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So, we're building a house and I just finished my meter can/service entrance and passed inspection. Waiting for the POCO to drop the transformer and hook-up. Next step is running a feeder from the 200A disconnect out to the barn. At some point, I hope to build a bigger workshop several feet...

I too have been considering a new wire feed mig for a while. I originally learned on a Lincoln tombstone, and have a newer version that I picked up on Craigslist now. I've never worked with aluminum or smaller steel, but want to. Never used shielding gas, but want to. I have used a cheaper...

Finished up the subpanel feeding the entire house and attached garage, just been too busy to post an update until now... Good news is I passed inspection, everything works, and I'm happy with it. Fishing the 2/0 through the conduit did prove to be a pain. For the most part it went fairly...

You probably won't have a lot of choices on the meter socket (box, pan, can). Not all meters are exactly the same, so just check with the PoCo to see if they have any limitations. I bought a Millbank from one of the big box stores. It seemed reasonably priced and good quality. There's really not...

You can also plan to take whatever you pull out - panels, metal conduit, wiring and cable - to a scrap metal recycler. At 200' to the barn you might have $50 or more in scrap between everything.

Yeah, sounds like the simplest option may include a disconnect at the meter/service entrance, then keeping the garage panel where it is located and isolating neutrals and ground, like Wylie said, making it a subpanel. Running the lateral directly to the house and putting the service entrance...

Welcome to the GJ forums. I have a little bit of experience with this, and can add that Wylie has good advice - he helped me quite a bit. First off, I think changing your service from overhead to underground is a good idea. Why not just have the lateral (underground feed) go directly from...

Finished all of the conduit, fished the EGC between the subpanel and the main disconnect for the house, both ends connected. Also drove the 2 new ground rods for the house (used my new Bosch Bulldog hammer drill, so much easier than the sledge), ran the GEC through the attic, out a new hole in...

It's a 200 amp breaker feeding the house - the main disconnect is in a photo from the Oct 9th post. The run from the disconnect to the (sub)panel for the house is entirely in SCH 80, none of which is underground. Do you still think an insulated EGC is necessary there, or just where buried for...

Finally had time to get cracking on the electrical again. I've decided to completely re-do the feeder to the attached garage/house, despite the PIA factor and cost. It's the right thing to do, to do it right. I've set the new 40 space 200 amp (sub)panel into place, between two new studs, and...

Just a small update since I've haven't posted for months. The winter put a damper on work (at least around the house and shop), but I'm getting back at it now. Below are some photos from the holidays, including our Thanksgiving turkey, done on the Weber over charcoal as always, and a pic of...

Thanks for that erswill. The problem I'm having is the step right at 4:10 min in video GBH 2-26 E Part 2: Stator - Armature ENG, where pulls the armature out of the plastic motor housing. Mine won't budge more than that 1/8". Something must be royally messed up or melted together in the motor...

I have a refurb Bosch Hammerdrill 1199VSR that I picked up on CPO.com and it quit on me today. I was using it with some nice Spider carbide tipped hole saws that I bought to drill through a brick wall. I got through one wall, but when I went to start on the second, the drill wouldn't start at...

You have a few options. The easiest is to get Edison adapters that screw in and have a receptacle (usually without a ground) - not the option I would go with, but certainly the easiest and cheapest. You can buy a round blank with a center punch out, get a screw in clamp/bushing, and then run...

Thanks, I did find the 360 rule, although that will probably make it a bit harder to pull. I think I can make a new run with 2.5" PVC with just an LB at the half way point, and another where the conduit enters the house. Now that I'm not as worried about the conduit, I realized that this will be...

Thermostat is disconnected right now because I pulled down the peg board and am running new electrical. I can hook it up though for troubleshooting. There are definitely wires not hooked up or connected incorrectly. I was hoping to go through each of them once I had a wiring diagram to make sure...

Rayjay, thanks for the link and suggestion. I'll check them out if I need to. Still haven't fixed it in part because I still haven't found the wiring diagrams.

OK, now that I know what I'm looking at, I can totally tell that's it's wire shelving. Good idea. Wonder if it comes in black? Guess I could always paint it.

I bought a 41" chest and cabinet on sale a couple months ago and am pretty happy. I too felt pretty quickly that it was too small. As soon as they had one of their 11% off sales, I bought a 16" side box. I was going to get the 56" chest and cabinet, but I wanted the different sized drawers...