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Back up (I didn't want to make a new thread) - Two questions: I will be running 1awg aluminum XHHW-2 for the conductors for this install. The price between running for 100amp vs 90amp is small ($36), so run the bigger "just in case" although I know I probably won't need it. Conduit will be...

I bet some people did like I did and checked their voltages, found them low, and then blamed the smart meter instead of the extremely (for TX) low temps and power delivery issues. Living at 90v was weird!

They can shut your **** off without walking to your house or disconnecting lines. (Can't they? That was an attempt at poor humor.) We didn't have our power cut during the Feb event that Cruz ran away from. I checked our voltages each morning when temps were the lowest out of curiosity...

Short answer: 1. I don't know what the future holds and I was not sure the lights would be enough lighting. My workshop is completely wired with 10awg THHN, so I have overhead to work with if needed. Since I wasn't sure if the original 20 strips would provide the lighting level I wanted, I...

I installed 19 8' Barrina lights in my 30x30 at the 15.5' height... I love them. Not a shadow to be had any where in the shop and "bright as day" lighting. I have them wired through 2 20amp breaks through 4 switches (2 levels of light). While I haven't had them long, I am currently completely...

Is this how normal people act? "Hi, I need help. Give me lots of information that is probably not relevant to my situation." ~board asks some questions~ "How dare you ask me for any details or tell me it isn't possible!!!" ~walks the path of an ******* and expects to get help~ Or is that...

Thank you. I thought the W coded wires were the choice since MHF is just bound XHHW, but I didn't want to mess something up when ordering. There will be no junction box due to the size of the conductors. Running straight MHF or XHHW will work great. :-)

Finally time to plan the run from my garage to the workshop, so I have a clarification question about supply power from the garage to the subpanel in the shop. 1. House breaker panel is almost full. I am going to add a subpanel in the garage, directly next to the main panel to supply...

If I replace half of my Barrina lights every 5 years due to failure, it would take 20 years for me to spend the same as buying the T8 fixtures and bulbs initially. 40 years if I replace half every 10 years.... etc. In 20 years, lighting technology should look quite different than it does now...

LED headlamp with a mechanic's light (mine is an old fluorescent light) for fill since the headlamp can cast some NASTY shadows.

Adding to this thread without reading much. 1. To anyone who wants to say that ANY of the blame belongs with the consumer, please go #### yourself. This may be true of a NORMAL company, but Carolina Carports is NOT a normal company. None... and I mean NONE of the blame for problems with this...

Yes, and even further if needed. https://www.google.com/search?q=directional+wireless+internet+antenna&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS704US704&oq=directional+internet&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i22i30l2j0i390.5664j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Thank you for this awesome reply. I am just some regular guy doing the DIY thing, but I have been trying to learn as much about this project as possible, so I can do it right (not just "good enough"). The more I learn, the more I understand in the future when something needs to change or be...

Ordered a welder that is rated at 25.5amp when running it at 200amp, so I have an idea of what to run to my welder outlets in the shop build. 1. A minimum of 30amp breaker looks like it should be enough. Is there any reason to up size to a 40amp? 2. I have 10awg THHN wire being used for...

I bet this will not work:

I would run 2 2" conduits straight up, but there is no drop ceiling for my shop. It will just be open to the ceiling. Everything will be run across the ceiling above where there would be a true ceiling just in case I change my mind in the future. Segregating wire type didn't even cross my...

I have no choice but to think ahead. I only NEED 3 20amp circuits right now to be 100% great, but I know I want to add metal working tools, upgrade the motor on my table saw, add dust collection, and be able to park/charge an RV in the shop in the future. :-) I have made due with a single...

Whoa! I was worried about how large of conduit I would need for the shop, so I stuck in 2" to consider this option. I would only fill a single 2" to ~30% for all of the wiring that I currently have planed, so 2 2" would be ample room for any growth in the future. Thanks for the idea, I am...

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I am actually using a metal "stud" as the horizontal gurts. Those will be screwed directly to the metal tube frame to make installing the T1-11 easier. I am avoiding 2x4s due to the cost of wood right now; it is actually cheaper to use the metal instead. These are the "studs" (they aren't...