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Looking at an appliance which needs 240/120 power and also mandates a GFCI. Usually GFCIs on 240v loads are handled by a breaker that has the GFCI logic in it. Planning on wiring up a 14-30 plug for it and adding a double pole GFCI breaker for it. I just have a question. What keeps the...

I have a flush mount breaker panel in my finshed garage, and I want to install some conduit on the outside of the drywall for outlets and a compressor. How should I get my wire from inside the stud bay to outside the drywall? I was planning on screwing a board to the two studs flanking the...

I'm beating myself up here. I finally decided on getting a 3/8" 50' air hose on a reel. My budget is $75-100 so no Cox or Reelcraft. Sorry. I've narrowed it down to HF or Flexzilla. I really like the Flexzilla hose, but the reel is one of the enclosed plastic ones. I'm worried about it...

I am wanting to get a 50 or maybe 100 foot hose on an auto-retract reel, and the consensus here seems to be that for that length you need a 1/2" hose. The problem I have is that all of my stuff (from the compressor to the tools) are all 1/4" NPT. I really don't want to fool with getting about a...

I have a 5 gallon craftsman air compressor that I found on the side of the road. It is a portable unit with a carry handle and rubber feet. Where I live it's super humid, as in my blow gun blows visible mist. I want to filter some of this water before it gets into the tank, but apparently the...