Questions tagged [quonset]
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conduit for ground in metal shop
Ive run my EMT conduit and placed my boxes in my workshop and placed the wires. All is good except... my inspector says I cant use conduit as ground and must run a bare or green conductor to each box/outlet... I dont want to get into…
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Workshop Outletts on Metal Conduit
Im putting outlets into my new Shop, planning for a 1" EMT conduit containing three circuits running from the panel box: A 20A 120V, B 30A 240V and C 50A 120/240, so 7 conductors plus the conduit ground.
The outlets will be attached to the…
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How close can an IMC coupler be to the unsupported portion of the rise above a roof?
I'm setting up my entrance riser for my shop. The weather head is 13' up from the top of the panel box, and the shop "roof" is 11' from that with 2' of the 2.5" IMC conduit riser extending above the roof. The problem is, the IMC comes in 10'…
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Is there a good way to add a rebar-type concrete encased grounding electrode AFTER the slab is in?
My workshop project has a 1200 sqft slab with 40 cu-yards of concrete! and 900 lbs of rebar in it. Unfortunately, I didn't set up to put in a proper concrete encased grounding connection...
is there any way to do this after the fact? ( I cant…
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Should I put a Turbine Vent in a Quonset Hut
I have a Q-Style Quonset Hut in eastern Canada where it gets quite cold in the winter time.
We have that white batton style insulation pinned to the walls but I know the building isn't ventilated properly because the floor is soaked and moisture is…
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Can a curved shed roof design use corrugated metal roof panels lengthwise horizontally?
I'm building an 8'x20' storage shed for the backyard. I've done some woodworking, but I'm more comfortable with metalwork. Instead of triangular roof trusses out of wood, I'm thinking about making smoothly curved arches with a tube roller. The…
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