This needed 150' of 3/4" Emt and a ton of 12-2 and 12-3 mcm cable! The comment from the chief Engineer, " you guys clean up after yourslves". We wanted to make sure that we left the conference rooms clean for t- mobile microsoft and other businesses that you will...
Month: June 2011
New hidden Christmas light circuit
we carefully routed 14-2 nmb cable from the electrical panel in the garage to the columns outside were we could install a gfci for dedicated christmas light receptacles. we easily got the wire all the way down to the far column without any damage to the house . We got...
Make your own three-phase power!
This rotary phase converter was pick up at auction and since the customer didn't have three phase power they will be used to power up compressors for an auto shop. Often the cost to install a three phase power system or the cost to pay the utility to bring in...
Time to hook up compressor
What do Consumer reporting agencies say about FPE panels
HOMEOWNER ALERT! If you have a Federal Pacific Electric Panel or know someone who does, read this NOW! Some Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) panels have been linked to fires and other safety hazards. FPE panels were among the most common installed across North America for more than three decades. Where...
Time for a panel upgrade and fusebox replacement
This Homeowner in Bonneylake is considering selling and decided to upgrade the panel as well as add a couple circuits at the same time. Often we are asked "is my fuse box safe". For the most part fuse panels are safe, much depends on the age, the environment it is...
Embassy Suites Bellevue conduit runs
Today we started a 3 day project to install conduit, and run circuits to the conference rooms at The Embassy Suites Bellevue. Clients like Microsoft and T-mobile bring so many Laptops to conferences nowadays, that is requires dedicated circuits and lots of extra receptacles . The "rule of thumb that we...
Quit paying for your neighbor's power
We have a new supplier for submeters that is 2/3 the cost of the competition. Get a tenant to pay for their own power, or a business to pay for large electrical or computer AC loads etc... Easy to install and monitoring is available. Same cost for a waterproof outdoor...
City Fire Marshals conducting random safety inspections
It seems that some cities have spare time on their hands due to the slow economy. Some jurisdictions have kept busy by performing inspections of local businesses . We have received more than 1 call from businesses that have been given correction notices by the fire marshal. Most corrections are...
A ladder big enough for Goliath
This ladder is a biggie ......14 foot step ladder, and it's heavy too! Some of the homes we go into have ceilings that are so high , that we have to bring this monstrous ladder to do our work. If you look closely you can see a round ceiling box...