drain valve/spigot

is easily replaceable. There is most likely a multitude of maintenance things you also should be doing, i.e. inspecting/swaping out sacrifical ano...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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I replied yr post in plumbing

Billhart: I responded to your identical post in the plumbing area. Long and short of it is this described pump will not accomodate direct con...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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Not the right pump.

Billhart: Not sure what code(s) apply in your jurisdiction, nor "where in the world you are",but the IRC (international residential code) requi...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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hey doug, great link

Is that your site, or one that you happened across? Fantastic series of links/info posted there very DIY friendly...if its your own creation...K...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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most likely a wiring error

perhaps the painter disconnected a lighting/fan fixture during his painting, then re-connected it incorrectly, mistaking a line neutral for a switc...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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Any accessibility issues to

Q: Single Family Home, or multi-family / mixed use residence/multiple "service" (apartment present)? USA? What Electrical Codes apply in your juris...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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how much?

Or if you have an old-style fax machine the heating unit that activates the thermal paper. When the motors (that drive the paper through the pri...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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Steps/ladder to access Elevated Wall Hatch to Storage Area

First things first, don't forget that most bulding codes require that such ladder access be able to support a "live" or an "in use" load of a minim...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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we've been here before

We've been here before and you'll find all the citations elsewhere in this forum. Combination lighting (now luminaire) and cord & plug receptacl...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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discoloration? hmmm.

Concerned may be sign of an arc fault... Expand on this "residue".

over 7 years by MistressEll

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220 heat & rewire

220 baseboard heat won't have to be AFCI protected...however the receptacles and lighting at 120V will.

over 7 years by MistressEll

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Voltage Drop? Dimming Lights? Why do you want a 20 Amp Circuit?

Most luminaires you'll find in the stores are designed to run 15 amp circuits max (16 g and 18 g wire within) and the more simple of design (averag...

over 7 years by MistressEll

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"glazing"

after you've stained the base color you might try using a gel stain (combination product with poly) in a dark walnut or ebony stain. This is a wip...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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Old 210-6

I know that previously, any COMBINATION of cord and plug connected loads WITH lighting fixtures (now referred to as "luminaires") at 120 volts, nom...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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Try READING the OP, Tshea1

Tshea1: quote: "BTW Your other 2 posts ps & pps have absolutely nothing to do with the OP." It sure did, I'll quote from the OP: "I am going t...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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p.p.s.

The 1996 NEC recognized that overcurrent protective devices will be affected by heat in the system. As such, it defines the concept of continuous l...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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p.s.

The National Electrical Code (NEC) addresses current carrying capacities of both conductors and components. Unfortunately, some designers fail to r...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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here we go. 1440 VA restricted.

210.52(C)(1) throught (C)(5) Exception No. 1 to 210.52(B)(1) is meant for example a separate switched lighting circuit for that UC lighting in wh...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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recepticle with 1/2 operated by switch

When you break the yoke strap to operate one half of a duplex recepticle via a switch and the other half as "always on", you are effectively creati...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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