of the shop. More to come in as I get to work! IMG_20170430_104804 by Alex Pingel, on Flickr PS: you can see my other table top in the top left... an old keg and an old box :P

Didn't consider a ridge vent, but after reading a little about them it seems the install is simple. Thanks!

Hi everyone, My wife and I recently bought a new-to-us home that included a 30x50(!!!) shop. It is older construction, probably built around the time of the house which was 1975. It has exposed 2x4 2' OC fink trusses across the 30' span, and it has a relatively new shingle roof on it. I...

Yep two pipe wrenches works like a champ.

What about running parallel under joists?

Thanks. I was hoping for a less complicated install. That makes sense. Back to the drawing board! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I thought you could use URD inside to the panel if it was inclosed in conduit up to the subpanel? The subpanel will be directly inside (plus vertical distance) of the feeder. Thanks, Alex

I will have to check on the inside panel. However I plan on digging a trench and running 2" conduit, carrying 1/0,1/0,1/0,2 alum URD the ~50' to the new panel. I want to also go ahead and run a line for NG and a line for water while I am digging. Not sure why they used the white PVC, but it...

I was thinking about this again and how to do it safely. There is no main breaker to shut off the main panel, so when it comes to wiring the new subpanel on the main panel, I would have to call the poco to get power shut off, correct? If I am going to do that, should I go ahead and invest in...

Service is underground. The line on the left is the current line to the shop. The shop is about 15 feet straight across from the meter. I am assuming I will have to go out of the botton left side with larger conduit and plug the bottom left knockout. Other pictures: Meter by Alex Pingel, on...

Good to know. I have a crawlspace but I dont think I have enough clearance where the panel is. I will have to look around and see what options there are. Here is a picture with the deadfront off. IMG_20170306_181510 by Alex Pingel, on Flickr Alex

Thanks for the responses thus far. I didn't specify but yes it is a Murray panel. The house panel is also a Murray, and it is completely full with 3 twin breakers already in it. It is 100amp, total service is 200 amp (according to recent home inspector). I would like to redo this panel after...

Hello all. I have been lurking here for a while reading as many of these threads as I can; great information. My wife and I just bought a home built in 1975, and with it a 1500 ft shop. At the moment the shop contains a 25 amp sub panel that I believe is inadequate for what I want to do. I...