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    Milwaukee super hawg!

    Here is what Neal Stephenson has to say about the original Hole Hawg. It';s from his essay "In the Beginning was the Command Line", which is readable on the Web: ------------------ snip ------------------------------------- The Hole Hawg is a drill made by the Milwaukee Tool Company. If you...
  2. J

    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    Couple of things: First of all, is the evaporator on an upper floor? This is pretty common, because cold air falls. If so, there may be two drip pans - the one built into the evaporator, and a "backup" one that is under it. That's what we have on the upstairs system, and if the main drain...
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    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    Indeed. I've had fun learning all sorts of things. When we bought our house out of foreclosure, it had been vandalized. Among other things, the two central air conditioners had been mostly removed. I hit the books, took an EPA test, became a licensed HVAC technician, bought air conditioners...
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    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    Yeah, I've met guys like that too. I was not an electronics engineer - rather a technician. My work was very hands-on. I became a software engineer in the early 80's. Back then, I built a 450-foot house addition with a permit. I did all the electrical myself - with the sole exception of...
  5. J

    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    Not yet. But I don't trust them. I just investigated that pipe between the main panel and the junction box. It's internal diameter is 1.5 inches. I don't know what is its type or trade size. It has 7 wires in it: two black wires, .306" OD, 2 black wires .251" OD, one white wire .251"...
  6. J

    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    I have an older one. Probably should get the latest. But does the book even have tables for a mixture of different sized wires?
  7. J

    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    OK, I'm going to go count the existing wires in that conduit ( from the junction box to the panel ), and measure their diameters with a caliper. Then I should be able to use an online NEC calculator to figure out how many #12's I can fit in. Neutrals: in general, I'm a fan of separate...
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    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    They are not providing any backup supply, adequate or not. Just turning off the juice. Maybe for as long as 2 or 3 days. The idea is that we have had some tremendous fires in California over the past few years. Some of them were blamed on the utility's equipment. The utility had to declare...
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    Pop conduit thru stucco and up into main panel?

    Hello! My electrical utility has decided to take our power away - occasionally - to prevent fires. So I have ordered a modest backup generator. To conveniently power the house without running extension cords everywhere, I need a transfer switch. I have tentatively identified the...

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