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Stan, I am in upstate NY. Not Yonkers, west of Syracuse. I had a copy of the code in front of me (the one you posted earlier) and stated right from it when I spoke with him. At that point he stated...

Finally spoke with the inspector: He wants me to change the 12-2 to 12-3, cut off the bare, and tape the red to green and use it as a covered ground. I think this is over kill especially since the...

I have a call scheduled with him next week to find out what he is talking about. I was not here when he arrived and he spoke with someone else. More to come...

Hello all,
I recently installed a pool and back deck. The pool is 100 feet from my main panel in my basement. I ran a 20 amp single pull GFI with 10-2 wire to a junction box 50 feet away in my...

Have an electronic ignition boiler. When the heat cycle starts, the damper opens to trigger the end switch and the ignition process starts. It begins to spark but the pilot never lights. I have...

Thanks tk!

Have an old 3 wire 240v range I am installing. I ran a 50amp souple pull circuit with 6/3 wire and installed a 4 prong outlet. How can I convert the range to a four prong plug. Black and Red are...

Have an old 3 wire 240v range I am installing. I ran a 50amp souple pull circuit with 6/3 wire and installed a 4 prong outlet. How can I convert the range to a four prong plug. Black and Red are...

This connections is a terminal connections to the bottom of a cut out or primary fuse. The top of the cut is connected by a hot line clamp. The cutout can be opened to kill the urd area for...

Yep they will for pictures and contacts but to be more specific I also need text messages. I am playing around with the program bit pim got all the info off the phone but having problems getting...

I have a lg phone older model lg vx8350. The phone is broken display and flip broken but it still works. Changed over to a new phone is there a software out there or a way to get photos and text...

Contact your utility the step up in my area is usually 2 meters 1 credit and 1 debit. This allows you stay on the grid (constant power) and sell back what is being generated.

TK
What about drilling trusses I thought you could not do that. If this is the case are we talking about joists or the bottom of a roof truss.
Thanks in advance.

If the gas meter is on try this.. shut off all appliances at the appliances shut so no pilots are on and nothing con come on. Go to your gas meter there should be a dial called test dial pick the...

A friend has a 200amp main breaker in their panel. Their panel is completely full i.e.. No available spaces for additional breakers. They want to add a sub panel for central air and for an...

In this area 120 208 voltage is all multiphase. Usually find it in large apartment houses or downtown area. Where there are 3 transformers. This allows a lot of apts to be run off the transformers...

Kiss can phantom voltage be equated to capacitance. We get that a lot on long runs of underground cable where you will get voltage readings to ground but you can bleed it off with a light bulb on a...

There should be no voltage on a neutral wire.. Stan you are correct about phantom voltage if you are using a non true rms meter I have seen 5-8 volt differences with the inexpensive meters. That...

Use the air and clean them. If that doesn't work buy a new one. Start in the basement and replace that 1 with the new 1. If they still keep going off put the old one back and move to the 1 in the...

HVAC
I did not forget. The last thing I need to find is the info for grounding the trac pipe I am running. They recently changing the installation instructions on that and it requires grounding...

Sorry Kiss mus thave repped you before can't give you any more. I knew about the outlet and wire gauge was unsure about the breaker.. thanks!

I have a 30 amp double pull breaker and 10/3 running to the dryer outlet.
Can I use the existing 10/3 wire and put it into a 20 amp breaker (black wire only cap off the red in the panel) and take...

This is for a 03 mustang. The power window will not go up on the driver side only. The other three windows work fine. I took the switch block off and read across them while operating the switches...

Stan you are correct, In my area voltages are 120/240, 120/208, 240delta, 480 delta, and 277/480.. Some of these voltages will come in 3 or 4 wire entrances.. 120/208 is made off 3 pots...

If you have a volt meter read across the terminals to the pressure switch.. When the dfaft inducer turns on it should read voltage 24-25 volts. After a little while the switch should close and the...

You didn't state if you will be using old tiles or new. If the cust has old clean tiles and enough to complete the job that is great. Chances are they do not and if you can not find new tiles that...

Good call ballenger!
Ben you do need to do something where the boards will butt to each other. The vinyl tile will eventually shadow through what is under it. The butt joints need to be filled so...

I am all for the danagers of cracked heat exchangers. They are very dangerous..
On that note what test did the contractor do to determine the exchangers where cracked?

Employee snapped the exterior handle on the driver side door of our full size chevy van. Bought new handle from dealer and can not figure out how to remove old handle. Handle has 2 fasteners that...

If you mean black pipe size for gas fuel line for furnace and tank. We would need disatance from gas meter and btu's.

Neighbor just called and asked about plugs for a basement he is finishing. He ran 20 amp breakers and 12 ga wire to his outlet boxes. He is questioning weather he can use 15 amp or does he have to...

I work for an electric and gas utility:
Had to change a meter for a residential cust underground service.. Explained to the cust the power would be out about 15 - 20 sec.. Cust wanted to watch.....

I had a horrible problem with japanese beatles this summer and my grapevines. I am curious if anybody knows of a company that makes insect netting in large pieces that I can make a net for my vines....

jercleve,
If you are OK working in the panel box and have a good volt meter, try the following.
Unplug any sensitive equipment computer TV etc..
Take volt readings at your main break phase to...

Labman,
Agree completely, just curious what TK thinks or if he has any history that he has seen on the success or failure of these type connectors.

Curious as to what TK would say about these..

Labman has a good way for looks.. If his way will not work you can always use the existing switch box as a junction box for the splice and pull wire up to the new box at the correct height. The...

Does the light flash off then on or does it dim then go back to normal? Has this always happened or did it just start? If it is a new problem take strat's advice and check connections. If it...

Bob
Recently helped install a few radon gas elimination fans.. 7" hole through the concrete slabs in basements and used your method .. granted I only went through slab thickness 4-5" but it worked...

I have friends that use solar panels that charge deep cell batteries.. they use tenders so they don't overcharge them.. then use an inverter off the batteries to get to AC voltage.. Also Stoves,...

Please invest the money for transfer switch.. I work for an electric and gas utility in the northeast.. One of scariest things during outages is being in an area with no power and hearing generators...

There is a couple of things that could be going on.. There could be a small leak after the gas valve on the burner supply piping. (this would only occur when the hot water tank is fired).. This could...

How old is the alarm? They do go bad regardless of how well they are cleaned and maintained..

On many higher end deadbolts the rectangler plate that you mortise for is removeable and there is either no plate (bolt slides directly into door) or a smaller plate which some steel doors...

Can any tell me the location of the windshield washer pump and reservoir also the location for the fuse (there is no mentioning of location in the owners manual) for a 1997 jeep cherokee.. when I...

Hvac
Does the hum terminal on the board only give power to the humidifier?
If so It is all right to add another 120 to 24v trans on the furance isolated from the furance board and connect directly...

Have a payne high eff furnace with a/c and a skuttle model 2001 humidifier.
The problem is the humidifier is not kicking on.. I have continuity across the humistat when on but I have no power at the...

Are you saying you have a 3 phase 120/208 4 wire y system or is a delta 240 or 480 (common but old here).. If it is 208v phase to phase.. the phase to ground reading should be 120v on each of the...

Use the an extension cord pluged into a grounded outlet and use the tester from the vent pipe to the ground on the cord.. this will read any voltage on the pipe..

There are a number of things that could be happening..
1. The outlet that you are using for the utility light is defective and it is putting voltage on the case ground..
3. There is a problem...