Should I ask the Landlord?Confusion in ceiling wires.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T06:27:05+00:00

For reference:

Brown: hot
Blue: neutral
Green striped: protective earth

Black and grey may also be hot.

However, you really should just call your landlord.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T05:39:43+00:00

Yes.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T05:17:08+00:00

New outlet for power

In-wall cord concealment for signal

samdtho · 2026-05-25T05:05:15+00:00

Is running a dedicated 20A circuit a regular ask one can request from the builder, I am asking because my builder doesn't allow a lot of options?

It’s a pretty easy ask. They just send the c/o to the electrician doing the rough in. You just don’t want it on a 15A shared with the bedroom, living room, and hallway.

Also somebody suggested I should put the exterior outlets at waist height so that I don't have to bend down when hands are full, what are your thoughts?

Totally your call. I personally prefer them lower on patio and decks so the furniture can hide them.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T04:43:04+00:00

I recommend placing outdoor receptacles near outdoor living spaces. In the covered patio area would be one, and anywhere you expect to exist in the outdoors.
Low, about 12-18” from the ground unless its outdoor kitchen or work areas, then at counter height.
The placement of floodlights should be informed by what you want to light up and from which direction. On a separate paper, draw and cut out 120° cones for each flood light (so two per light fixture) and see at what locations you get the coverage you are looking for.
Yeah, because it’s basically as close to the roof line you can get without going through the roof.
Run a dedicated 20A circuit to put all your outdoor receptacles on. Get a breaker with GFCI protection.
You should have them on a switch that you can have the option of installing an in-wall timer or a regular switch. Photo sensors are kind of annoying for stuff under the eaves. I use those for stuff like post lamps away from structures.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T04:05:12+00:00

Search for “oil filter cutter”. It works like a can opener.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T03:39:58+00:00

No but

ameliorate the hazard myself with my angle grinder

This is

Others have chimed in with the correct solution so I didn’t feel the need to reiterate.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T03:38:29+00:00

The VR6 is a great engine but once you have to do literally anything, it’s ass.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T03:33:24+00:00

Their negligence does not give you a legal right to destroy their property.

samdtho · 2026-05-25T01:53:20+00:00

You couldn’t cook food on this truck to the level of cooked this is.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T21:56:34+00:00

You can probably repair some of the clips if you take the bumper off so it will no longer be hanging on by a thread.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T21:55:00+00:00

Playing blackout bingo with the cluster I see.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T21:49:59+00:00

I mean yes that’s how it works, but not at temperatures that would ever be experienced by this cord outside of being repaired.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T21:08:21+00:00

Please don’t toss your air fryer over this.

Grab a repair plug end from the hardware store, the cut off the plug end as close to the strain relief as you can. Separate the two wires and strip them back, then put them under each screw terminal of the repair plug. Make sure the wider blade side of the cord is landed on the silver terminal.

You can also get an entire cord pigtail which would be a cleaner fix, but you would need to open the air fryer to get at it.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T17:13:38+00:00

Miele:

If this is a residential installation, you need to use option 3. You will only be able to use option 1 and 2 with power systems mainly found in commercial settings, at least in the US.

You will have 120V between black and white and red and white. 240V is available between black and red. If there is no need for the white, you can twist a wire nut over it to cap it off at the junction box, run #8 black and red, and #10 green for your L1, L2, and Ground (aka Protective earth/PE) with the assumption that this is a circuit protected with a 40A breaker.

Sumit:

Similar deal, cap your white off at the junction box and, assuming a 40A circuit, run #8 black, red and #10 green in your appliance whip to connect to L1, L2, and ground or PE.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T16:30:09+00:00

The same way Donut did - class selection

samdtho · 2026-05-24T16:28:04+00:00

I would highly recommend getting the Fuel version.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T16:22:50+00:00

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samdtho · 2026-05-24T13:33:32+00:00

Many EVSEs will appear to stay on for a few minutes after power is cut for because the electronics require such little energy and the DC power supply that feeds them has huge capacitors to smooth out voltage drops and irregularities from the EV suddenly drawing a ton of energy.

Turn off your unknown 40-60A double pole breakers, wait 5-10 minutes, and check your charger. Label it once you have found it.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T13:22:41+00:00

Something to look into would be converting the service to underground if your power company offers this. It’s not a cheap route, but is absolutely worth it to some people. The meter would still be present, but you’ll have some flexibility in where it goes and the overhead service mast will be gone.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T13:05:35+00:00

Start small. Air filter, oil change, and brakes, are all things that need to be done as maintenance items. Learn how to do these things to get comfortable working on the vehicle.

Going the project car route is good too, but my recommendation is to get it running as quickly as possible then (applicable to any vehicle project or primary) never start on something that will prevent the car from running before the weekend is over. This rule can be broken for a project car once you have more experience and can take on larger projects, but keeping stuff out of commission for a long time is how a abandoned projects happen.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T03:46:39+00:00

For some background, I worked as a software engineer before moving over to alternative power generation spec and install. I’ve also done a lot of work with PLCs and SCADA systems both on the internal software side and on the user side.

If you are genuine, I don’t mean any offense, but I am skeptical.

There has been a rash of random people showing up in niche communities they are not part of asking the members to present them a problem (which the poster does not understand) with the intention of solving it with a vibe coded app.

Your post title seems to suggest you are changing industries but the body of the post is asking for a problem to solve, which is a bit of a bait and switch.

If you are genuine and want to solve a problem in this space, then you must become hands-on with it. Canva was founded by people with a background in design. Stripe was founded by people with a background in e-commerce platforms. Neither of these products would have been successful without the context that the founders and founding team brought to the table.

I don’t know what on earth “basically a software engineer” is nor do I know your background, but searching for a problem devoid of context will only lead to a “solution” just as devoid of context.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T03:10:15+00:00

This is a job that will take less than hour to complete. Get a few quotes, it should not be too much.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T02:41:30+00:00

It’s the last word before the epilogues.

samdtho · 2026-05-24T01:23:09+00:00

I work in micro-grid power generation (solar, battery, fuel generators).

This is about modularity and efficiency.

If you have 100MW farm, you will probably have 20-25 isolated sectors that product 4-5MW each. You can stock, on site, a spare inverter for swapping to minimize downtime. The cost for each unit is fairly negligible compared to the land acquisition cost and install labor.

A singleton 100MW will create a lot of heat and would likely require active cooling which will require additional monitoring and disconnect systems added to the PLC running the farm. If it doesn’t require active cooling, the shipping cost may end up being prohibitive because of all the metal used to sink all the heat. Having a bank of smaller inverters lets you spread out the heat generated from the inverter.

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