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Good morning all, I am installing a new boiler for a friend of mine and I have a question about safety circuit interlocking. In my commercial days the electrician always took care of this, so I have never done the power wiring side of things in this configuration. There is an existing...

Yup...it's mine https://maine.craigslist.org/tls/d/belfast-maxjax-portable-post-lift/7907927088.html

I just thought I would share my experience dealing with this website (it's all good). I am gathering the materials to wire up 6 high bay lights for my new shop. I decided to use Southwire Romex Brand SIMpull Type NM-B-PCS DUO cable, Cooper SF10P dimmers and Hyperlite HERO 150w 5000k ufo's. In...

Is there any reason within the code where this arrangement would be prohibited? Will it be ok to transition from rigid to PVC at the bottom of the mast? Sch 40 or sch 80 pvc? Do I need any more ground rods than the 2 shown because the panel is on the other side of the container? The 150 amp load...

Location #1 - I am prepping the site and getting ready to pour concrete for my new shop and I have a couple of questions on UFER's. I will have a 6" thick slab with 12" thickened edges and 1 internal 12" grade beam to carry a mezzanine wall. It will be completely insulated with the usual...

Good morning all, I am finishing up an addition on my house and I hope I did not screw myself by roughing in a single 14/3 N-MB for outlets and lighting. The wire is buried in spray foam and the wall is finished. I can abandon 1 of the circuits and run everything off 1 15 amp arc-fault but I...

I am in the late planning stages of building a new 32x40 shop building(this year) and house(next year) on 30 rural acres. Since I had a homeowners policy payment due on my current home I thought I would call my agent and get a quote to start the process.I gave her dimension,cost,estimated...

This question is for the pros out there.I am building at least 1 and possibly 2 buildings based around 40ft HC shipping containers.The 2 that are going to be a shop are going to be set on concrete slabs.I need an inexpensive roll on type sealer to keep moisture from migrating up to the container...

Good morning all, I am starting a project on my new 30ac property out in the countryside and I have a couple of questions concerning getting power up to a remote location from my new future shop. A shipping container cabin is going to be set up on top of a fairly steep hill about 350ft feet...

Years ago I worked on a hanger renovation/expansion at the NG base in Bangor, Maine. When all was said and done they put down some type of floor coating and I was hoping one of the flooring people here could identify what the coating was.It was bright white, smooth and very glossy. At the same...

Hey guys, Instead of buying a Harbor Freight or other chinese hydraulic press(don't want a bottle jack style) I have decided to build a replica of the very rugged KR Wilson 37E 50 ton press.All the engineering was done many years ago and it's built mostly of 1" x 2 1/2" and 3/4"x 6" hot rolled...

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Good morning all, I am putting the finishing touches on my emergency backup battery install in my garage.I have found some 194 degree fixed temp dual circuit sensors by System Sensor(Honeywell) that I think will work well.They are models 5604 and 5624. I am thinking about putting 1 directly...

A friend of mine had a heat pump system installed in her condo in Connecticut. It is a Mitsubishi with a 3 zone outdoor unit and 2 indoor heads installed with 1 for future.My question is about what they did in the existing sub panel in her unit.It is an old Crouse-Hinds LC024EF panel. I can find...

C'mon guys...not that kind of rack.:drool: I am in the middle of wiring my house with cat6 ethernet with wiring, tools and keystones from TrueCable. I am very happy with the material I have received and the level of customer service is great. I decided to get a little fancy and get a rack system...

I am in the midst of changing a bunch of stuff in my shop and it includes a few circuits for equipment that will no longer be considered permanent because I want to feed them with outlets.The goal is to get rid of as much air powered stuff and to make everything as movable as possible.There...

This really looks like a clever solution for automotive and outdoor wiring especially. https://spliseal.com/

What do you guys think of my new to me 2002 John Deere 1445 tractor. https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/004/1/0/4106-john-deere-1445.html I won it in an auction down in Pennsylvania and also picked up the snowblower down there at a separate dealer.It has a 31 hp Yanmar diesel, 4wd...

Good morning all, I am looking for advice for a short pull I will be attempting in a week or so.I have an existing 2" pvc conduit that goes from the 200 amp meter/disconnect on the pole over to my garage.Total run is under 20ft with 2 sweeps underground and an LB at the end.I am removing the...

Here are some photos of my latest "tool". It will be a forklift, snow removal beast,garden digger, mower and just general all around play toy.Has a 3 cyl Yanmar diesel and came with a 54" bucket,a 59" snowblower and a 72" deck:beer: