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Thanks, my ESP isn't fine-tuned. I'll have to see if I have enough room between the sub and the furnace to squeeze in the switch. Does anyone know off the top of their head what the clearance requirements are for a service panel? (or a code reference?) It's pretty tight in there and I'm...

To which option are you referring?

I don't think an interlock will work as the sub is just a main lug and doesn't have a main breaker to disconnect. Although, your comment makes me wonder...would a manual transfer switch designed to switch the entire sub panel from main feed to generator feed (such as the Reliance 100A Utility...

I'll apologize in advance if this has been asked before but my eyes were crossing looking through all of the existing generator-related threads. I'd like to purchase a small, gas-powered generator and a simple manual transfer switch (like a Reliance, etc.) to power a few essentials during a...

Dutch Colonial.

I use a LP heater to get the garage up to 40F or so and then kick on the Fahrenheat unit (same as Dayton G73). This helps to avoid the rapid cycling you mention in the above post. (And, yes, the heater is supposed to do that at especially cold temps.)

I use a LP heater to get the garage up to 40F or so and then kick on the Fahrenheat unit. This helps to avoid the rapid cycling you mention in the above post. (And, yes, the heater is supposed to do that at especially cold temps.)

I was going to relate my experience working for a community development organization in a Cleveland neighborhood that was literally wiped out by foreclosures, absentee landlords and thugs. But since you mention CMHA (Cuyahoga Metro Housing Authority), I suspect you already know the story... I...

I thought I would jump in here as I just installed a Fahrenheat unit in my little 1-1/2 car garage. The very first day in operation it kept my partially insulated garage at 62F while it was 7F outside. (I used a small LP mr. Heater to get the garage past the 50F mark but the Fahrenheat took...

I just tried something similar in my shop and the glue took a very long time to "tack-up." I went ahead and laid the tiles (which stayed put) but I suspect I'll be seeing popped tiles by the spring.

Well, it seems that option #3 was the winner. It wasn't fun driving the conduit under the house, though. What I thought was loose fill turned out to be solid clay. Regardless, the pipe is in and I'm now going about cleaning the clay out of it. A couple other quick questions: 1) NEC calls...

Froehliche Weinachten!

As a fellow small garage sufferer (14'x20' here), I can vouch for the fact that the fumes from both LP and kerosene heaters will quickly give you a headache in such a small garage. Plus, I always feel like I'm too close to the heater in my small space and find myself preoccupied with not...

Thank God there are still places in this country where the government isn't standing over your shoulder telling you how to buckle your pants.

Thanks for the input. It's helped bring me closer to a decision to forget the aerial idea and focus on the underground run. Of the three underground runs discussed, going through the patio is out as the penetration point in the basement wall is too close to plumbing and furnace/boiler/hot...

It's an older GE panel that accepts GE TR or TQL breakers. I've seen them as large as 100A. Unfortunately, it's an older, small enclosure (12 spaces/12 circuits). Consequently the main is running a 100A sub through an 80A breaker powering the living area of the house. That way the main panel...

You are correct that #4Cu isn't rated for 100A which is why the sub will only be powered through a 60A or 80A breaker.

Wow, thanks for the quick replies. I'll try and address some of the responses: I just finished putting up a fence around the yard and can say with confidence that the soil is mostly compacted clay. Besides, the drive forms the property line on one side and abuts the house on the other side...

Having just spent the weekend combing this forum I'm very aware of the numerous "sub panel in the garage" questions that have been posted here. Unfortunately none of them seems to address my particular issue so I guess I'll add to the litany of sub panel questions already here. First some...