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Thanks! I built this house in 2006....Likely the acfi breakers were required, but my house was outside of a jurisdiction that enforced any code...outside any city limits. My only experience with them was in a previous house where they were constantly tripping (I didn't put them in or wire...

Thanks! that's what I'll do then and see how the inspection goes...is they want a separate circuit, I'll leave things such that I pull a new wire. Not sure about the acfi...this isn't a bedroom, but I need to research that part of the code...my latest copy of the code is from 2008 I think...

Hello everyone, I'm building an addition...a sunroom. It's 16x20 and will not be heated or air conditioned, so will be a partial use room. The room is being built on the west side of the house where I had planned on putting a deck, but decided to build a covered room instead. I...

well, heck. Here's what I have. I have two standard wax rings, a wax ring with a 3" horn, a sioux chief raise a ring and a tube of silicon. From what I can, I'm thinking of this a approach. 1) bead of silicon between existing flange and the raise a ring. I will put the raise a ring on the...

Looks like I screwed up again. I roughed in the toilet flange and then set my tile floor, failing to realize that the flange would be too low. The flange is about 3/8" below the finished tile and when setting the toilet, the wax ring barley makes contact. Normally wouldn't mind...

you're right, i messed w/ trying to pull that #4 thru the existing 1" for awhile...I couldn't even get a fish tape thru the 100' of conduit. So, I have pulled out the exsiting #4 conductors (actually, 1 was bigger, #3 or #2) and lining up a trencher to cut a trench and put down new, bigger...

ok, I got the double lug problem resolved at service disconnect just below meter at pole. I found the neutral that was in the barn. Indeed, it was just run a ground rod. I'm in the process of pulling a new conductor for neutral in barn. The existing conduit w/ the exising #4 conductors is 1"...

Thanks everyone! I'm having a heck of a time sourcing the panel with space for 100a and an 85a break to feed the cabin and barn Anyone have any suggestions on model or part number? Local electrical supply had nothing in stock and wanted $200 to order!

ok, so Im planning on putting in a new a new 200a panel with a few spaces on the downstream side of the existing service disconnect. I'll run appropriate size copper to this new panel mounted w/in a few feet of the existing pole. I'll have a 100a breaker to service the cabin (there is already...

Thanks ballvalve! That makes good sense! blue wires? if you are referring to the 3 #4 conductors...two coming out of the conduit and the other w/out conduit. The two in conduit, I've traced back to the service disconnect on pole. These are the two 110v conductors that are supplying the 100a...

The cabin is pretty lightly loaded and no one lives there any longer, just used on occassions. I have done some quick load calculations. There is already a 100a services in the cabin. It's 1 bed, 1 bath, and a utility lower level, all seldom used. It has: 220v range/oven, 110v refer, 220v...

thanks...can you help with a little more specifics? I would think I need a new service disconnect of some sort with two breakers (200a for cabin and 85a for barn). does that sound right, can you recommend a disconnect that would work?

Ok, np. I can pull the meter. I am interested in knowing the best way to supply power to this barn, if there is a diff. It appears to me, I have a couple options: - add another service disconnect at pole with proper size breaker (85a or less for the existing #4) - reroute feeders to barn to...

Thanks very much! I will do as you suggest to get things up to code and like you say, there's a couple options...so if I may, I'd like your advice on that too. Option 1: replace service disconnect at pole with one that has two breakers (one for cabin and one barn) Space at pole is kind of...

Thanks for both replies! Again, this is how I found situation and am trying to rectify it. jwelectric, im certain the county I live would enforce all codes as well as I doubt the previous owner has applied for any permits, ever. Quite frankly, I am concerned about the level of scrutiny this...

Hey, I have cabin near our primary residence that has electrical service. : Here you see the meter head and a 'sub panel on the pole outside of cabin. the breaker in this panel is 200a A close up shows two conductors and a neutral out one knockout and two conductors (but no neutral)...

thanks very much, guys!

Hey, thanks Terry! So it's not a problem if the pvc connections aren't seated all the way? I'm guess this caught an 1/8 to a 1/4" or so...it's in there 'cockeyed'

Ok, I have hard time piecing in PCV for some reason, much harder than it looks! I put in this 2" ptrap and it's all glued in. I had already glued the street ell part of the ptrap to the drain line, but screwed it up and didn;t get it straight. When I put the trap part of the p in place, it...

never mind, i got the darn thing out. Dang, embarrassed myself for nothing!