Recent content by tractng

Its been a while that I posted here. I am trying to chase down this issue at my GF house. It was 110+ degrees in Phoenix so I didn't farther purse it. Needed to run back to Calif. Background: The house has two thermostats with one AC unit (condenser). The first floor thermostat looks like...

I believe it is a GE panel. I am not there at the moment.

Hello, My GF current house has heating but no AC. The heating unit is about 27 years old. So far we got one estimate to replace the entire system including new duct work. My concern is the current power panel is 100 amps. The technician said he could pull the current circuit breakers and...

I was thinking the same. When I had the driveway expanded, I saw how they cut my sod out nicely. The guys quoted $900 for a complete job including haul away. Now I just need to determine how much dirt I want to remove.

Hey there, Planning to remove the front grass and have a combination of mulch and mostly rocks (California rocks size of about 1"). The size is about 1800 sq. ft. I live in socal. How much dirt should I have them remove? I have done a few times myself where I just removed about 2".

Hello, I am planning to seal the side door permanently. I have worked with stucco before where I had to remove a window and place a french door. During that process, I used a hammer and knocked out the stucco to widen the area. This project, looks like I don't have to knock out any...

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Hello, Looking to have a 4x4 post to support a 5 ft high, 4 ft wide wood gate. What is the preferred method of installing a wood post. I read that placing gravel for the bottom and then using a pressured treated wood along with concrete. Then make sure the concrete is slanted away from...

I mean washing stuff in general. Never mind this post. I will just pour concrete for that 32 sq ft.

Long story short, we decided to buy a resin shed (Lifetime shed 8x10). I have a concrete slab that was poured a few years ago on the side of the house (12x24). Originally I was going to put the entire shed on the concrete slab but now I want to reserve the space for a full truck to park just...

The pump is so old that I don't know what brand (no label). I saw the PS3000 when I was searching. Perhaps a better fit since it can be installed at the device area. The one I ordered might be to big near at the panel box.

Guys, While I am at replacing the breaker, a lot of pool owners suggested I install a surge protector. This is what they recommend below. There are a few ways to install it. I am looking at installing directly onto the breakers that are used for the pump. So, I just hook the black wires to...

Can someone confirm this is a Siemen breaker. I know its not a Square D ones (I remember buying them and it was wrong type). I am seeing E82615 which represents Siemen. Looks like this one? at Home Depot...

I know what you are talking about. My current house, some white wires were hot (drove us crazy troubleshooting).

I read elsewhere that says I can't tied together using single pole. It has to be 2 pole breaker since there is internal common trip (some mechanism that force the other breaker to trip in case one fails). The more I read, the more I am confused. Best to replace a 2 pole breaker. reference...