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Thanks guys. I'm going to skip the ball valve, and will just attach the hose directly to the compressor. I'll have the one coupler on the end of the hose and that's it. Also going to order some extra plugs for random tools down the line. And PTFE tape it is! I'm going to order a Milton S-506...

The manual calls for SAE 40, unless it's a cold climate which it then calls for SAE 20. SAE 40 and 20 look to be difficult to locate except for a few places online which is annoying. Most of what is carried in stores is SAE 30. HF doesn't even specify what weight their compressor oil is LOL...

I put a 20A receptacle on the circuit. Should I leave it, or change it to a 15A?

Harbor Freight 2HP 29 gallon compressor I couldn't find anything in the manual mentioning a specific breaker size or dedicated circuit. All the manual really says about electricity is to hook it up to 12oV outlet, 60hz and on A/C. I was leaning towards a Sanborn 20 gallon which clearly stated...

I just bought a compressor that is rated for 15 amps. Per the advice of someone else on here in a different thread, I hooked up a dedicated 20 amp circuit for the compressor. I have not hooked up the compressor yet because I need to buy a few more odds and ends. Anyway, a friend of mine was just...

I had this thread (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365237) asking for help in picking a compressor. I had it narrowed down to a few choices, and ultimately went with the Harbor Freight 29 gallon air compressor. I was torn between the Kobalt 30 gallon from Lowe's, the...

The 5 Mil gloves are garbage. The 7 Mil are much better.

Turned out I was getting faulty readings from using a multimeter that had a low battery. Swapped out the 9V and back to normal at 120. I'm chalking that up to another noob moment.

Thank you for the confirmation. I'm getting a voltage reading of 136 everywhere I've checked, which includes 3 separate outlets (garage, outlet attached to the breaker box, dryer outlet) and several circuits on the breaker box. Is is normal for it to be a little high?

Wrong choice of words for me to use about not being grounded. It's grounded through the box, just no ground wire. An easy fix. I talked to a buddy in the trades yesterday who happened to be with his electrician friend, so I was able to talk to him and ran by the setup and what I was going to...

Kind of like this?: I took some pics of the breaker box today. That bottom right outlet powers the sump pump in the crawlspace. I'd hijack the other half of the outlet but 1) It's not grounded and 2) the circuit is only for 15A 3) the compressor wouldn't be alone on the circuit. The dryer...

The thick neutral wire near the top of the bus in the 1st and 2nd pic ends up going to a ground on the water line as seen in picture 3. I'm curious if the box is grounded by the flat-head screw in the 2nd pic. To the left of the neutral bus, there are the two phillips head mounting screws...

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Redfin says the house was built in 1955. My parents bought it in the early 70's. Maybe the panel was replaced was between those two time frames.

Sorry about the quality but it's all I have at the moment. The receptacle is a light switch and outlet combo. The light is not needed so I'd just use a wire nut to separate those off.

I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure EMT is what is used.

I do have a pic of the outlet and breaker box but they're not very good quality. I'll post them in a moment. I'll get some better pics when I go there in an hour and also post those.

You know I'm not exactly sure but I read here (https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/replacing-two-prong-receptacles) that if you take a multi-meter and put one prong in the hot and one prong on the center outlet screw and if you get 120V, then the box is grounded. I did that, and 120V popped up so...

I'm going to be doing some tinkering at my mom's house which was built in the 1950's. There are no ground wires or ground bus, but the outlet box in the garage that I'm looking to work on is grounded. I have two main questions: 1) When swapping out a new 3 prong outlet to replace the 2 prong...

Both the washing machine and dryer are running on 110V. I do have a double 30A breaker open and a few 15A's on the breaker box. I like the idea of running the extension cord from the basement by the breaker, however I'm not following what a "meter pan" is? Thanks