Project Update Thursday - 2013/03/07 – Conversation in Home Improvement

Conversation started Mar 7, 2013 at 19:58.

BMitch

Mar 7, 2013 19:58

Welcome to Project Update Thursday

This week, all I have is an epic snowstorm, and by epic I mean it was a couple inches of slush on the grass. This sums it up: buzzfeed.com/danoshinsky/…

HerrBag

Mar 7, 2013 20:20

@BMitch loved the rain angel on the sidewalk

BMitch

every damn time

maple_shaft

PUT!!!

lol @BMitch

Tester101

I put my sump pump on a dedicated circuit, took me 5 minutes. Don't know why I procrastinated so long.

HerrBag

@Tester101 must be nice to have a spare breaker slot

Tester101

I have 3 more. Small house.

maple_shaft

Mar 7, 2013 20:32

@Tester101 do you have 100 amp service?

Tester101

Yes.

maple_shaft

That sucks... my old house had 100 amp service... and shoddy wiring ...

incomprehensible wiring actually

Tester101

My house had shoddy wiring.

maple_shaft

nice

you should have had the service upgraded while you were at it

Tester101

Why?

maple_shaft

Mar 7, 2013 20:36

100 amp isn't a lot... especially if you run power tools a lot which I used to do

Tester101

Hardest part of my sump pump wiring job, was finding a cover plate.

wax eagle

@Tester101 did you put the whole circuit on a GFCI or can you skip that when it's dedicated?

Tester101

@waxeagle No GFCI.

HerrBag

@Tester101 Does the single outlet/dedicated circuit allow non use of a GFCI?

BMitch

A: What is the extra pipe going into my sump pump pit?

You have two questions here, First, I think the larger of the two pipes could be a vent pipe connected to a radon exhaust system. Does this pipe connect to any other pipes or a box with a radon sensor? Second item, the receptacle shown is a single use type. Sump pumps will often nuisance-trip...

That should answer it @HerrBag

maple_shaft

Mar 7, 2013 20:43

I posted this before...

Tester101

@HerrBag No. Not that I'm aware of.

BMitch

A: Which Kitchen outlets do NOT need GFCI?

All outlets that support convenience plug in items within 8 feet of a water source must be GFI protected. However, the new NEC calls for a separate non GFI circuit (home run) for the fridge or other fixed appliances. These non protected circuits must be single purpose and wired to a single outle...

maple_shaft

the melted outlet that I found in my old home, that the previous owner covered up with a bookcase

BMitch

Built in bookcase, or did they just leave some old furniture?

wax eagle

@maple_shaft ack. At least the only surprises I've found are dead outlets, not burned up ones...

maple_shaft

Mar 7, 2013 20:45

@BMitch They nailed 1x1 stock with penny nails to the lath behind the plaster

then painted over everything to make it look it belonged there

that was the first thing I demo'ed

and I saw that and thought.... what the ... what is ... i don't even...

the wires were scorched and nearly disintegrated when I tried to bend them

wax eagle

@maple_shaft live though?

maple_shaft

oh yeah

un grounded too

I honestly didn't know what to do with it and it wasn't feeding any other receptacles so I wire nutted it, wrapped it to hell and back with electrical tape and did one of these...

Aaron

@Tester101 that cover plate I found pretty easily

maple_shaft

I call this the "Here be Dragons..." plate

Tester101

HAHA! I started to cut out a hole for a low voltage box once (plaster and lath wall), got through the plaster and realized there was a stud dead center of my hole. I covered the hole with a blank plate attached to the stud, and cut a new hole a few inches to the left.

I'd love to see the next owners face when they remove that plate.

maple_shaft

Mar 7, 2013 20:55

LOL!!

thats friggin hilarious

Tester101

I'm confused.

Q: Thermostat C wire

I have an older furnace, on the switch block I have Y,C.W,R and an unlabeled screw that connects to the shut off it looks like. I need to hook up a thermostat that needs the C wire. I have a spare wire, in the bundle which I hooked up to the c terminal downstairs, from these videos that I've seen...