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It has a nice patina though..
Exactly homie it's all in the details ;)It has a nice patina though..
Soda,PM member olyver on this site,he can help you out,hiboy hasnt been around for awhile again,good luck!
You're electrician isn't an idiot, he will know what you're doing, duh I need a box with breakers, contactors, and a timer to turn my hot tub off and on lol. You asked me what size of contactors you should tell your electrician to install, give me a break. How many ballasts are you using, heck just get a 60A 2pole contactor or bigger, or use several smaller contactors, 2 ballasts per contactor, doesn't matter, he will know what you are using the the unit for duh.
Yes I can do that no prob. I actually do remodeling for a living. I just want to make sure you understand what I'm asking. My main panel is so old it can only be shut off by Edison. It has breakers but no main shut off. So the sub panel would have to be wired HOT. Your saying that's not a problem?If you can handle wiring a timer, some contactors, receptacles, gang-boxes, etc, then tell sparky you need a sub panel installed and that you are going to run all the circuits yourself from the subpanel. He'll be happy to be paid to do the subpanel.
Gotta replace meter base and panel. Send Edison a pic and they will praise you for changing everything...lol. Just call a licensed sparky and have him change it out, Edison will come by and shut off fuse line to your house, then get work done and re-energize with a new 100A main panel with a main breaker....good luck :)
You're electrician isn't an idiot, he will know what you're doing, duh I need a box with breakers, contactors, and a timer to turn my hot tub off and on lol. You asked me what size of contactors you should tell your electrician to install, give me a break. How many ballasts are you using, heck just get a 60A 2pole contactor or bigger, or use several smaller contactors, 2 ballasts per contactor, doesn't matter, he will know what you are using the the unit for duh.
well shit! thats what i was afraid you were gonna say:( Im a renter so im trying to keep this on the dl. Ive lived in this house for 10 years so im sure i could get the owner to replace the panel but i try and not ask for shit if you know what i mean. i heard i can call edison and tell them i want to change out the breakers and they will kill my power for that...then i could do my sub panel without no one knowing. i think ill try that and see what they say. i appreciate your help friend! i was in the IBEW but got kicked out my 2nd year of the apprenticeship for failing a surprise drug test...so basically i know just enough electrical to get myself in trouble:D
thx again
in my area..when the electric co kills your power at the pole they require an inspection before they will turn it back on. when you upgrade your panel they want to make sure the power supply lines are correct. It wouldn't be impossible to find an electrician to install a sub with live power. A new service panel is quite an upgrade..but still less than most people pay for a month's rent.