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When installing a service disconnect meter base, then using a 4 wire setup to connect to the main panel, is the main panel then treated as a sub panel with the neutral bus bonding jumper removed? The neutral and ground wire are tied to the same bus in the meter base. Thanks, Russ

I finally got this done and it turned out really good. The slab is about 11 years old and it had a sealer on it. Also my painter sprayed the walls and I had a ton of over spray on the floor. I ended up renting a diamond grinder and to be honest I almost over-ground the floor trying to get the...

This seems like it should be easy. I have scissor trusses in my garage with vented soffits and a ridge vent at the top. I was planning on using something like this from Lowe's...

I'm getting close to needing to purchase some lights for the garage. The main section is 20ft wide by 24ft deep. The ceilings are 11-13ft on scissor trusses. I plan to perform detail work in this area, and I'm getting old, so the more light the better. I have ran a few of my feeder wires for 3...

Got a quick questions for some of you experienced electricians. I installed a copper 277 combo device that has a pilot light. It has a few different configurations that you can wire the switch in. I wired mine so that when the single pole switch is on, the pilot is on. Everything works as it...

There is alot of studying when it comes to where to put these heaters. I think I have maybe failed on my first attempt. Thank God I have not starting cutting anything yet. When I mounted the heater up in the ceiling earlier this year, I was planning on venting it horizontally. I was under the...

Getting ready to put down some epoxy soon. I have never done it and just wanted to ask about the flakes. Most of the searches I have done talk about them in weight. My garage is roughly 640sq/ft. I have roughly 6, 10X12 section in this garage. It could be more like 5.5. The front of the...

Well its been almost a year since the floor was poured. I'm still trying to finish the garage. Here is a thread that shows some of the problems that developed with the floor. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75928 I plan to etch the floor and then repair the problem areas with...

Finally getting ready to start work on the floor. I think I want to go with a light color and I'm thinking beige. I do plan to work on the floor, but I want that added protection of the epoxy and I want to fix some of the problems from the pour that you guys remember from last September. I'm...

Guys I have a rather larger Chevy bow-tie neon sign that has been custom made. It basically has no frame. The guy I bought it from, said to hang it on some hooks. I'm thinking of mounting it to some black plexiglass. I want to install it on the wall / gable area of my scissor trusses. The...

Anybody got any good ideas on mounting this heater with scissor trusses? I was planning on putting the heater at an angle so that it would throw the heat to the largest part of the room. I want to use a piece of kendorf across the trusses, then thread the all thread between the kendorf and...

I'm planning on framing around my windows with some 1X's and then around the outside with casing molding. There is a small gap that I was thinking about filling with insulation. Is there anything wrong with just taking fiberglass insulation, using a paint stick and putting it in the gap? Also...

I finally got my exhaust fan hooked up. Its a Jenny explosion proof variable speed fan. Its the 120Vac version that pulls about 4.3 amps. I have not measured it, but just going by the nameplate. Everything seems to be working fine, but I do have one concerned. The unit was supplied with a solid...

Hey guys. Its has been a long time since I studied the NEC. I have two new books that I have been reading as a refresher on residential wiring. Anyway these scissor trusses are new to me. You have to be a little more creative when running wire. Seems there is not as much room. Is there anything...

Kinda a silly question, but just wanted to run it by you guys first. It has been years since I studied the NEC. Anyway I usually drill my holes in the center of the plate, but in this one section I need to put two more holes. I think it will be fine since its non load bearing anyway. I'm...

In a few weeks I hope to start working on a soffit display case. I never liked the way my contractor left the soffit area on the existing garage. I was under the impression it was coming off, but by the time I seen it, it was a little too late, without losing alot of labor. With all that said...

Guys, I'm try to get a wall in my garage ready for sheet rock. I have a 10ft wall with scissors trusses. The gable end is above the 10ft area of the wall. When my builders built the wall I noticed the gable sits flush with the outside, but not inside. I ended up adding some 2x4's and plywood to...

When the guys built the addition to my garage I went with taller walls than the existing garage. They left the eve from the existing garage on and now its in the new space. After looking at XcYZ's garage I thought that the soffit storage idea could work to hide the existing eve and serve a...

Just wanted to ask if any of you guys have used this stuff from HD. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xpb/R-100320356/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 I'm wanting to use it on some of the areas on the gable ends of the scissor trusses. They sell an adhesive...

Back in August this year, my wife and I had an addition started onto our 24x24 garage. At that time I didn't realize that this building was more complex than your typical square building. What makes it unique is that the front angles to flow with the driveway. Basically the addition is 20ft...