Recent content by powrofone

You said you flipped the GFIC breaker...but did you push the reset on the Breaker?

The cost of an upgrade will depend on where you live. Prices vary somewhat from area to area. Your question is difficult to answer with knowing specifics. Mr. Catz's quote of 40a/220v is right on the money for the most popular tankless systems, but there is some variance here as...

There are whole house tankless hot water heaters available. They are a bit pricey and require large electric feeds to operate. The electric work required to install them usually negates any of thier advantages. I have done several estimates to install the necessary electric to operate the whole...

When we bought our home it had an old oil burner in a closet in the middle of the living room with no ducts or returns to the rest of the house (slab, 800 sq ft)...which was fine in 1954 when heating was cheap I guess. We have the old furnace replaced with a new one and had supplies added in the...

by adding a panel I assume you mean removing the 10 wires from the existing panel...feeding the new panel with one larger cable as a sub fed panel...and breakering the 10 cables in the new sub fed panel. So long as everything is marker clearly that seems an okay solution. By power ditch I...

If the 20A circut is dedicated (supplying just one device or outlet) then code requires the use of a 20 amp recepticle. If you are daisy chaining the same circut across several devices, then the use of 15 amp recepts is allowable. Do not forget GFIC protection!

Sharon, If you go low voltage make sure to go with GOOD low voltage lighting. (Kitchler makes a good system) Spend the money upfront and buy good quality lights! The cheapy Malibu style lights from the home improvement stores are just that....cheap. If you buy good lights now the money you...