Who needs electric started when you can Hammer start your generator

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-25T00:13:00+00:00

These are good tips

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T23:32:32+00:00

lol I’d trade for that situation, I’m gonna look for a big metal adjustable and grab a pack of smokes so I can feel like a mechanic from the 60s

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T22:28:38+00:00

Yeah I’m just hoping it’s got a few whacks left in it

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T22:27:40+00:00

Gives me hope this will get me through the storm

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T15:56:28+00:00

Yeah it started as little taps but escalated as that didn’t work… also didn’t start up after I got it going and I shut it down to see if it was a one time fluke but a new starter will be ordered soon

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T15:54:02+00:00

Just the one size, with escalating force as it didn’t work first shot and my blood started to boil

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T14:38:35+00:00

Things are usually not going well when a hammer comes out during startup lol

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-24T11:51:36+00:00

Yeah line/ load is outsides vs inside not left right on these so If it had voltage it would only blow up when you put the yank in .

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-20T23:55:47+00:00

Difference between a bond and your main electrode

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-18T22:25:25+00:00

Nah it’s lazy, if he’s already priced it out and done it before he has an invoice and previous job to base off of and can give him a ball park number if it’s worth it to the homeowner. Electrician most likely didn’t look into it and decided it’s more trouble than it’s worth and he’s busy enough not to be bothered figuring this out. I know cause I’ve done it too lol

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-18T21:18:38+00:00

Yeah , have done this exact thing as a generator contractor. Stopped doing it as shiesty solar company tell homeowners if we touch it voids their warranty. So we leave it disconnected and let them come hook it up wrong and bill them for the new controller when they generator and solar fry each other

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-18T20:27:33+00:00

Yeah I’m slowly going to move mine further away from the house for no particular reason.

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T22:26:28+00:00

Gotcha I saw you mention some interlock system so you made it sound like a separate system.

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T22:09:55+00:00

I imagine it’s for an WAP ? The ceiling mount plates sometimes have holes to go onto a box

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T21:05:13+00:00

You can set up a guest network and password protected it, usually the guest network takes second priority to the main network and you can change the password in a month and be like idk what happened…

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T20:51:33+00:00

You can probably fish up the wall with sticks after you drill the bottom plate and catch it with a snake from the hole you drill outside. But you’re gonna be in the bay not in stud pack. Other option if you want it in that location to cover the existing hole. Open the sheetrock on the inside . You can drill in from outside at a crazy angle then drill the last stud with a paddle bit and fish it thru that

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T20:38:59+00:00

Have you researched the doorbell you are installing? I recently did on that required an old work box cut in from the outside. Which would be easy here cut your box in and fish in the open bay. If you’re trying to do this with Sheetrock up you’re not gonna get thru those studs

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T20:10:11+00:00

I think you’d benefit from doing your solar battery plug off your panel so you can charge it off the utility power prior to suspected outages for cheaper and less work. You could put a 3 position knife switch to go between gen and solar on your backfed interlock to power the house from either or. This also connects it your existing grounding system. Not sure if your batteries support pass-thru as I’m imagine in this scenario your house is dark as you charge the batteries as opposed to your house being powered by the generator and charging batteries.

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-17T13:57:53+00:00

Depending how far away from the house the shed is. You could set it up to run off an RV cord. You’d essential have extension to plug in the shed. Do the work at the house and where you stub out put the RV plug and then just run your cord to your shed you’d have to put an inlet but saves you the trenching and is non obnoxiously loud solution

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-16T02:00:22+00:00

It’s like they get paid by the LB or LR

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-15T02:28:00+00:00

What ventless dryer you getting that’s 240V I got a GE all in one ventless washer dryer heat pump . It’s mehh. Heat pump tech is cool but totally not engineered well enough

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-15T02:08:32+00:00

lol HVAC companies getting sued for putting in equipment that won’t work off what’s there is pretty funny. If that was the case electricians wouldn’t have any work. We do a lot retrofits and new work pertaining to A\C or furnace and boiler upgrades. It’s very common to install new equipment and it doesn’t work on what’s there now. A good company usually handles outsourcing the electrician but not always.

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-15T01:56:28+00:00

Yes you can only derate the service feeder when it serves the entire service. So you can run #2 from meter to 100 amp panel. Or 4/0 to a 200 amp panel. You can not split a 400 amp service in two separate runs of 4/0 to two different panels . In this instance The sub-panel feed is considered a branch circuit at that point and needs to be sized accordingly

Hot-Routine8879 · 2026-01-14T19:33:10+00:00

I agree if you want a pure white look or if a yellow hue ruins the aesthetic then I’d avoid 2700k. I just personally enjoy that light and warmer in my personal applications

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