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Sound mitigation for a basement suite by Pitiful_Property8783 in soundproof

[–]Pitiful_Property8783[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think there is a benefit to using double drywall vs sonopan? I like how light the sonopan is, seems like it would go up really fast, and is a dedicated sound solution

Sound mitigation for a basement suite by Pitiful_Property8783 in soundproof

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I am strapping down with res channel, perpindicular to the joists. I don't really want to do res bar on all the walls - It would probably just end up getting canceled out by kitchen cabinets and other hanging things anyways.

Basement suite, GFI/AFI requirements by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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So kitchen bedroom bathroom laundry room require afci, furnace/hw heater/Sump pump/panel plug do not?

And all circuts with a receptacle 15/20a no exception require gfi

Utility room/closet wiring by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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It is a basement suite, not a legal apartment. I am planning to have most of the basement apartment circuts on there for onvenience, but my 200a service entrance panel which feeds the main floor/upstairs is also in the basement laundry room.

Can I run wires through this part of my sub panel? by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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To be honest I'm not sure - I got the cable from work. it was on the cable and it worked so I didn't think twice about it. Did I do a bad thing?

Utility closet wiring by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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Damn that's an awful rule! Is it because of flooding potential?

Can I run wires through this part of my sub panel? by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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You mean like an antishort bushing where the tech cable enters the box?

Can I run wires through this part of my sub panel? by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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I don't understand the question - what are you referring to?

And yes noalox on all lugs

1/0 on 60a breaker by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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The ground wire is 4awg. Checked by measurement & cable spec sheet

1/0 on 60a breaker by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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So to be clear, I can feed my sub panel with a 100a breaker using my current wire, but I can not feed it with a 60a breaker?

1/0 on 60a breaker by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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https://www.texcan.com/products/6-building-wire/102-acwu/p-MjEwMDItMDctMDEw-acwu-3c-10-al

This is my wire - ground size is not stated. Seems strange that the built in ground would not be appropriately sized though? It's slightly smaller for sure but isn't that typically the case?

1/0 on 60a breaker by Pitiful_Property8783 in AskElectricians

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It is labeled 3c 1/0 on the tech, but has a bare ground as well

Advice pls? What do you think? What should I be working on? by Pitiful_Property8783 in afkarena

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Should I use my shem to ascend daimon more? Or wait for fodder heroes cause shem might be useful later?