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Posts by manassehkatz
Usually I hear it as just fishing. This is the process of getting a wire or cable from one place to another through inaccessible (or less accessible than desired) areas. That includes hollow walls ...
This answer is from a US/Canada perspective. Other countries vary in wire colors (exception: bare (uninsulated), green, green/yellow are always ground) and standard practices. Below is a full "how...
The trick is getting everything to work together. Typical solar (without battery) installations actually work with the grid. If you generate more power than you need, the balance goes to the utilit...
From the Georgia Pacific page on OSB: Blue edge seal helps prevent moisture intrusion And on the specifications page downloadable from the Georgia Pacific web page: BlueRibbon Rated Sheathing ...
One solution, which I know has been discussed in other contexts, is to have a community-specific glossary of terms. A really neat way to do this would be for the first time something is included in...
There are two levels of testing you can do with Ethernet twisted pair cables, or technically twisted pair cables in general (e.g., telephone, serial, etc.). You can verify the wiring - i.e., does e...
Most WordPress sites that I know of are hosted on other servers. Any reasonable LAMP server, which includes most typical low-cost web hosting services, can host WordPress. Many web hosts include "o...
Stripping more than a few inches of wire is a lot of work. If you need 6 inches of 14 AWG or 12 AWG grounding wire in a junction box, you can use bare wire, green insulated wire, or strip a piece o...
Key information is in the installation manual. Unfortunately, as is often the case, Lutron doesn't have easy-to-find installation manuals on their own web site. Fortunately, Home Depot does. This ...
