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Running Triplex indoors

Just curious. I want to run power to a trailer house that I use for storage. The nearest building is the barn. I'll be...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fred.flintstone
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

Dying for work

Still watching you (the USA) swirl around the toilet bowl as you go down. Nice bill-boards you're putting up for yourse...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Bill
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by Bill

Grounding a house via overhead suspension cable?

I'm renting a vacation house on the Outer Banks of NC. It's one of those stilt built houses. I was looking at the servi...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by teamarrows
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by teamarrows

Genrator and Auto Transfer Switch

I have a functioning 10kw Generac propane generator with an automatic transfer switch. Circuits from the original panel...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by johnff
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by johnff

Another Garage Door issue

Garage door problems are on the rise and mine is experiencing another one. This morning, the door went up and stopped a...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by MB
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by MB

OT: Heh! We'll frack YOU!

"The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently impeded the ability of truckers to deliver water and...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

On India's power outage

An overview story. But buried in the story is this: "But progress is being made. CenterPoint Energy, a regional utility...
71 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
71 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

OT Olympic jokes

I see the Romanians have taken Gold, Silver and Bronze..............and copper and lead, and any other metal they can g...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by haroldhrmtg
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by haroldhrmtg

OT. Hacked

A couple articles about/by someone who had an online security lapse. From chron.com: http://tiny.cc/g66oiw From Wired b...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by ""dh0496\"

Zoning vs. "Art"

Aftere four years in the Hamptons: "In April, though, the Sag Harbor Village Zoning Board of Appeals denied Lehr and Ve...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Do you know what a telephone is for?

When I was growing up, a telephone was a device you used to dial a number and speak with a friend or business person. Y...
27 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fred.flintstone
27 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

Exhaust CFM from central A/C Unit

I own a townhouse where the A/C units are under a raised deck (if the owner has installed A/C). To get sufficient intak...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by scharf.steven
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by scharf.steven

Concrete cleaning

I dripped some cooking oil on nicely finished concrete, leaving what looks like wet dots. I figured they would come out...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Homelite gas string trimmer

Got one of these, and it is cranky. Probably in the 22cc range. Tried cleaning the carb, but can't get it to work. Got...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb