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My wife and I just embarked on a new career. We purchased a small motel on the Oregon coast. The place was built in 1949. There is some original wiring, some add on. THe original room wiring (lights and recepticles) consisted of 6 20a circuits (fuses) feeding 17 rooms. I found the...

In my never ending remodeling projects, I am in the process of adding a couple of recepticles to my existing kitchen circuit. It is a 20A circuit and only has 2 single receptacles on it now and I am changing them to duplexes. The problem is that the wires in the boxes were trimmed very...

Ok, so here's an easy question. I'm installing the outlets in my new house. I know that the code does not specify the orientation of the ground slot (up or down), however, Ray Mullen's residential wiring guide suggests the ground in the up position is superior. His reasoning is that if you...

Hi, I am wiring my new house and have installed a 200A main panel with 36 slots. This particular panel does not accept double breakers so I am limited to 36 slots. I have installed a 100 amp sub panel in the adjacent stud bay. My question is how much can I run on this panel. I would...

Hi, I'm currently plumbing my 2 story home under construction. I plumbed all of the 1st level and passed the under floor rough in. I am now completing the second floor and am almost ready for my final rough in inspection. My inspector wants me to fill the entire DWV system with water for...

Hi, I'm in the process of plumbing my new house. I undestand the vent sizes required for various fixtures and I also understand the total sq in needed for vents for my sewerpipe size. My question is how many 1 1/2" vents can I combine as I run up to the roof before I need to...

Hi, I am in the process of plumbing a new house with PEX. I have a 1" main coming into the house. Is there a limit of how many 1/2" fixture supply lines that I can take off of a a 3/4" branch off of the main? My total fixture units on the second floor is 23 made up of 4 sinks,2 toilets, 1...