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Forum: Lawns, Landscaping and Outdoor Decor
09-25-09, 11:01 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 56,003
Posted By Tyger52

Thumbs up Thanks

Thanks for all the replies. I may trim the trees down 5-8 feet one day.
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
04-14-08, 12:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,962
Posted By Tyger52

Works now

Wiring it up right did the fix the problem. Thanks everyone for helping me out.
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
04-10-08, 05:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,962
Posted By Tyger52

Red face I can be a moron sometimes

:o
Ok, so I did not mention that I did not read the directions on wiring the AFCI breaker. I have wired one before that worked fine so but it was at least 6 months ago and not in this panel.
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Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
04-05-08, 08:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,962
Posted By Tyger52

Tried a few things

Took off black wire from AFCI and put it into a spare, non-AFCI breaker. Overhead light worked! No trip.

Hooked a dedicated circuit that powers only a microwave to the AFCI. The AFCI tripped...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
04-02-08, 02:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,962
Posted By Tyger52

More information

Thanks for all the suggestions and thoughts. The first light is a regular overhead, the second is a Casablanca fan with lights using a Casablanca controller that doesn't dim but does control the...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
04-02-08, 11:54 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,962
Posted By Tyger52

New breaker is tripping me into madness

Pulled out old AL wiring and replaced with 12 ga Romex without removing much drywall. Circuit begins with AFCI breaker in subpanel and 2 wire goes to switch box. Three switches in box, two for...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
02-26-08, 03:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,402
Posted By Tyger52

Red face Oops!

Sorry, I meant 1 and a half inch flex. The copper wire is 90 degree C rated.
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
02-26-08, 12:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,402
Posted By Tyger52

Smile Sub panel feeder and conduit sizes

I want to make sure I installed the right sizes for wires and AL flex conduit. I installed a subpanel that will eventually carry most of the smaller loads of the house.

I have a 200 amp main...
Forum: Walls and Ceilings
03-05-07, 10:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,664
Posted By Tyger52

Shower wall & ceiling joint

There was paper tape that joined the drywalls at the wall and ceiling of my old shower, but now I have removed the shower walls and replaced them with 1/2" Hardibacker to bare studs. The ceiling...
Forum: Walls and Ceilings
03-05-07, 10:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 63,725
Posted By Tyger52

Same noises

Our Socal house was built in 1968 and they used drywall. It pops all the time, mainly at night and most noticeably when there are big temperature swings. I am curious if the engineer has any...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
02-27-07, 07:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,275
Posted By Tyger52

Bingo!

You guessed right. There is one joint that happens to be right where my shower ends and the wall begins. If I have one row of tile over this joint, or even more rows of tile, could it be a problem?
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
02-26-07, 05:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,275
Posted By Tyger52

Joint compound with Hardi

I attached Hardibacker to the bare studs of my 1968 master bath. Where the tile is not going, in other words, where there will be just a plain wall, I have used drywall joint compound and fiber mesh...
Forum: Plumbing and Piping
01-03-07, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,201
Posted By Tyger52

PVC sprinkler shutoff

One brass sprinkler valve went from barely leaking to completely leaking this weekend. I have already replaced one earlier but I have to shutoff water at the street.

So besides replacing all the...
Forum: Patching and Plastering
12-26-06, 01:51 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,154
Posted By Tyger52

Top coat sticks to flat paint?

I have a lot of walls that I will have to patch for various reasons. The pattern of the top coat texture seems to be from a roller perhaps or a brush. I have tried several times to make the same...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
12-18-06, 07:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,045
Posted By Tyger52

Question Re-do Hardibacker?

Ok, I think I screwed up. I installed 1/2 inch Hardibacker on the studs in my shower. The plan was to then waterproof the whole thing with Redgard. Here's the catch. I watched the Hardibacker...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
11-30-06, 05:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,587
Posted By Tyger52

30 feet

How does the jumper help prevent electrocution? Isn't 30 feet of water pipe buried in the ground enough? Here's some more fuel to the fire:
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Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
11-30-06, 01:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,587
Posted By Tyger52

Why?

I have done some searching on the web about jumping the water meter. It makes sense when the meter is in or near the house and the pipe is not in the ground for very long before it loses its ability...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
11-30-06, 10:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,086
Posted By Tyger52

Exclamation Touching neutral in main panel

Ok, this scared me the first time it happened, and I am sure to get a lot of "how could you be so unsafe?" comments, but here goes.

I have putting new breakers in my new panels and connecting the...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
11-30-06, 09:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,587
Posted By Tyger52

Jump the water meter?

Ever since I got a rough inspection on part of my home re-wire project, I have wondered about the bonding of the water main pipe. Here is my situation. The water meter is about 25 feet from the...
Forum: Wall and Flooring Indoor Tiling
11-10-06, 02:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,239
Posted By Tyger52

Hot mop: what say you?

Two friends of my wife have just had their showers updated and in both cases they used "hot mopping". This is happening in Southern California.

It seems odd that in one case a general...
Forum: Walls and Ceilings
11-08-06, 09:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,619
Posted By Tyger52

Thanks!

Great replies from all. I was thinking I could paint the hardibacker just like drywall, but as suggested, the difficulty in handling and the extra seams makes it too difficult to use instead of...
Forum: Walls and Ceilings
11-03-06, 04:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,619
Posted By Tyger52

Hardibacker vs. paperless sheetrock

I am getting ready to put my walls back on the wood studs and then it hit me: why not put hardibacker everywhere? I was planning on using hardibacker for the shower enclosure and then the paperless...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
10-17-06, 09:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,779
Posted By Tyger52

Suggestions?

So no one has replied to Joed's comment which is too bad because I think it is really valid. I am concerned because the inspector specifically said all outlets in the garage had to be GFCI.

I...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
10-16-06, 11:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,118
Posted By Tyger52

There's a permanent folding attic ladder just 3...

There's a permanent folding attic ladder just 3 or 4 feet away, so I will attach protective strips to be safe and code compliant. The strips just have to protect the wires from damage, right? I do...
Forum: Electrical - AC & DC
10-12-06, 04:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,118
Posted By Tyger52

Another protecting wire in attic question

Ok, so I've already run my wires this way, but I just want to confirm. To make a long description short, there are no places where one could step on the Romex, mainly because I have it stapled to a...
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