Recent content by Taylor

Thanks. The holes are in 2x6 walls, it's in a basement so the only load is drywall, maintaining 1-1/4" distance from the edge etc.

I believe the rule is max 2 wires per hole when pulling through a stud wall. Can I mix 12g and 8g wires in the holes? The holes for the latter are big, more than 2", and I'd rather just pull an extra wire through those than drilling yet more holes in this wall that carries all the conductors...

Elbows are black steel, not CI, thanks.

Installed new black pipe for gas. Plumber will hook it up to meter and appliances. Pumped it up to 15psi for pressure test. Was fairly shocked a few hours later to see a veneer of corrosion on the fittings, like they had been there for years. There is a slow leak that I need to find...

I agree that the reasoning appears specious, but I don't fault the inspector, he was just quoting code and trying to rationalize. If hairspray is the issue, they should outlaw mirrors in laundry rooms. I suspect there's some other explanation.

Thanks, this is in my own home.

Putting a basement laundry room back together after it was torn apart for structural reinforcement. There was a toilet in a little cubicle in the corner, very cramped. The inspector informs me that I must enclose a new toilet in another cubicle as I put things back together, you cannot have a...

Thanks all. Rex Cauldwell's Wiring for Pros says that NEC allows derating a 50A range to 40A on the basis that homeowners will never have everything on on the range. So you would run #8 wire from a 40A circuit to a 50A receptacle and plug in a 50A range. Cauldwell disagrees with NEC on this...

Ok to put 50A receptacle on a 40A circuit, #8 wire? My understanding is that NEC allows derating of 50A range on the belief that normally one will not have all rings and ovens going at once. And #6 wire is a PITA hooking up to a receptacle in a junction box.....

Thanks, sounds good to me.

When is a tub "level enough"? I have a floor that's out of level by 1/8" along the length of the tub, sloping away from the faucet end. Is it necessary to level the tub? It's a CI tub, sits on four legs with an apron. The apron is going to make leveling "interesting." Appreciate any advice.

With the cable connector on the exterior box, if you want to take off the box for any reason e.g. to repair siding, you have to pull cable out of the wall. So there must be slack in the cable. If the wall is filled with foam insulation (which is the plan here), you get a real mess in the...

Thanks. The line is coming from a junction box in the crawlspace. I had the impression that you had to run power to an exterior box from a junction box on the interior connected via a nipple. If not, it looks as though the cable connector can screw into the back of the exterior box. As long...

Appreciate some guidance on installing a light outside. Had an exterior light with raceway on the siding, want to get rid of the raceway. If I replace with an exterior box, my understanding is I will need a box on the inside connected with a short piece of conduit. However that will require...

Replaced drain pipes in basement last year, now covered in concrete. Had a lot of rain recently, and heard distinct sound of water trickling come up from waste pipes. Are there alternative explanations than that water is leaking into waste pipes? We have French drains (internal) and one hears...