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I got some ceiling mounted infrared heaters and in one room I wanted to use the wiring from a wall cadet heater to power it. The heaters are 240v, but can be 120 as well (just draw more that's all). But I was thinking...it only demands 12 gauge wire because of the amp draw at 240...can I just...

I need a new heat pump/furnace system ASAP because my bryant died at 18 yrs old, heat exchanger corrosion. Got a few bids today which included different servicers pushing Goodman/Daikin, American Standard, Mitsubishi. I did a lot of research on the parent companies and the shared models...

On our house furnace we have one of those electrostatic filters (previous owner installed, my guess 2005). I just decided it's time to add standard filters too. I can't slide them into the housing above the furnace because the slots only allow for 3/8" prefilters. Then of course there's the...

I have the opportunity to snag an old "trash burner" wood stove. Small 36"x20"12" dimensions. I could route a chimney through the wall of my garage and use this for heating my garage, a 22x22 space. The cost for this antique stove is cheap, but chimney pipe isn't. But the fuel source in the...

I've narrowed down my paint selection to Rodda or Miller as they're made in the PNW so logically they're very good for our climate. I'm sure Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, Kelly Moore, etc are good too. Hell with the right prep work, Behr's probably fine. I got a good vibe from a customer...

One of my future projects is a gun/safe room. I originally assumed I'd make a cinderblock or ICF framed wall to enclose a vault door with rebar and concrete to fill the void, lining the outside with drywall for finishing. This wall would go up about 8 feet, then have a wood stud wall for the...

I make a miter station and also obtained a few parts bins containers for a steal off the list of Craig. I have 120 small bins, 24 big (they all have dividers, so I could double that number easily for variety but lose capacity). I made a list of the most common things I'd use, that way I...

I re-did all the lighting in my (old carport) now enclosed garage. They previously had 3 switches inside the house. One controlled a small sconce, one controlled 4 can lights, and one controlled an outlet on the front like for Christmas lights. Outlet is staying, I rewired the lines to have...

So I'm going to be installing an interlock switch kit (OEM for my panel) here soon. The PO for my home had a Gentran switch. 6 circuits each with 15 amp breakers. When I was searching through my main panel I found that three of them went no where. What I mean by that is the Red or Black wires...

So someone on here brought this up a few years ago but I wanted to learn why the answer is what it is. I have a Lincon PowerMIG 210. It's a dual purpose welder. The power input specs in the manual state that the max input draw is 27 amps. So it says to use a 40 amp breaker (makes sense with...

I currently have a transfer switch with 6 circuits installed by the previous owner. When I actually needed it last winter, I found out the hard way that only one circuit really worked. Not only that, but three that are wired into the panel aren't labeled at the breaker. So that's great...

My newly enclosed 400 sq ft garage will need insulation. I was going to get R13 batts and R38 batts for the walls and ceilings (2x4 walls). However, a contractor and craigslist has a lot of insulation overstock for a hell of a price (12 bucks for a 30 lb bag). He has a bunch of the blown in...

For you electrical people out there... why would a ceiling LED fixture flicker if there's no dimmer switch? I switched out the old ceiling fixtures with LED fixtures and in all three rooms, they flicker slightly all the time. I know it's not a load issue pulling more current or something like...

Wiring up my garage here soon and am going with a subpanel. I don't know enough about the differences between brands and lines to make a decision other than choosing amperage. I have a Siemens main panel and one think I like is the ability to use skinny breakers. If my subpanel is say 100 amp...

Trying to save space for my DC, I had the thought of wall mounting it with a certain jury-rig. It's a Grizzly 2 HP (don't see a model number on it, but year of mfg is 2002) on a cart, single stage. It's 220V. I thought about mounting it in the corner on the wall with a Oneida Dust Deputy then...

I finished enclosing my garage and the door's going to be installed in about 4 weeks. I'm contemplating ideas for the space. My wife will park in one spot while the other half is my wood playground. I plan to do auto work in there as well. I had thoughts about tool layout but wanted experienced...

So I'm about to start a project to enclose a carport and I wanted to double check a few things. Previous owners converted the old garage into laundry room and storage, then built out post and beam support for an open carport (so thick solid beam and beams with poured footings). The current...

I bought a new home and the original garage was renovated into storage/laundry. The previous owners built a carport instead. What I would like to do is enclose this so I have a garage again. The carport construction is simple beam and post (one giant gluelam beam each side). I plan to construct...

Just like it says, we got a new home. I didn't realize how small the garage was when we toured it bc it was full of the owner's ****. There are maybe 6" of space from car space to studs on both sides. I can't fathom all my shop and brewing equipment fitting in there like that. On the side of the...