NUTS

nut (nut) n. 1. THE DRY, ONE-SEEDED FRUIT of any of various trees or shrubs, CONSISTING OF a kernel, often edible, IN A HARD AND WOODY OR TOUGH AND...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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Nut and Nuts!

nut (nut) n. [ME. nutte

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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Lamps are not the same as luminaires.

Bill: your free-standing table lamp plugs into a receptacle. It draws Amps via that 15 amp receptacle that is rated for a 20 amp flow-through for...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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Bill read me

you cannot use 18AWG or 16 AWG or 14AWG on a 20 amp circuit period. What you're referring to in the FACE of a receptacle is not the same as wiri...

almost 8 years by MistressEll

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ampacity tables for wire gauge

check your ampacity tables for wire gauge. Then check the listings for luminaries. Find one that uses 12 AWG. When you do, install away. 12 AWG...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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Doug, see old 210.6

Although receptacle ONLY circuits in residential structures don't have limitations unless otherwise restricted, lighting circuits and those that co...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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ah yes the NEC does limit and has for years combination lighting/receptacle circuits

there is no limitation on the number of receptacles in a residental circuit, except 1) combination lighting (now called luminaire) and receptacle ...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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Spring Pond Maintenance

Some additional things to consider Tshea1: 1) While the water level is still low, and electrical power has been shut off, every piece of equipme...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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pond pumps

Of course Jarrod "trolls" to always lash out after he's assumed a "fact set". I was referring to 1) that the OP did NOT indicate if this was ...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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attach ledger to walls

If you attach a ledger board to the walls (through to studs and adjusted with shims) it will be a much simplier project to install your cabinetry p...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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pool/spa/pond/pump GFCIs not the same

There are specially rated GFCIs for such applications that are not the same as protections for other locations. One of the reasons is that they ar...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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I meant to say

that your bathroom needs at least 12 AWG, and your lighting circuits might get away with 14, but that if your bathroom circuit is more than 75 feet...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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Since your planning to finish the basement

your lighting circuits will need to be independant of your receptacle circuits in all areas except the bathroom, as your lighting circuits will nee...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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If its an outside radius

relief plunges in the back and steam and clamps slowly over time. If inside then miter cuts and some coping work to match the profile.

about 8 years by MistressEll

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re-orienting the stoop landing

About the only thing I can think of (but you still need to check with your AHJ) is: 1) relocating the entrance to the sunroom to another side of...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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security and the lighting issue.

First of all, yes it's true that thieves will have a view of what's in the garage, can use a window to enter and the garage itself offer's cover fo...

about 8 years by MistressEll

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what is the countertop made of?

suggestions would be different if the countertop were granite, soft stone, tile, "formica" or manufactured solid surface like corrian and the like....

about 8 years by MistressEll

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