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I read in another thread on here that when installing a breaker panel, you need 36" of working space in front of it and 30" from left to right for the wall space on which it's mounted. Are there are requirements for how high off the ground the breaker panel has to be located? I'd like to...

I've heard many people say that the single biggest user of electricity in a home is the refrigerator. I'm about to build a new place here in Maine this coming year and have been pretty meticulous about calculating everything that will require electricity and approximately how much I should...

I'm soon to be building a new home here in Maine that will have a separate garage and workshop with an apartment above it. I'm very interested in buying a top-of-the-line workbench for the workshop and am curious to know people's thoughts about the ones made by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. The...

I'm not sure if the technology yet exists out there, but was wondering if outdoor motion sensors yet exist that use CFLs specifically for security lighting. I'm familiar with the range of great products that RAB makes, but none of them use CFLs. I've also seen CFL flood lights, just not...

Next Spring/Summer, I'll be breaking ground for the first of two structures to be built on some property I have here in Maine. The land is basically the beginning of a young fruit orchard and is little more at this point than a large open hayfield with all tall trees limited to the perimeter...

I just joined a few minutes ago with the hopes of getting feedback from a few of you experts about garage lighting. I'm soon going to be building a new place and want to be smart both about the types of lighting I use and how much of it. My garage will be 500 sq ft. I'm currently planning...