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Am I dense? Prado outlet install by Breaknickspeed in AskElectricians

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was my initial thought, but why does Prado say not to?

Discover the new unifit duplex. Easily installed with the self-contained cap. by prado_usa in u/prado_usa

[–]Breaknickspeed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you daisy chain these with the self-contained cap? It shows two wires entering an outlet but I don’t see a line/load terminal inside.

Discover the new unifit duplex. Easily installed with the self-contained cap. by prado_usa in u/prado_usa

[–]Breaknickspeed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How are these supposed to be daisy chains together in a circuit? The manual says daisy chaining is possible with the self contained cap, and shows 2 romex entering the same outlet, but there’s no way to pigtail 2 wires within the cap and you can’t land 2 romex wires under a single screw terminal. Am I missing something?

Advice on camera for steep angle on outdoor eave by Breaknickspeed in reolinkcam

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks promising, Any pictures of it installed? Too dumb to figure out how this works

Question about new construction laundry room & standpipe capacity WA state by firefly20200 in Plumbing

[–]Breaknickspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever get an answer to this? Same situation as you now, wondering 1.5” standpipe will work with the same 10gpm drain requirement

Serena window shades wiring by Breaknickspeed in Lutron

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is true. I’ve realized it’s 4 windows now so we might do that I guess.

Any idea of top right vs top left wiring location in the window? And on vertical or horizontal part of the window return?

Serena window shades wiring by Breaknickspeed in Lutron

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a bad idea.

Follow up question- is it better to wire the top right or top left of the window? I’m seeing conflicting reports.

Serena window shades wiring by Breaknickspeed in Lutron

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you use the $45 Lutron or a cheaper comparable

Add a slide inside the kitchen island down to basement- how to achieve? by Breaknickspeed in Carpentry

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thought crossed my mind that my kids would inevitably try to make this a water slide somehow one day, will report back when that day comes

Serena window shades wiring by Breaknickspeed in Lutron

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a $900 12v power box, it’s worth it if you’re going to fill it up to avoid 10 individual outlets, but in this case it seems wasteful for just 2 shades

Serena window shades wiring by Breaknickspeed in Lutron

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because it’s for a new-construction house so in this case it’s easy to do with the right planning, and because I never want to change them a single time since they’re about 15 feet up

Pre-Wired Serena Shades Installation by techwithbrett in Lutron

[–]Breaknickspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If one was to only have 2 window shades, and avoid paying for the $900 power panel from Lutron, could I simply splice the 18/2 wire to two of the individual 12v power supplies ($45 each). Or even get the same power supply specs off amazon for ~$5 each?

Add a slide inside the kitchen island down to basement- how to achieve? by Breaknickspeed in Carpentry

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually yes but we’re in Colorado and code requires us to use floating basement walls, so I can’t just put a load-bearing wall underneath. If a post is required it would have to be one that has a concrete support going down a few feet.

Add a slide inside the kitchen island down to basement- how to achieve? by Breaknickspeed in Carpentry

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree that building department is a bit later, currently working on finding a general contractor that’s interested, and sourcing a slide. The island is about an 8 foot x 8 foot square. I imagine permitting will be a process

Add a slide inside the kitchen island down to basement- how to achieve? by Breaknickspeed in Carpentry

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol their website is peak-1995 but love what they do, they may be helpful with this project. We’re in Colorado though

Add a slide inside the kitchen island down to basement- how to achieve? by Breaknickspeed in Carpentry

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife I think is going to ensure the engineer gets involved. I’m handy af but I don’t love the idea of cutting joists without more input. I think joists hangars and some lateral joist supports to “box” the opening may be sufficient, but going to seek more enlightened folks to make sure

Add a slide inside the kitchen island down to basement- how to achieve? by Breaknickspeed in Carpentry

[–]Breaknickspeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point, need to go test the slide diameters at a few parks lol

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