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but should I match the breaker to the receptacle even though its less than the wire's rated ampacity? I know that the breaker protects the wire and a #6cu is good for 55 amps and goes on a 60 amp breaker but if I were to need to install a 30 amp receptical should I also change the breaker? and...

I'm wiring up my basement shop in my house. I have some leftover 6-3 that I ran to 2 receptacles in my shop. is there any problem with using it for a 30 amp receptacle as long as I protect it w/ a 30 amp breaker? Or a 40 amp receptacle w/ a 40 amp breaker? Or would I have to mount a small 2...

I was hoping I could walk the trenches, plotting and use it for future reference If I needed to dig anything up or locate anything. Sent from my SM-T550 using Tapatalk

I'm building a house and will soon be digging trenches all over for power, water, and cable to pump house, shop, and storage barn. I was thinking it would be awesome to have a phone app that I could plot my layout with. Is there such a thing? Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

I need to wire a 240v 1hp well motor that is 180 ft away from my house. I would also like to have a 120v light and receptacle in the pump house. From what I've gathered I can run the pump off of #12 cu. what would be the best code approved way to get the 120v for the light and receptacle? I was...

I cut the house up in thirds. Daisy chained 3-4 switches and made a home run. 3 lighting circuits + bathroom lights. Sent from my SM-T550 using Tapatalk

I'm roughing in my house and am not fond of setting a junction box in the Attic with one home run and multiple wires feeding the various switches hot. I have been Daisy chaining from one switch to the next. My free help keeps bringing up the junction box in the attic idea but I just don't want...

a myers hub would weather proof it from the inside of the panel and from the inside of the wall cavity. what bothers me is the space in-between the back of the panel and my siding block. the panel has built in stand-offs that leave 1/4"-1/2" space behind the panel. it just looks like to me water...

I've got a 400 amp service split into 2-200 amp service. One to feed the house and One to feed a future 48x72 shop. I've mounted my meter base and two 200amp main breaker w/ feed though lug panels like these...

thanks for the response's. I'll be calling time warner/Comcast in the morning.

So I'm building a house and wiring the high and low voltage myself. Who provides the Box were the cable and telephone enter the house the service company, or me? Do they both, cable and tele, enter in the same box? What do you call the box, for googling purposes? I plan on running all my...

Can't get the free shipping to kick in. I tried with the total over 70 before and after discounts. No worky Sent from my SM-T550 using Tapatalk

I think I read somewhere that you could use a mix of 2 parts mineral spirits 1 part stain as conditioner. would that be acceptable? would it make sense to apply spar varnish over my treated posts and rails to protect them longer? luckily I don't have any knots thanks for the help

I'm putting a pine T&G ceiling in my screened in porch. I' not sure of the best way to go about staining and sealing it. I have bought Olympic Elite stain from Lowes to stain the KDAT post and railing and wondering if it would be ok for the ceiling? Any Help would be greatly appreciated as I...

mount the stock in the drill chuck and the bit in the vise. same principle as lathe, it will somewhat self center.

Just an FYI to anyone that cares, I did easily get 10% through the live chat. Thanks for the advice Spn Sent from my SM-T550 using Tapatalk

I need to make a $2k purchase online from hd, anyone have any discount codes that could help? Its a For a door.

Anyone have any experience with it? Does it compare to something like TLPPC. There was a few gallons leftover from a pad at work and I was thinking about using it on my basement pad.

well, I almost had 17 of them. It was a closed bid auction and I bid $375 for them. Someone beat me out at $408. Im kinda glad. It would have been aggravating trying to move 17 of them things from about 3hrs away. Not to mention I don't have anywhere to keep 17 of them:D

I've got a chance to get a load of these cabinets as a lot. I'm not interested in keeping all of them my self and am trying to develop an offer for them They hold around 100lbs per drawer, full extension, 16w x 24d x around 5ft high I think they'd be awesome for fastener and tool storage