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DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 05-03-2013, 05:07 AM
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Posted By speedy petey
Unless you are in Canada please tell me what code...

Unless you are in Canada please tell me what code says this?
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 03-24-2013, 05:22 PM
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Views: 674
Posted By speedy petey
I said it on another forum and I will say it here...

I said it on another forum and I will say it here now. You do what you want, you will anyway.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 03-24-2013, 07:01 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 674
Posted By speedy petey
A) You will not find these any more because...

A) You will not find these any more because installing one will almost certainly create a code violation and quite possibly a safety issue.

B) You SHOULD NOT be changing fixtures or messing with...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 03-19-2013, 01:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 749
Posted By speedy petey
That looks like a straight 240V unit. I see no...

That looks like a straight 240V unit. I see no need for a white, and the yellow and brown are a complete mystery.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 03-09-2013, 07:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 475
Posted By speedy petey
If we are to assume you are an electrician by...

If we are to assume you are an electrician by your name, do you know the difference between series and parallel???
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 03-08-2013, 01:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 475
Posted By speedy petey
That is parallel wiring. ALL AC building wiring...

That is parallel wiring. ALL AC building wiring is parallel, regardless of the physical orientation of the lights and switches.
Things like alarm systems are wired in series.

You obviously wired...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 03-06-2013, 05:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 516
Posted By speedy petey
Purely out of personal curiosity, why are you...

Purely out of personal curiosity, why are you asking this?
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-19-2013, 05:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 501
Posted By speedy petey
You are forgetting the fact that the OP has a...

You are forgetting the fact that the OP has a double service that is already 200A. He CANNOT upgrade his side to 200A without upgrading the whole service to 320/400. Not exactly DIY IMO, regardless...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-09-2013, 07:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
Sorry. Your looking for numbers that don't...

Sorry. Your looking for numbers that don't exist...yet. Maybe one of the other sparkies reading this will go into their records and break it down for you.
I don't price anything by the square foot...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-09-2013, 01:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
Regardless of Murphy's Law, the inspector's...

Regardless of Murphy's Law, the inspector's requests are NOT code required and ARE absurd.



How many different kinds of homes have you worked on? Are you aware of all the different kinds of...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-09-2013, 05:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
334.30(B) Unsupported Cables....

334.30(B) Unsupported Cables. Nonmetallic-sheathed cable shall be permitted to be unsupported where the cable:

(1) Is fished between access points through concealed spaces in finished...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-09-2013, 05:08 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
I was scrolling down to post the same thing. ...

I was scrolling down to post the same thing.
Sounds like yet another overzealous inspector who is not up on some very basic codes.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-08-2013, 04:03 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
Maybe call a few more electricians? The "new work...

Maybe call a few more electricians? The "new work only" guys are few and far between, since new work is very scarce these days. I'm not sure how big of a town you live in, but I'm sure there is more...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 02-07-2013, 03:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
If you gut the whole downstairs that will give...

If you gut the whole downstairs that will give him access to the upstairs. Did he not want to do a bit of snaking???
Maybe he was one of those "new work only" guys? :rolleyes:

I am also not a big...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-30-2013, 03:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 675
Posted By speedy petey
If that is your fix there are a few issues. ...

If that is your fix there are a few issues.
You need to leave longer tails in the box, and you need to ground the box. You should also strip off more sheathing, leave only about 1/2" inside the box.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-29-2013, 06:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 758
Posted By speedy petey
NO, the water is not nearly conductive enough to...

NO, the water is not nearly conductive enough to carry that kind of current.

I have seen literally submerged breaker panels, live and working just fine.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-29-2013, 12:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 758
Posted By speedy petey
I don't think it's an issue at all. If we wired...

I don't think it's an issue at all. If we wired and built for every unforeseen problem that could possibly happen then we'd never be able to build anything. Your scenario is just like folks having a...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-27-2013, 02:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 829
Posted By speedy petey
These are the times I actually wish I did drink. ...

These are the times I actually wish I did drink. :rolleyes:
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-27-2013, 10:23 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,069
Posted By speedy petey
With a crawl and attic it CAN be done without...

With a crawl and attic it CAN be done without damaging pretty much any plaster. That is IF your guy is skilled at remodel work.
NO ONE can give you an accurate estimate without seeing the job in...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-27-2013, 10:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 758
Posted By speedy petey
There is no requirement that the access panel be...

There is no requirement that the access panel be vented.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-27-2013, 10:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 758
Posted By speedy petey
From UNDER the tub??

From UNDER the tub??
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-27-2013, 10:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 829
Posted By speedy petey
So in a profoundly long winded way you are...

So in a profoundly long winded way you are telling us that the range is too great to even guess at a price.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-27-2013, 05:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 829
Posted By speedy petey
No, the service wiring is what feeds the house....

No, the service wiring is what feeds the house. From the utility drop, to the meter, then to the panel.
In most places around the country this is aluminum wiring.

Feeder wiring is between the...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-25-2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 829
Posted By speedy petey
Holy sh*t. I WISH I could get $10-12 sq/ft to...

Holy sh*t. I WISH I could get $10-12 sq/ft to re-wire a basic smaller home. Those numbers are insane.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 01-25-2013, 02:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 400
Posted By speedy petey
Not to be rude, but lights like that are cheap...

Not to be rude, but lights like that are cheap home center lights. Probably Hampton Bay or Portfolio, HD and Lowes house brands. Could also be a True Value hardware store kind of brand.
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