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HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
This still sounds like a faulty ground or miss aliened igniter. I have always had tube equipment as part of my setup. I have never had this problem. Please post the maker of your furnace, Model and Serial Numbers also Style number if available. Ca... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Layman terms was not for your benifit but for others.I asked before and was told Metal box only allowed.Too much metal for a home too afford. BX not allowed.Differant state rules.I asumed it was IG.Will email to explain further. 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Jen48,I called my inspector today and asked him why I had to change the pastic boxes to metal on the IG outlets on a job he inspected for me 2 months ago. I am putting this in layman terms. If there is any METAL on an outlet not used for powering ... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Jea48I said I knew about the IG and non IG Hospital grade outlets. I will depend on what and from whom they purcahase the outlet from the PS Audio Power Ports are IG.How electrical is run and is terminated will differ from state to state and the N... 
Mellencamp on Music Business
This is the same as what is happening in all trades. Greed and the all mighty dollar is all that matters. People and product quality is no longer part of the equation. 
Cable elevators - conventional wisdom wrong?
I would think this is more of an issue when it is dry and static is high than when the humidity is 40% above and only when in contact with a rug. 
Brown out
Brown out are usually during the summer when power consumtion is at it highest. Do you use a heatpump for heat or are you using your a/c this time of year or another type of pump or motor in your house could be failing. Some of these will cause wh... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Tmesselt,How old is your house and the develepment. Most new house the gas and electrical are plastic not metal. The piping to your house could be plastic also so grounding to them will do nothing. In that case the electrician puts 2 rods in the g... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Jea48,you statedIf the receptacles are isolated ground recepts you could have left them in.... NEC requires if an isolated ground type receptacle is used with a plastic box the cover plate has to be made of a non conductive material... Plastic, Ny... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Jea48I know not all hospital outlets are not isolated. Most people here who are installing hospital grade are doing it for the isolated ground and unless wired correctly it will not be or can hurt someone. When an electician or home owner installs... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
If the outlet is hospital grade or isolated ground it must be wired as I said before. The differance between an isolated ground and non isolated is that the outlet ground and the ground screw are connected to each other only and not to the metal s... 
HELP I think I have an electrical issue??
Hospital outlets have an isolated ground. The wire going to it should be 3 conductor plus ground. Black is hot, White is common, Red with green tape added is ground to the outlet and the copper wire is for bonding to the metal outlet box. If you u... 
Finger Prints on Records
I think it may be a chemical reaction of the oil from our fingers to the cleaning agents. When I clean an old used album of finger prints it looks really good but after playing it I see parts of a finger print on the lead in groove and never seem ... 
Movies that featured High End equipment
Not hi end but the new Bond 007 movie shows a turntable. 
Dedicated Lines - Sub panel or no?
Ngjockey,I tryed the a started also at the time. The starter held just the breaker still tripped, it was a 50 amp breaker. I think I will have to try fuses. I can get fuses that will hold at 8 times the inrush. Costly they will be. I am also think...