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I doubt it would solve your dilemma, but would you legally be able to do as he's suggesting if you put a 20a breaker on the circuit? Sure, you couldn't draw more than 20a, but you might be able to do some of your testing without too much of an issue. Only other thought is as suggested, have...

Haven't done anything the last two weeks. Between Thanksgiving, my sons birthday, my birthday, and other social things, I haven't had enough time to get out to finish everything. The one part that should be done soon is the windows. As we speak, there is a crack team of guys on my roof...

I'd consider hardwiring the lights, but I've already bought the lights. I'm just putting up the cheap Menards shoplights. I've bought 8 of them for $7-$10 each. I'm not sure how many I'll use. I may replace some of the noisy old 12-T analog ballast fixtures in my basement with the new style...

****. After reading almost 2000 posts, I've finally caught up to real time. I'm not going to echo what you've already heard a thousand times. I will say that I feel I know a ton more about concrete than I did a week ago. A week ago, I had never heard of ICF homes before. Today, I doubt I...

So the lights need gfci outlets, but I can't put the outlets on the ceiling.... So it's either chain them off a wall mounted outlet or get a gfci breaker for big bucks. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

As an IT Professional, I get a good laugh at every movie or TV show where they try to dive in to the technicals of computers. It's really disgracing. Hire a nerd for an hour of consulting time people! Oh my gosh!

Problem with raising them into the rafters is that it's probably only good for winter storage. I doubt my wife would want to flip her bike upside down and right it up every time she uses it. I still think the best answer for bike storage in the garage is to not store your bikes in the garage...

Do you think that me pressing the button without getting on a ladder would convince an inspector that it isn't a problem? I'm 6'3" and the ceiling is only a little over 8' tall. Not much of a stretch. Now my wife, she'd need a step stool. Assuming I need to remove the GFCI from the ceiling...

I can't believe I have made it through all the conspiracy theories listed in this post and haven't seen a single person mention that all of the data collected by the Po Co will be quarterly given to the NSA. Of course, they wont be able to look up any information unless they get a warrant from...

If you look above, you'll see that I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I had applied for a permit. I have every intention of getting it inspected. On a side note, I know it's not a replacement for an inspection by any means, but the guys in the electrical section of the forum seem to...

I don't have more than two cables going through a NM clamp into a junction box or the panel. For the staples, the ones I'm using are 3/4". THe package says it's good for 14/3,12/3, or 10/3. I'm using it on 12/2, but I've often got 2-3, and 4 a couple times stapled together. I also used it on...

Only using Romex and thhn in the conduits. No mc. **** on the staples. I'm using the ones from home depot...

I am planning on insulating the walls if that's going to make a difference. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Not sure what this is referring to. I don't have more than one cable in any connectors. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

More pictures. Electrical is hopefully done. It took me way too long to do. I certainly made a few mistakes that I corrected. I'm confident that what I've done is safe and will work. Hopefully the inspector will agree.

So, I've moved a 60 amp sub panel from my basement to my garage, and wired up 18 20 amp outlets, and two 50 amp outlets. I must say, I've learned a lot about electrical. I'm planning on calling for an inspection soon. If anyone notices any problems, please let me know. Every outlet works...

Re: Garage Refurb :lol_hitti An honest mistake by someone trying to do something new. I'm sure we've all been there when working out of our depth. I'm glad you were able to figure it out. I take it you only ran a single wire from the house to the garage? If so, yeah, you'd need a switch on...

Re: Garage Refurb Something that I have been planning on using in my garage is one of the new "PC On a Stick" devices. If you haven't heard of them, they are basically the size of a flash drive, but they plug in to your HDMI on a TV or Monitor. They then more or less give you the full...

I was always told that the reason you use a pigtail vs direct wiring an outlet has nothing to do with the capacity of the outlet. The reason is that if an outlet ever dies, it's significantly harder to troubleshoot the issue (assuming you don't know the wiring layout). Since if you split the...

Don't you have to derate conduit if there are more than 4 current carrying conductors in it?