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I've done some searching but have not been able to find a solution. My better half wants to be able to turn on the porch light and have that light send a signal to turn on a couple of lights on the patio. There is no easy way to run wire to these patio lights so I would like to do it wirelessly...

I am looking for a wireless thermostat, something to control the furnace without having to run thermostat wire. Does anyone out there have experience with one that works well?

I put the lights in my shop about 6 years ago and some are now burning out. They are 4' T8's, any thoughts on what to replace them with? The older I get the brighter I like it, are there LED s that would be a good choice? I have 8' 4 bulb fixtures, I would need 36 bulbs to replace them all, can...

Went out to the cabin yesterday to turn the water on and found that the water heater wasn't working. Checked voltage at the elements and both showed 122, pulled the wires loose and checked the elements for continuity and both showed good but i figured they must be "almost" fried. Picked up two...

I have an old building that is now four apartments, I pay all utilities and provide outdoor plugins for the tenants for when it’s really cold. There are 2-20 amp circuits with a double outlet on each one. I planned to put them on a timer but noticed that people would plug their cars in when it...

Just wondering if anyone knows of a source for an old switch like this. It's off of an old Enterprise Meat Grinder. Finished making sausage last nite and the switch is giving trouble. It is a double pole single throw but the toggle is a little larger than normal. I'm also looking for new...

I bought a used 15" Jet planer today, I tried the unit out and it works great. I got home and downloaded the manual and it says it should be connected to a dedicated minimum 30 amp circuit. The cord, which looks like it came with the unit, has a 20 amp 240 volt plug and is 12-3. I am going to...

Hey guys, I recently got a different phone and the service in my shop is not very good, it used to be very good, I believe I'm now connecting to a different tower. Just wondering what others have done to improve cell phone reception in a steel building. Thanks

Seems to me I read here that you can use a regular breaker as a main. I have a buddy who is wiring a large storage shed. He ran wire to the building 2-2-2 I believe. He got a Square D homeline 100 amp box but didn't get a main, he is only going to have two circuits, one for lighting ad one for 6...

I'm putting some lighting in the cold storage area of my shop. The fixtures are like the one pictured except there are 3 bulb sockets instead of 2. There are 7 of those and they are about 15’ up. The building is a Quonset style and the area where the lights are, is 40’ at the bottom x 56’ long...

Someone gave me a Lincoln AC/DC 225 welder and I am going to put in an outlet for it near the large door in my shop. It requires a 50 amp plugin and the total distance is right about 100' so I thought about using #8 wire rather than #10 because of the distance. I also have an abundance of 1/2"...

I have a question for the HVAC guys, and anyone else with an opinion. I am building a shop inside another building. I’ll try to describe what I’m doing and what my concerns are. I have a 40 x 70 steel quonset, this is attached to a brick and block building. It was built in the 40’s as a theater...

Hi guys, I have two questions. I installed 9- 8’ T8 w/4 4’ bulbs in each fixture. There are three rows of three fixtures each. I am using surface mounted EMT and have connected the fixtures in each row with a short piece of conduit. My question is, do I need to run the ground wire to each...

I'm in the process of building a shop, looking for advice on the layout of the EMT, by layout I mean, what should I consider or are there any tips and tricks in deciding which run to come out of the panel with first? I can see without proper planning I could end up needing to cross over other...