Recent content by 427Vette

I usually buy used vehicles that are a year or two old with super low miles. I remember one time I found the right vehicle with all of the options and the low mileage that we wanted. I contacted the dealer, spoke with a salesman who I got along with really well. We set up a time to take a look...

It appears that you are ready now. Stick around your job until your comfort level with retiring improves then never look back. Congratulations!

This is my experience as well. I’ve never even brought it up until I was about to write the check. I’ve never experienced any kind of resistance at all. Just go in and make the deal. After you agree on a price reach in your pocket grab your checkbook and start writing out the check. The last...

These are all good suggestions above. The only other thing that I can think of is to check the polarity of the wires in your light box. You want the black to be the hot, white to be the neutral. It’s not uncommon for someone to have changed out an outlet upstream from the light and inadvertently...

You googled and checked out the info you were given. Anyone who spends anytime on this board knows how much EJ is frowned upon here. I knew if I googled it that there would be positive things said about them. The point I was trying to make along with a little humor is that you can dig up...

I am a class A journeyman and a class A master electrician. I also owned and operated an electrical contracting business for 25 years before selling and retiring early. I still have an electrical contractors license. I have literally done thousands of service calls just like yours. Like I said...

5 Star Review By Lila If you need a financial advisor, this is the place to go. They get to know what your goals are and help determine the best way for you to get there. This is cut and pasted from google. It must be an upstanding ethical company.

Nope, you’ve got this. I am googling if “Edward Jones offers value to their clients”. Depending on what I learn I may be busy transferring finances for a bit.

Wait another minute…. Are you saying that everything you read on the internet is the gold standard rock solid truth? I am wondering if the person who wrote that has ever actually done any electrical troubleshooting. Do you think maybe one appliance has a current leak of 2 milliamps then another...

Wait a minute are you trying to say that a GFCI isn’t an overload device and won’t trip if it’s got to much current going through it?!?!?:coolsmiley: Just kidding, excellent explanation.

I am going to agree with others who say that this problem probably hasn’t been fixed, at least on purpose. To state it as simply as possible a gfci device will only trip on amperage loss to ground. It has no way of sensing if there are too many amps being pulled through it. It is the circuit...

This whole thread has me picturing Bill Murray in Caddyshack…��! Just leave the lights on for a few days. I’d bet if they got a few shocks while chewing on the wires they would quit chewing on them. It would probably only take a few days. Dogs seem to learn the invisible fence...

If I remember correctly the NEC addressed this nuisance tripping of deicing equipment a few years back, article 426 I believe. It now allows an “equipment protection device” (EPD) breaker instead of a GFCI device for a circuit dedicated to heat tape type equipment only. I think the only...

North80, Having been a self employed contractor most all of my adult life I understand the angles you are playing with your “legal” write offs. However you will be incredibly startled the day you have to sit across from the IRS agents and justify all of your deductions. They don’t really have...

Holy Smokes! Out of simplicity just go get that gallon of gas…