I have a PTO powered generator that I will use to power the house during a power outage. I have a transfer switch with a four while inverted male receptacle. My generator has a 3 wire 240 volt 50 amp plug. I have a 6/3 cord, how do I hook up the four wire female end on the 3 conductor cord?

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Do you know any alarm monitoring security company that offer cheap rate with high quality performance.Because i am paying about $200 that is to much now for me because of increase in personal expenses and low salary.I want services that are cheap but also have high performance.

I have a 10yr old trane a/c unit..was told when I moved in the a/c hadn’t been ran in approximately 4 yrs, a/c needed charged. Lasted 1 summer & got ice build up on the side of the furnace where a/c lines come in. Following yr, same thing. I’ve been told this r-22 cost roughly 80.00 a pound…should Iscrapthis unit or is there something I can do to possibly fix this? Iknow nothing about a/c’s any insight would be appreciated & helpful

I have a Bryant evolution 355MAV, with the evolution thermostat. It is wired using four wires, with letters A, B, C and D (proprietary scheme, I believe). I have purchased a NEST thermostat and would like to know if my thermostat wiring can be rewired (at the furnace) in order to use standard thermostat wiring (such as Y, W, R and G)? I other words is my 355MAV Capable of being run using a standard thermostat?

Thanks, Rob

Hey guys looking to do a large attic conversion and I am in the starting phase with alot of questions. The home is single story and I am amazed at how much space is there and how open it is. A little info on the attic. The roof is at least 20’ high and the total floor area I would say conservatively 1500 sqft. The insulation is blown and it has several bathroom air vents emptying into the attic. The A/C unit is on one side of the attic while the Vents run throughout the attic to different rooms. My main concerns here are the HVAC system and insulation. There is more then enough head room to actually build a raised floor over the vents, obviously leaving a small closet space to access the A/C unit. Would this be within code? Another thing is the insulation can I simply build a floor over it or does it need to be removed and replaced with batt type?

Hi
I have a Craftsman Riding Mower, model 917.274632. I made the error of reversing the cables when I jumped the battery to start it this year.
Once I realized the error and fixed the connection, the engine started. The engine however stopped as soon as I engaged the mower and I couldn’t start it again.
I read some forums and found the 20A Fuse blown. I replaced it and repeated the above steps and the Fuse blew again.
I then disconnected the Clutch cable and repeated the same and the Fuse still blew. I didn’t know how to move forward from her. Please help

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My MasterCooler II has a 6-inch deep shelf for the rigid media pad (looks like corrugated cardboard). The pad is 8-inches deep, so there is 2-inches of unsupported pad on the inside. After 2 or 3 years the pad is soggy and starts leaning to the inside, which causes water to splatter onto the roof. Apparently the roof was wet all summer long and I didn’t know about it until the fall. Now the roof is soft (water damaged).

Seems like the 6-inch deep shelf is a bad design. Why isn’t the shelf 8-inches deep like the pad? I am replacing the pad every 2 years to avoid more water damage to the roof. But I think the pad could last 5 years if the pad where better supported.

Is there some DYI method for supporting the pad so it stays upright when the pad is soggy?

Thank you.

#1 Son a few years back got married for the first time.. They bought a house lived in it 2 years and got a divorce.. Son was left the house later that year he meets a girl and gets her preg… They get married and yes have a baby.
This girl does not and will not move in the house that he bought. It is in another part of town away from her Mom.
Son and her get a apt and puts house up for sale After about 2 years no buyers and he lets it go. Forclosed on it..

Son and her are both RN’s well its been a year after and he now knows he has NO BUYING POWER.. He can’t get a loan he makes good money but no way..
I had to cosign for his truck.

Son pays $1,400 a month rent now been a year..
Son tells me 2nd marraige is not doing to good. They have baby now…
A year later now things at home are better he tells me.
Son’s woman record is not doing to good that does worry me.

I tell son to put you in a house i will cosign
on the house.. You can’t pay rent raise a family rest of you life
My credit score is 790 we live in a 300K house with a 50K loan on it..

Tell me this if I cosign for the house they get a divorce.
For what ever reason..

What happens on the house with it also being under my name.
Can she get the house what happens if they get a divorce?
How long does forcloseure last on your record.
Thank you for reading this and your thoughts on it.
Tennessee

Hi. I’m getting ready for an electrical inspection, and I wanted to make sure that the contractor has done the outdoor wiring correctly. (Apparently, he doesn’t really know what he’s doing, so I have to double- and triple-check his work. Sigh…)

My question is about the wiring of an outdoor light that is attached to an exterior wall. It is connected to an interior switch, on the inside of that same wall. The contractor put this light on the same (20A) circuit which serves interior general purpose receptacles (in a bedroom).

From what I understand, this is ok provided that we use a GFCI outlet in that circuit and connect the light to the load side of that outlet.

Is that right and is that all? Are there other requirements about:

-the type of box that must be used? (right now, he has a regular blue, plastic light box that people generally use for indoor ceiling lights)

-the wiring that’s used? (now, he uses regular 12-gauge romex)

-any special connectors/covers/etc? (now, he just drilled a hole to the outside, into the box, and screwed the box onto the wall. Presumably, he would put caulking to weatherproof the gaps after the light is installed.)

I really need to have the inspection passed on the next round, so thanks for any input!

Apparently the fuel sending unit has died in my audi. Would you know if the fuel tank must be dropped in order to replace the unit or is it accessible some other way.

Hi,

I am going to be running a large wire #4 to the load side of the power panel. The only available route has tight corners and will be hard to pull it through. So I was wondering if there is any type of single wire that I can pull through a residential wall without putting it in conduit. I would obviously use three conductors and a ground. I know that the common way to do this is with romex but that would be really hard to pull. This county uses the 2008 NEC.

Thank-you,
Kienan

Ok so the faucet in my moms bathroom is dripping and can’t turn the knobs at tighter. it needs new washers but here’s the issue. there are no shut-offs under the sink. I looked as far down as I could see so unless there under the trailer this bathroom has no shut offs. it’s PVCs version of pex so what kind of shut offs do I need and what kind of tools do i need to buy to install them. Right now I would have to turn water off to the whole trailer just to see if it is a washer problem.

i am thinking of having someone install a 4 row high 8 X 8 X 16 cement block retaining wall that is 22 feet long with one corner and then 10 feet around my front yard the contractor States that he will install a 2 inch traffic bond base below the wall and fill the blocks holes with 1 inch gravel will this wall last for any length of time ?