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Y'all are describing exactly what my thought process was. In ranked order of my concerns: 1.) Reliability - you won't convince me otherwise - simpler systems have less potential modes for failure. I especially like the lack of circuit boards. Reliability is my main concern (and why I'm...

This is exactly what I'm doing. I had 3 companies come out to quote. From what I can tell, they were largest, middle size, smallest. Largest was the first one from my op that gave me sticker shock. They were miles more expensive than the other 2 guys. Smallest was more expensive than the mid...

Thanks guys - articulating better than I could about what I'm thinking about more complex systems.

No doubt my ducts are not going to be perfect. I appreciate that additional watch out about variable speed motors with shoddy duct work - that solidifies the decision to stick with single stage. My comment about efficiency was more geared toward the sorry state of affairs of my condenser than...

After 32 years, the original heating & AC equipment of my house is due for replacement. Everything is still functioning, but the condenser is on borrowed time. My home is 2550 sq ft and I have a 5 ton AC condenser. I'm happy enough with how it functions, meaning I will not be doing any duct...

Even for my home, I only buy certified items. Peace of mind plus extra 'safety' from an insurance claim perspective. Worth the few extra bucks.

I've had to replace a breaker that was less than 20 years old. So yes, they can fail.

I hate to bump this up, but a lot of you gave me thoughtful responses and I'd like to show that I appreciate it, and also provide closure. I finally got around to taking this on again, and here is where things have landed. 1.) I pulled back the existing, lower outlet. From my inspection, there...

Stick with conduit all the way through. That will protect your wire. THHN should not be run without conduit, anyway, so you'd need to switch to NMB (romex) for the roof run. I would personally run the conduit all the way through and use THHN/THWN and then you don't need to worry about wet/dry.

I've got one. I'll report back after I check the existing outlet and/or drill a small hole and scope behind.

I can see the point of confusion. Here's a pic. With the amount of drywall removed (single gang box size), I feel pretty confident that it's plywood and not some sort of beam. Second pic was to show the outlet ~3feet down but I didn't want to move all the baby proof **** to get a good pic, so...

Thanks for clarifying. Right now, my pressure relief (copper) pipe runs down until it's a few inches from the garage floor (there is no pan). I'll plan on a pan with pvc drain line on it for the next water heater. Switching gears to the HVAC condensate drip line - the current horizontal line...

I totally agree, haha. Hearing a few viewpoints along these lines would help build my confidence in this opinion, for sure, but I'm more concerned about insurance/code related aspects if something were to happen.

I am trying to add a new, single gang box for an outlet 3 feet above an existing one on an interior wall. My plan was to run NM-B from the new box to the existing one below it and pigtail into the existing, lower outlet. I made my cutout for the old work box and found plywood below the drywall...

Thanks for the description - I will likely be doing this. I can "hide" it in the plentiful space between the 2 units. And I'll route the piping as I had planned - straight across the wall (inside).

I believe it. When I moved in, I had to blow out the line just to find where it went. It was dripping into the cavity below the furnace. It's probably more like 40-50 feet total, but still a ton. Also so strange that they ran it in the slab. I'll look into a condensate pump - didn't know those...

Thanks guys. So with the pressure relief valve - at my rental, it is run similar to GreyOwl's. I assumed it was code to pipe it outside somewhere, not let it flood the garage if something goes wrong. I wasn't going to bury the actual valve into the wall - just the copper piping downstream from...

My gas water heater and furnace are in the garage, next to one another. Currently, the overflow line of the water heater just points straight down to the garage floor, and the AC condensate drip line goes into the garage wall, through the slab and out the other side of the house. I am preparing...

I got the PRO with a similar setup as yours, except I left the middle empty and put a stool there. I don't think I have EVER sat in that stool - always standing at the bench instead. So if I could do it again, the only thing I would change is adding that middle cabinet, so good call there. Also...

I also vote for ethernet over powerline. Will cost you $60 and 5 minutes of time, and should work exceptionally well.