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Hey guys, I wanted to know if I can run pvc conduit along the outside of my house. My panel is in the basement and my idea was to run the conduit outside the house to two opposite ends for where I am installing mini splits. On the pic I attached my plan was to drill a hole above the basement...

Hello guys, I work for a hotel and we just received an industrial oven. I have a few concerns. I am trying figure out if the circuit is setup for 3 phase or single phase. The old oven uses like 35amps but this new oven is 3 phase 35 amps, single phase 50 amps. The new oven did not come with a...

Someone just installed some joists onto the ceiling and many of them are not level or aligned in height to the others. When I place a long 2x4 or level up onto the joists some have like 3/4" - 1" difference in height and the others that are off are like 1/4 to 1/8 of inch. I'm wondering will I...

I understand the basics of what the color coded wires are for. My furnace doesn't have any colored wires connected to its control unit besides the red and white wires. The other colored wires do not attach to the control unit of my furnace. Though my thermostat has the two red and white wires...

So to make a long story short. I am remodeling my kitchen with a friend who happens to do this stuff everyday. My question is if conduit can be used inside a home with your basic12-2/12-3 wire? He told me the only conduit that can be used inside a home is if the wires are coming in the home...

I know this is a bit off topic but there is to many knowledgeable people in GJ to not ask. I have been researching waterproofing ways to eliminate water into my basement and I know the typical way to eliminate water leakage is to dig a trench around the interior of the basement walls which then...

Hey whats up? I'm in a bit of a pickle or a cucumber. I have removed rust from my cbr 600 gas tank but the big problem I have is how the hell do you flush all that **** out? I have been using a magnet but that takes for ever I have been using a water hose sloshing water every which way and I...

Hello G.J. members, I am going to be laying tile for an elderly relative of mine. She saw in Portugal the beautiful tile without grout lines and she loved it. Fast forward to her third floor apartment renovation she wants me to lay down the ceramic tile with no gaps and no grout just butted up...

I was curious about how thin can one weld with a scratch start TIG? I just basically want the capability to be able to weld thin stuff such as 1/16th thick or so. I know that the scratch start ignition can be a bit lets say bothersome however what I am worried about is what would it be like to...

I just purchased a used Starrett 24x18x6 pink crystal grade AA surface plate which brand new it is certified to be within a 0.000075 tolerance. It has five times better the wear resisting qualities of the dark granite versions. Now, I do think I got a good deal but I do feel a few tiny little...

I have an electric motor which has a mix of copper and I assume aluminum wire. It is an old craftsman motor. I wanted to splice the copper cord I have with the beginning part of the motor's power cord and then run the copper cord out threw the housing, instead of removing the entire cord which...

Whats up guys. I had two questions for the community especially for those who have lathes and experience with lathes. I am going to attempt to build the David Gingery lathe. It is the only way I will be able to obtain a lathe for under $200-$300 smackers. I wanted to ask how important would a...

I want to route a bunch of outlets near my work bench so I can have power every where. Something similar to a power strip but instead I'm going to use like 3-4 wall outlets in various locations some what near each other. I have never done this before but I'm assuming all I have to do is run the...

Hey guys whats up. Someone is working on my mothers house and he is not going by code. He routed a few switches and a junction box maybe a little bit more. He installed a junction box on the wall and routed the wire on the outside of the wall instead of the inside. Can anyone give a good reason...

I have a chimney and a heating duct standing side by side as you can see in these pictures that I uploaded. I am not personally doing this project however this is for my mother. She either wants to cover the chimney and duct with a box frame like a sofet and cement decorative stone onto the...

Hi, I know there is a picture thread of tool boxes however I was hoping to see every ones work bench setup or working area. How it is organized or planned out and the creativity behind your setup. To me that is the essence of Garage Journal. I know there is a garage gallery but the photos are...

Hi I am installing a ceiling fan on old construction. I want to use two light switches for more control. I was told in order to wire the ceiling fan to two switches I need 14/3. I happen to have 14/2 is there another way of going about this? I was also told to get my power off of a receptacle...

Howdy partners I was wondering if there is a certain type of wire required for outside circuits? I was originally going to use 8gauge nm but I found some 8gauge stranded wire on ebay for a good price which would make it a lot cheaper. Would there be a problem with stranded 8 gauge wire? PS: I...