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Yes, it is only 100amp service. I'm not looking to add any high-load devices, but would like to add some outlets around the house as I remodel my way through it. I'd like to reroute and/or replace some of the existing wiring as well. The house was built in 1945 (concrete block on a slab) and...

Just re-read my post and realized I misspoke when referring to the "central bar" in the panel as the "neutral". It's actually the hot legs that the breakers connect to that I'm referring to, and I'm guessing that JoeD and Wuzzat? made that assumption but just didn't call me on it. So no more...

I'm just beginning to look the situation over in preparation for some electrical work and would like to add two or three more circuits through my panel. From the outside of the box it appeared that it shouldn't be a problem since there are 9 more knockout plugs for additional breakers. Then I...

There are a total of five of these throughout the house in various rooms. Since the house had a high-efficiency furnace and central air when I bought it in 2000 (and still has the same system), I'm certain that it had been converted from some other kind of earlier heating system at some point...

My house was supposedly built circa 1945 (it's concrete block on a slab) and I'm guessing that the furnace/ac registers in the walls are of an earlier style that may be outdated. (I've attached a couple of pics) They have sets of upper and lower louvers, the ducting coming down from the attic...

My house being concrete block and horribly lacking in insulation, I've been researching this site and elsewhere on the subject. After going over a fair amount of material I've come to a couple of conclusions. The proper method to insulate the interior of block walls depends a little bit on...

I'm sure this can't be right, but I've discovered that the feed to my detached garage comes from a 220v 50amp breaker in the main panel in the house. The current is carried by a 10-3 NM cable across the 33 feet to the garage and terminates at an old fuse box in the garage. This box contains 3...

Guess I never really gave this much thought before, but when doing a full remodel is it normal to do the ceiling first and then the walls? I'm looking at a redo in my laundry room, which has concrete block walls, and was planning on putting in a tile ceiling (the 12"x12" tiles stapled to...

I don't know what the typical range is of a TV remote, but my closest neighbor is across the street. Also, my TV is in a corner of the room which places the back of the TV towards all neighbors and both walls of the corner are concrete block, if that would matter. I'm guessing it about has to...

This is getting frustrating. We have a 42" Samsung LCD flatscreen TV that's not quite a year old. From time to time the darn thing will just simply change the channel all by itself. Last night we're trying to watch a show and suddenly the thing zipped up two or three channels, just like...

Just came aboard and thought I'd say hello. I'm a do-it-yourselfer from way back and have been into quite a few projects over the years. That's not to say that they were all done "according to Hoyle", and that's why I'm very pleased to have found this site! Even after all the things I've done...