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I know that under today's code its not acceptable to. I have Googled it and just find people repeating new code. My house was built in around 72. I opened a spot in the drywall and found 14 gauge wire to the outlets. I have 3 circuits that are 20 amps. It's original to the home and so are the...

I have my ground rods in and they are wired together. What is the proper way to go into the pannel?

I had my wire ran the other day. I noticed that three wires are all the same with no marks. I should how payed more attention and checked resistance and marked one with a neutral. now the ends are about 100 ft away. I haven't connected then in any way yet. aside from making 100 ft of leads how...

I have a 11 tall by 16 wide door. Not planning on using a remote much and do not want a keypad. Liftmasters website says the 3900 is the only option but I know there's gotta be more.

I have a mtd snowblower on tracks. The handles for the brakes keep snapping off they are plastic. They make you buy the whole cable and Tigger lever they call it. They run 40 bucks a piece. Almost looks like a bike brake.

Ive been working on making a tunnel under my sidewalk. Its clay and I've been messing with it for a while now. I've tried drilling a hole and using the hose. I finally got 1/2 pipe threw but having a hard time getting it any bigger. To make matters worse its clay

started trenching for my garage wire. the wire will come down the foundation and into the ground. my problem is the footing sticks out about 8in from the brick foundation. I can use some 90's but I think it may look tacky. I thought there would be a premade s bend but I don't see any. I watched...

im getting close to calling my dirt guy back and I want to get my hoist location squared away to make it a little deeper. have a couple questions. the plan is a 2 post reqular width. I haven't decided on a specific hoist yet but leaning towards a atlas. 1: what kind of area and depth are you...

having some issues with lots of water in my driveway first the water collects to the left where the beach towel is. theres no way to raise this area really without redoing the fence. the water also collects at the very end of the white fence by my garage. thinking I need one of these catch...

I ordered my building a 13 4" inside clearance building. i switched it from 14 foot. i also changed the door size to 16x11 height. on my build sheet its still listed as 16x12. that would leave 16 inchs of head room. i know the builder would make it right but i may like the bigger door if it...

we are getting our inground pool repaired. it was here when we bought the place. I removed the old pump the bonding wire was broke off..the instructions state to connect a 8awg bonding wire to all metal parts within 5foot of inside walls of the pool. our pump sets back 20 foot from the pool...

how many people have done this. tips tricks? I like the ease of finishing with steel but I don't care for the conduit ran on the wall.

I guess since my garage has been ordered I can start a build thread. its already been a painfull experience dealing with contractors on this and my pool. we purchased the house last September and my only complaint was the slope of the land. ive been working with the hoa on getting my shop...

I live on the eastern iowa border about 5 mins from IL. in a area know as the quad cities. id like to put up a 30x48. im pretty set on buying from diy pole barns but im having a hard time finding a builder. I had one come out and look at site and tell me to book cuzz hes busy. I said whats the...

im looking for a floor drain for my shop. I want something I can driveover. I would prefer a round or square one. I have found a couple trough type plastic ones.

i purchased this square d panel to run for my pool as a sub panel. I see the ground and neutral are connected with a bar across them. im thinking perhaps I purchased the wrong panel or I need to add a separate ground bar?

iv been planning on doing a 12 foot height for a hoist. I know it will be close depending on the floor ect... I plan on siding the building with viynal sinding. I stoped by my buddies who just built a 16 foot tall shop. the loft is really nice. it got me thinking. anyone do 14 foot walls with a...

first off the basics we have 200 amp service to the house and adding another meter is not practical based on the location of the hookup. we are just about out of space in our house panel. we have a pool out back and it has a outdoor panel the pump runs under 20amps and there is a pool light...

we moved in last September. I walked the roof and didn't notice anything. there was a huge ice buildup in the gutter in this corner. one day when the snow started to melt we had a wet ceiling tile around this inside corner area. since then we haven't had any water issues. I assumed a build up of...

my wife purchased a tanning bed she said it was 220. I looked it up and it has a nema 20r plug. im assuming a hot on 2 sides and 1 ground. says its only 20 amp. our panel is pretty full can I use a double breaker or do I have to use the normal big 220 breaker? can I just run the outlet with 12-2...