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Happy new year to everyone It’s been a while since I’ve posted but I do know this is the place to get help with just about anything from very knowledgeable folks Im trying to determine how big of a generator to get. Have a pretty good idea but want some opinions not looking for a whole house...

Got my 18 watt led for the riding mower Couple questions Only putting 1 light on it Not using factory lights Correct me if I’m wrong. 18 watts divided 12 volts is 1.5 amps. I’m putting an inline fuse in the circuit. Should I go with a 2 or 3 amp fuse Next question- obviously each factory...

Looks like 120 volt Before I put it anywhere I want to put a piece of wire with plug on it to see if it works, light output etc. any info on the bulb and wire size, plug I would need Thanks

I was reading a post talking about 15 amp receptacles having a 20 amp pass thru Is that true on new extension cord plugs I see a lot of them advertising made with 12/2 wire but rated for 15 amps so I’m assuming both plug ends are 15 Or is the 12/2 wire needed for the longer run

Septic alarm went off First time it has done What do I need to look for Full tank or what Can I still put water down drain, wash clothes etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I want to put a dimmer switch on a ceiling fan light. It has 4 led bulbs in it The light is controlled by 3 separate switches. https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/electrical/how-to-wire-4-way-switch.gif Found this [emoji115] I’m assuming this is how my circuit is wired (Haven’t checked yet). 2...

Tree fell on my 12x28 shed. Put a hole in roof (a frame). Adjuster coming Friday morning. Contractor that built my garage is going to do the repair work. Also have a 2nd 12x28 shed 6’ beside the one the tree fell on. The vinyl siding was damaged on both sheds. 8” vinyl siding is hard to find...

How many amps does a 230 volt 1/2hp well pump draw The tag on the pressure tank says 6 amps I find that kinda hard to believe especially when it’s on a 20 amp breaker When it cuts on I can tell by the sound of the generator it’s drawing some amps I’m no electrician that’s why I’m asking you guys

My generator is a 5250/7350 Hot water tank is 4500 watts The math says it will draw 37.5 amps. 120x37.5=4500 That can’t be right I’ve been cutting everything off and running the hot water heater The breaker is a 30 amp Could someone straighten me out on this

My next door neighbor just bought a generac generator 6500 8000 They just moved in a year ago His setup is a 30 amp double pole breaker in main house panel 12-3 wire connected to breaker. Other end of wire runs down in crawl space and out crawl space door and has 4 prong plug which plugs into...

Don’t think that is good The ice storm has put a hurting on power lines We have been out of power since early Saturday morning I have a generator My next door neighbor finally found one generac 6500-8000 They just moved in a year ago The setup his house has is 12-3 wire connected to a 30amp...

Hello everyone and merry Xmas My internet service is a mifi through Verizon My son is in an electrical apprenticeship and has to do the classes online Sometimes it doesn’t work very well Would a we boost help I checked speeds on open signal and Verizon Verizon download was 14 mbps Upload...

Can you wire 2 portable generators to feed 1 line Current setup is back feeding through 30amp plug to sub-panel in shed to main panel in house. Wire size from main to sub is 6 gauge 4 wire flat copper rated for underground, which it is but in conduit. Some type of inlet box to accommodate the 2...

I’m turning my 10x10 shed into a chicken coop (bought more chickens) Bought some 10x6 chain link kennel panels for the run I have some metal roofing panels I want to put on top of the kennel panels. Do they make a bracket that attaches to the top of the panel that I can put a 2x4 on I don’t...

Didn’t want to hijack the other garage stereo topic Is there a way where I can shoot Pandora on my iPhone to this stereo I bought this new in 1986 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m trying to get a guy straight on the lighting in his new garage He didn’t plan his lighting out It’s a 34x26 with 9’ ceilings He had the electrician put 6 round boxes in the ceiling He went to HD or Lowe’s and found out the fixtures aren’t wide enough to cover the box The builder that...

Not getting notifications when someone replies to a thread I started What do I need to do

Picked up a couple motel refrigerators One has the name Danby which It looks like the Headquarters is In Ohio or Canada (probably made in China) it doesn’t say The second one has The name Season on it Can’t find any info on that one Trying to find out the age of it It has a date code of...

I have 26 of the maxlite LSS2XT8USE4803 They were put in the garage 6 months ago Very good lighting One of them is humming/buzzing from time to time It will even do it when the lights are not on One time when it was doing it I got the ladder and tried to find which one but it would stop doing...

I have a carport that is 15’8” x 11’6” x 9’3” ceiling height It’s attached to the house No plans right now to enclose it but you never know I want to use these type of lights because they are easy to install Don’t have to be this particular one They have it in a 6” 850 lumens also...