Search results

I'm just wondering if 78A is a normal infeed/starting amp draw for such a piece of equipment. I am trying to get the DC to start on my off-grid electrical system but it doesn't play well with the inverter. I do have some options to remedy the problem (second split phase inverter and/or using...

I am trying to collect some electrical use data on a new garage with a 100a subpanel. I want three or four months of electrical usage to calculate a solar system to power the garage off grid. If you have any experience with the Sonoff POW CT please chime in and let me know how this may work...

Looking for a simple watt meter to measure watts over time for a new heat pump (220v). Some inexpensive meters have pass through hall sensors, others have hard wired connections. The models I am looking at are between $15 & $30. One example... Is there a big difference in accuracy between...

Deleted. Found my answer...

I lacked foresight when locating ceiling receptacles I now have to deal with taping the seams while not filling the receptacle openings. Does anyone have a trick to mud these seams? Blue painters tape and then cutting through tape to reopen them? Thanks

Looking for simple design idea to enclose the branch wires from a load center to the ceiling. I am surface mounting the panel. I want full insulation in the wall behind the panel. I'm running PVC conduit to a side or bottom mount for feed wires into the load center. I'm looking for simple...

First garage build in 40+ years. Things have changed a bit since I "winged it" back then. Trusses are up, plumbed and spaced as closely as they're going to be. I've finished installing 2x6 sub-facia and will finish 1x8 facia today. I'm thinking about next steps in the build so I've thrown...

A friend helped me lift and secure 13 trusses and the gable (drop) trusses. 24" OC, 24' long, 6/12 pitch. The bottom cord is straight and true (24" oc) along all 13 regular trusses. I checked for plumb on all 13 and though I used steel truss braces for spacing (two rows about 4' from the...

I've been looking here and at other online sources and haven't found an answer. I'm installing outriggers on top of my gable truss which is 3.5" lower than the other trusses (a drop truss). How do you fasten the outrigger to the drop truss? Toenail, long screws, 2x4 blocking perpendicular to...

My second garage build is proceeding well, however, the first build was about 40 years ago. So I could use some pointers on what I can do before lifting the trusses. Below are just three questions I hope to get answered... I'm very close to erecting all four walls. I have a friend with a...

I'm beginning to lay out my walls and one wall has three windows. One window's RO lands at the top/bottom plate **** joint. I can change that layout if that seams risky. Specifically, the full width, 30", is under the t/b plate. The seam would be at the far jack stud. I'm trying to figure...

I'm about to have a monolithic slab poured and the contractor was interested when I suggested I'd put in EPS forms myself. It looked like I was going to get the pour done a couple weeks ago so I was rushing to level the base. I bought a Firecore G30 and it was working well until the sun came...

If anyone has installed the Senville Aura 18K unit can you tell me what size crow's foot wrench the flare nuts required? I'm tossing around buying an SAE set of crow's feet but I'm also thinking about the adjustable wrench type torque wrench. I was going with crow's foot because I have a torque...

I'll be receiving 24' trusses next week if the weather cooperates. They will not be installed until June at the earliest. Can I store the trusses on their side? Building a support to keep them upright would present a challenge I'd like to avoid. Right now I have a level 4x4 base, but, only...

Title pretty much sums up what I am asking about. "No" on any under floor heat. Hopefully this won't become an ad nauseum discussion of the benefits of that popular design. There's plenty of other useful threads about that. The Plan... 12" x 12" "grade beam" or thickened edge. Not sure...

I'm just throwing this out there to see if anyone can ID any of these tools. They were my grandfather's and I'm guessing they were regularly used in the early 20th century. A gauge with multiple uses... I'll be back with photos. Apparently they need some size tweeking

I'm planning my garage build (slab pour in May) and thought OSB would be a great wall sheathing due to being able to hang things easier. Now I'm thinking drywall ceilings and walls. I'm no expert drywall finisher but I've done a little taping and knockdown finish. I think I can handle the...

I have some experience with electrical installations, however, please respond as though I have no idea what I'm doing. I have a new 200a QO main panel upgrade in my home and I want to run 100A to a subpanel in an unattached garage. Yes, I want the full 100a service to the garage, not 90a, not...

Well, the Pooper Bowl ***** I was hoping the halftime entertainment would make up for that! Not! So I'm back thinking about my garage build and hoping someone can help calculate the approximate lifting weight of an 8' - 2x6 x 14' wall sheathed with 7/16 OSB. I've found data on wall and...

First I want to mention that I want perimeter insulation on my monolithic slab under my 24'x 28' garage. The following is an attempt to create that insulated perimeter with very little wasted material. I don't mind the work to create these forms as I have quite a bit of winter left to build...