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Got a wiring issue. I used this diagram for wiring a three way switch for a light over my stairs. The switch without the power feed won't trip the AFCI breaker but the one on the other end will intermittently when you flip that switch. I took this leg of the circuit out and haven't had any...

Picked up a UFO high bay at Home Depot in a whim while gwtting other electrical supplies. The t5 high bays I have rigged up during construction are 324 watts and 30,000 lumens each. These UFO lights are dimmable. How does that work? More specific if I wanted to wire a dimmer would I need one...

Looking for a better then average grade 120v 20 amp outlets to put in my shop space that will also meet code. I prefer black. Something heavy duty.

Do 50 amp 240v welder outlets in a garage need to be gfci? Do any 240v three phase outlets fed by a rotary phase converter need to be gfci protected?

Anyone have any experience with WestCoat EC36 100% solids epoxy? Bit the bullet and orderd one kit to coat the floor under where some machines will be sitting. I'll do the rest of the shop in a few months. My biggest question is, what's the best way to go about prepping the floor? Can I mix...

Trying to figure out what panel would be best for my main panel. I have two good size branch circuits I'll be feeding out of the main panel. One 150 amp feed to the sub panel in my living space and a 125-175 amp feed for a rotary phase converter. I assume the panels that Home Depot or...

I guess I better decide how I'm going to heat and cool the living space in my garage. I had a local HVAC contractor out and gave me a quote. 6-10k depending on what units I chose. But looks like I need around 3 tons cooling and 35,000 to 40,000 btu of heat. My living space is about 25x40...

The shop side of my build is 40x75 with 17 foot eaves. I've got a bunch of second hand Lithonia IBZT5 6l high bays or very close to that model. 6 bulb t5 high bays. I actually have three up in the shop right now temporary. Going to do a lot of machine shop work. How many of these high bays...

I'm building a shop and living space in a 40x100 building and doing all the work all myself. In the living space I have a 150 amp panel. It will be fed from the main panel in the shop. Wire will be run in conduit until I get into the living space. At that point can I keep running the thhn...

Thought I'd get around to posting my shop build here. Been updating it elsewhere on the internet. Back around October 24 2019 I had the slab done. 100 yards. Average thickness of 6".

I've got a Reed 206R vise I had saved from scrap. The swivel base is welded solid. The moveable jaw is stuck. I had gotten the lead screw freed up about 4 years ago and that's as far as I had gotten. First picture is when I brought it home. 2,3 pictures. The notched collar...does it unscrew...

I'm building a 40x100x17 shop. There will also be about 800 square feet of living space inside. When I pulled my permits I selected a 400 amp service. So far my three phase equipment is as follows... A Gorton 1-22 Mastermill 2 Cincinnati Bickford drill presses. One has a 3 horsepower motor...

I have a big Siemens 3 phase breaker panel. It's labled for 480/277 4 wire three phase. I'm wondering if I can use it on 240 high leg three phase.