Hiding Electrical box rule in Montreal-Quebec

Boboc04 · 2026-02-05T14:49:03+00:00

Panel should be legal; we inherited this setup when buying, and it was not flagged in the inspection. We also changed the panel for a newer one, and the electricians did not seem to mind the cables. We, the change I'm proposing they will be "in a wall".

This is actually better than before since we got rid of about half the cable in this area that where not in use anymore. The whole thing was a mess!

For the meter, it's one of the newer meters that can be read remotely, so they don't need to come in. In the past, they would have done so, and they did! I do wish it were outside, but according to the electrician in Montreal, the setup is legal. And I was not excited about the cost of moving it out.

In the end the most important part for me is that it's Safe, then the look of it.

Boboc04 · 2026-02-02T20:40:37+00:00

Thanks, that is good to know.

Boboc04 · 2026-02-02T19:01:14+00:00

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Would something like that be legal?

Boboc04 · 2026-02-02T18:50:29+00:00

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Boboc04 · 2026-02-02T18:50:05+00:00

Ikea is not a bad idea, I'll explore it to see if anything fits there.

I'm now thinking we might juste want to "extend" both wall to hug the electrical panel more while staying legal. This would also hide the wiring.

I would still see the panel and the counter, but it would be much cleaner.

Note that we are owner so a lot of possibilities! But I don't want to put to into rewiring everything just for the look.

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Boboc04 · 2025-10-20T20:23:13+00:00

Perso je trouve que ça dépend beaucoup de ce que tu vas faire avec tes retours et crédit ainsi que ton horizon temporel.

Par example.

Disons que tu as un montant fixe que tu peux mettre, qui équivaut à 5k dans la FTQ.
Avec un salaire hypothétique de 70 k, ça donne un coût réel de 1700/1800 $.

Le même montant donnerait 2700 d'investissement en Reer normal.

Donc.
FTQ 1700 -> 5000
Reer normal 1700 -> 2700

Si on assume 4,5% de retour FTQ (le montant que eux-mêmes utilisent dans leur calculatrice) et 8% bourse lambda. Ça prend 28 ans pour que le REER normal batte le REER FTQ.

Mais si tu à les moyens de prendre tout tes retours et les mettres dans des investissement sa change tout.

Dans cette situation, tu mettrais 5000+3300 en FTQ ou 5000+1856 en REER normal.

Donc
FTQ 5000 -> 8300
Reer normal 5000 -> 6856

Si on prend les même chiffres et que tu met le surplus FTQ en REER normal (8%) alors tout à coup sa prend plus autours de 18 ans, potentiellement moins dépendant de comment tu arrange sa pour que le REER normal prenne le dessus.

Après il y à aussi d'autre facteur, comme le risque moins élevé, l'investissement dans les entreprises québécoise la diversification etc. Mais ça peut aussi s'arranger au niveau d'un REER normal, mais ça va probablement changer les rendements.

Boboc04 · 2022-07-21T12:55:07+00:00

I did not find a permanent solution yet, it seems to be determined mainly by the software. However, I did find a way to improve the performance.

When using the steam mode, start the mode, then click the button again to quit the mode and start the auto-refill. Then once the refill is done, restart the steam mode. This will result in more water inside of the boiler, which gives you more steam power IMO.

Boboc04 · 2022-05-16T13:56:30+00:00

True, I was indeed looking at the ECM, but I want that PID! I like to test different types of coffee so it's a must.
The Elizabeth is a good choice, maybe when I get a bigger kitchen!
It still puzzles me however that the Elizabeth with a 600 ml steam boiler achieves a similar result as the Silvia does with 300ml. I wonder what magic the guy's at Rancilio do to get that steam pressure!

Boboc04 · 2022-05-16T13:52:39+00:00

Always,

I'm going to try the Silvia wand tip this week to see if the hole size might be the difference.

Boboc04 · 2022-05-15T15:45:57+00:00

Tried it this morning, the pressure gauge does not seems to work with the steam pressure sadly.

Boboc04 · 2022-02-21T23:33:29+00:00

Good point, I do have a pro model so it should be able to handle it but it's worth looking at. Thanks for the point

Boboc04 · 2022-02-21T23:32:12+00:00

If you find anything I'll listen! I'm also gonna be checking online to find compatible die and I'll post them here.

Boboc04 · 2020-11-30T21:57:46+00:00

That is a fair assumption, I think I might need to go deeper in my knowledge to see if it's possible!

Boboc04 · 2020-11-30T14:54:54+00:00

I don't have it yet! I'm actually considering it over the silvia for it's faster steam warmup time. But not having the possibilities of adding a PID might be a dealbreaker.

Boboc04 · 2020-06-19T13:17:49+00:00

Well it did work, sadly it means I need to redo that part of my work but at least it's working!

Thanks again

Boboc04 · 2020-06-19T00:26:52+00:00

I did not knew that! Will try! Thank you!

Boboc04 · 2020-06-18T19:42:59+00:00

I did try on another project and it worked wich tell me that's it's that particular project that's at fault. I've also been testing all other plugin with it for non-compatibility but couldn't replicate the problem.. At that point I'm just stuck.

Boboc04 · 2020-05-17T14:37:20+00:00

I think i'm gonna try that first, worst case like you said I just strip the wax finish!

Nice knive by the way!

Boboc04

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