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The house we live in has no exterior outlets on the far side of the house and we want to add one to plug in basic power tools and in the fall a bunch of Halloween decorations. I dont want to tap into an existing circuit as I don't think splicing into a standard 15 amp service is enough. My...

Always enjoy the help I get on here. No, getting a GF is not an option. Too hard to train a new one at this point. Will more than. Likely go the sand bag route although the 1/2" lag bolt suggestion is tempting.

My girlfriend wants to put some halloween props on our roof but they need to be secured some how. I really don't want to put holes in the roof or shingles but wondered if anyone had any suggestions or would it be ok to put a few (5-6) holes in the roof as long as I don't go all the way through...

How would the transformer work? Would you direct wire into the motor? Might be a cheaper route then getting another adapter.

Ok, I feel like an idiot. I hooked up my multimeter to test the adapter and sure enough it is an AC to DC adapter. Whoops!!! So I guess I need a straight 12V AC adapter correct?

What would be the best way to check the voltage? I have a multimeter but the end of the transformer has a pin plug. Do I put one lead of the multimeter to the inside and one to the outside? There is a light that runs off the same switch and that lights up just fine.

The power supply is AC. Like I said I am using a transformer that plug into the wall and has selectable volts from 1.5 to 12. It was definitely on 12 when I plugged it in.

Running it off a 12v plug. Its a plug that has various volts you can choose from.

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I need some help. My GF and I bought some animatronic stuff for Halloween at a sale and when we got it home one of the props did not work. We pulled the motor out and figured that it was possibly burned out. We ordered a new motor, wired it...

So basically follow the wiring diagram in the first picture correct? Also would 1-1-1-3 Aluminum wire be overkill for about a 5 foot run to the subpanel? I will need lugs to go to the bus bar though correct? I am sure the holes are too small.

I am contemplating putting a 100 amp sub panel in my attached garage as my main panel is filling up fast. The sub panel would have a circuit for a compressor, a circuit for a 110 welder, a circuit for garage outlets and a circuit for outdoor lighting ect. The new panel would be on the inside of...

Ended up buying it. Worked really good and was barely used. Came with full bottle full roll of wire, helmet, nice cart and various clamps. Figured I wont loose money on it.

Gonna be going to look at a Lincoln SP135HD welder here in a little while and was wondering if there is anything to be on the look out for. It comes with a Cart and a full bottle of gas. Seems to be in good shape overall and the guy said he would demo it for me. He is asking $350 for everything...

Attached garage.

I posted a while back about wiring new receptacles in my garage. Well I am finally getting ready to do it but need to know if 20Amp and 12 AWG wire is enough. Basically there will be 4 new duplex outlets. 2 will be dedicated to a fridge and upright freezer. The other 2 will be used to charge...

Exterior mounted panel. Right out side my garage. The garage is finished in sheetrock. The roof line is peaked. I really dont want to run conduit on the outside up the wall.

Any other suggestions? Just want something that will look clean inside the garage.

Probably about 3.5" The panel is set into the wall a couple of inches.

I want to run 2 new circuits into my garage. One for outlets in the garage and one that will run up into the attic and out to my patio. The picture I included shows the knockout I want to use and right behind the panel is my garage. As you can see the one hole is pretty full. I can probably run...

Yep the outlet is behind the freezer and the only other thing running off that circuit is an outside outlet right on the other side of the wall of the garage from GFCI. It has only tripped twice in 2 years.