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Re: Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

2009-11-07T21:13:16Z

Electric water heaters have igniters?

Re: Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

2009-11-07T21:12:12Z

On 11/7/2009 10:47 AM Existential Angst spake thus:
Not at all true. The houses I work on are all in a major metropolitan
area (San Francisco Bay area), and I'd say there's a pretty even mix of
15 and 20 amp circuits. Most electricians, it turns out, are not
complete idiots, and can judiciously allocate circuits to reduce costs

Re: Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

2009-11-07T21:11:23Z

No. It could supply an appliance that has both 240V and 120V loads. Examples
include electric dryers (240V heating elements, 120V motor and controls) and
electric stoves (240V heating elements, 120V controls).
Well, no, not *always* -- one of them could be connected to nothing, I
suppose.
But if they're both connected, then yes, absolutely.

Re: More gas furnace questions Coleman Model 7970-656/d

2009-11-07T21:10:15Z

This may give you a little more insight;
[link]
HTH, Lefty

Re: More gas furnace questions Coleman Model 7970-656/d

2009-11-07T21:06:29Z

Normally mobile home means "direct vent" with sealed combustion. This means
a specialized vertical vent termination would be the only one you could use.
I see manuals you can "buy" online; such as this one;
[link]
but I would think that there would something in the way of "free" from the

Re: Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

2009-11-07T21:06:10Z

On 11/7/2009 10:49 AM Existential Angst spake thus:
I know your tongue is in your cheek: however, while that would be a
clever way of making the circuit safe, at least fire-wise, I'm sure you
realize it could make it very, very unsafe, since it would possibly
leave an energized hot wire but a disconnected neutral.

Re: Need Appliance suggestions

2009-11-07T20:57:44Z

I was thinkng the same thing as Terry posted. Is this problem the only
reason you want to replace it? If you have been wanting one before and
now this is the perfect excuse for getting a new one, fine. If not, it
sounds like all you need is an element and a control. Around here, there
are usually people on Craigslist trying to give stoves away. Also,

Re: Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

2009-11-07T20:59:17Z

On 11/7/2009 11:51 AM Robert Green spake thus:
That's 'zactly right.
Being 180° out of phase, any current running in one leg of the circuit
will be cancelled by any current in the other leg. The amount of
cancellation depends on the amount of current being drawn in each leg.
The highest current possible in the shared neutral will be when only one

Re: Painting basement walls and floor

2009-11-07T20:55:37Z

Bob wrote:
I painted basement floor of my then new house 35 years ago with a Sears
acrylic floor paint. I pre-etched the floor with muriatic acid. Paint
is still original and has held up well. Walls were painted white and
still look good. I've had to patch a few settlement cracks in the
concrete blocks and could finish over with any white paint. Floor does

Re: Need Appliance suggestions

2009-11-07T20:48:00Z

How about fixing the current stove top? Parts are cheap compared to
replacement.

Re: Current Harbor Freight Catalogs

2009-11-07T20:47:57Z

On 11/7/2009 8:17 AM Jon Danniken spake thus:
>
>>
You can do that. However, as I pointed out elsewhere, you'll also get
the coupons if you register a warranty or buy an extended warranty; I'm
sure that's how I got on their list, 'cause I never signed up for
anything. (I don't get email, only real mail.)

Re: Current Harbor Freight Catalogs

2009-11-07T20:45:33Z

On 11/7/2009 2:33 AM Bob-tx spake thus:
>
Pretty sure I'm on their mailing list because I bought a power tool
("sawzall" for $20) that I bought an extra warranty for, so they had my
name & address. But as others point out, you can just sign up for their
mailing list. They're happy to send you the junk mail.

Re: Need Appliance suggestions

2009-11-07T20:33:54Z

You will get some good leads from others here who are familiar with
electric. I'm a gas fan myself, and when we do our coming remodel, we're
having a propane tank and stovetop put in. It's all personal on the
gas/electric thing.
Steve

Re: Splicing #14 wire, hot to neutral ratios....

2009-11-07T19:51:47Z

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Agreed. While that's technically true, most of the 240VAC equipment in an
average home is not pure 240VAC. In my panel they run neutrals to power the

Re: Need Appliance suggestions

2009-11-07T20:06:56Z

Consider looking in Consumer reports magazine.