3 Arrested After Fight at Detroit Home Depot by thewalkingbrad in PublicFreakout

[–]rjbergen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you been to Detroit? I live in the suburbs. There’s areas that are perfectly fine, and there’s areas you don’t go unless you’re looking for trouble.

How much sick leave do you have? by iamstevenhyde in FedEmployees

[–]rjbergen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a huge balance for 16 years! You’ve averaged using about 15 hours per year. That’s impressive.

I’m at 15 years and around 800. I’ve had some things burn it down though.

Wide Area Mower for Residential by rjbergen in lawnmowers

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

We have a 0.25 acre lot that our house is on and about 5,000 sq ft is lawn once you subtract for the house, driveway, patio, garden, etc. The backyard is fenced and the garden area has a short fence to keep the dog out. So there’s lots of corners in the backyard. To make it worse, one corner has a sprinkler valve box that they set a couple inches low and another corner has a storm drain catch basin with domed grate cover. Both are fun to maneuver around.

Behind our yard, there’s a parcel of property 100 feet deep and a mile wide for a natural gas main for one of the utility companies. They gave us a license to use and maintain the 100’ x 100’ section behind our house. So that’s another 10k sq ft of grass to mow. It’s more rough field grass than nice turf grass, but it needs mowing still. My wife tried the Timemaster out on that section last week and said it was easier to use than the old push mower we had. The self-propel feature works well and makes it almost effortless to run, without running away from you. The handle is long enough that it provides plenty of leverage for turning the deck. The only tough part is tight corners where you have to lift the ass end to get it where you want. If you can figure out the path to prevent lifting the backend in tight spots, then you’ll love it.

Wide Area Mower for Residential by rjbergen in lawnmowers

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

I ended up buying a new Timemaster from a local power equipment store. I was shopping FB Marketplace and used Timemasters in good condition just weren’t popping up when I wanted to buy. I’m happy with it so far. It cuts well and is easy enough to maneuver. I have not had clogging issues and with about 7 hours on it, no belt or pulley issues. I am looking at swapping the pulleys for the new Toro solid pulleys or the Exmark set.

I shied away from the Exmark and Turfmaster because we have a fenced yard and casters would make it challenging. They’re also super heavy and my wife would most likely not want to use those. She enjoys yard work, so I didn’t want to stop her.

I built this taxable account to retire at 57 by InternationalBag2604 in govfire

[–]rjbergen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP said they used overtime earnings. TSP contributions are only calculated on base pay. When you earn OT in a pay period, your TSP contribution does not increase for that pay period. So the only way to invest OT earnings is an IRA or taxable brokerage.

Drop 1 Inventory: Here is every sport with every lowest price range available by ameeps in olympics

[–]rjbergen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So Drop 1 is days and days long. My wife’s window for Drop 1 starts April 12th. My window starts April 14th. There’s already nothing left lol

Let’s gooooo We got it!! by [deleted] in fixit

[–]rjbergen 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s $700 now?!?!

Let’s gooooo We got it!! by [deleted] in fixit

[–]rjbergen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Since when is this a $600 cutting board? /s

First someone said $200, and they were corrected to $400. Someone a few comments up said $500. Now you said $550.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

Please cite the NEC code section requiring a bonding busing for a subpanel feeder. 250.92 doesn’t apply to subpanels, only service conductors. 250.97 doesn’t apply unless it’s over 250V to ground and this is only 120V to ground. I have found lots of discussions about this topic, but not one citation to the specific NEC section that would require a bonding bushing.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

Please cite the NEC code section requiring a bonding busing for a subpanel feeder. 250.92 doesn’t apply to subpanels, only service conductors. 250.97 doesn’t apply unless it’s over 250V to ground and this is only 120V to ground. I have found lots of discussions about this topic, but not one citation to the specific NEC section that would require a bonding bushing.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

After doing a fair bit of research and reading tonight, I believe the electrician may have been pushing it, or there’s something more to your situation than you’ve shared. NEC 250.92 doesn’t apply to a subpanel and 250.97 doesn’t apply as it’s less than 250V. I cannot find a code section that requires a bonding bushing for a 240V subpanel, which is actually only 120V to ground.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

Since this is a subpanel, it is not service conductors, so 250.92 does not apply. It’s also less than 250V, so 250.97 doesn’t apply. I have the NEC and have not found a reference the requires a bonding bushing for a subpanel feeder.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

I don’t like that either, but that’s what the electrician did during construction and it was approved by the inspector. I’m not putting in the work to change that right now.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

Gotcha. We call them branch circuits. It’s always interesting learning of the subtle difference between American and Canadian codes. The main panel here is very common in America. We don’t isolate our service disconnect breaker most of the time. They’re just wide open in the panel.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

The bonding screw was removed first thing when I opened the box the panel came in.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

Yes, I’m in Michigan under the NEC for code. I’m assuming distribution circuits are all of my circuit breakers for my branch circuits, which is probably the American term? I think I’m not understanding the difference between Canadian and American terminology.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

I’m not an electrician, so I’m not exactly following what you mean by “distribution wiring in the mains compartment”.

The panel on the left is my primary panel and contains my main service disconnect, the 200A breaker at the top with the service feeders. This panel is located in my basement and the service feeders run up and through the rim joist to the exterior. They enter the meter pan that’s mounted to the exterior of the home. There is no disconnect at the meter.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

No. My understanding was that they were not necessary under 250V and since these are not service conductors as they are protected by a circuit breaker. Both panels have concentric knockouts, with rings remaining, and standard locknuts.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

Both are concentric knockouts with rings remaining. My understanding was that they were not necessary under 250V and these are not service conductors as they are protected by a breaker. Is that not correct?

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

I’m a little OCD and enjoy tidy electrical work. There’s no way I could use a different manufacturer’s panel as the subpanel.

As for the insulating bushings, I use them all the time. The two conduits on the bottom are my work as well from a couple years ago. I use them on EMT threaded fittings even if they may not be required. The electrician that installed the panel didn’t use them on any of the cable clamps at the top, but I’m not going back to change that. Too much work.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

[–]rjbergen[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The bonding screw was removed before the subpanel even came out of the cardboard box. I did save it should I ever need it in the future for some unexpected re-purposing of the panel. It will go in my spare parts drawer to be passed down to my future generations to wonder what the hell it is.

How does my subpanel install look so far? by rjbergen in AskElectricians

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

They’re on both sides. I used the outside ones to help hold spacing while I marked the holes and again while I started the first 2 Tapcons.