im2c0ol Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Upgraded two outdoor flood light with some night LED ones. Installed Island Hood 16' Legacy Mods: 55w HID + XB35 5500k, LEDS upgrades, XB Type T Fog, 20mm SB. Custom Footwell Illiminate Kit; http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/15-legacy-outback-footwell-illumination-kit-237567.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Upgraded two outdoor flood light with some night LED ones. Have you checked the LEDs for RFI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2c0ol Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Why RFI? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk 16' Legacy Mods: 55w HID + XB35 5500k, LEDS upgrades, XB Type T Fog, 20mm SB. Custom Footwell Illiminate Kit; http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/15-legacy-outback-footwell-illumination-kit-237567.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well - many of the cheap Chinese LED lamps uses switched power supplies causing a carpet bombing of radio interference that can impact a lot of stuff. If you find that you suddenly have problems with your WLAN or mobile phone this may be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Installed Island Hood Kitchen looks awesome... I wish I could have a vent hood over my stove like that but size (lack of cabinet space due to small kitchen) necessitates me having a regular microwave and cabinets over the stove. I'm planning on going with a similar floor tile color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2c0ol Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well - many of the cheap Chinese LED lamps uses switched power supplies causing a carpet bombing of radio interference that can impact a lot of stuff. If you find that you suddenly have problems with your WLAN or mobile phone this may be the case. Don't think these would, but good to know that i'll be running a lot LEDs in the house as well. Kitchen looks awesome... I wish I could have a vent hood over my stove like that but size (lack of cabinet space due to small kitchen) necessitates me having a regular microwave and cabinets over the stove. I'm planning on going with a similar floor tile color. Thanks, also had a new microwave installed, still need to upgrade the dishwasher and oven to match. 16' Legacy Mods: 55w HID + XB35 5500k, LEDS upgrades, XB Type T Fog, 20mm SB. Custom Footwell Illiminate Kit; http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/15-legacy-outback-footwell-illumination-kit-237567.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im2c0ol Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Repainted all the rooms, 41yrs old house was renovated in 08. But they paint the entire house flat white, with the kids I have to repaint it to easier maintain. my fav color out of all my green room, that I can use for photo/videography stuff. hall way bath new microwave installed. 16' Legacy Mods: 55w HID + XB35 5500k, LEDS upgrades, XB Type T Fog, 20mm SB. Custom Footwell Illiminate Kit; http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/15-legacy-outback-footwell-illumination-kit-237567.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTiowa Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) Moved into this 1970's home that was on foreclosure. Main bathroom had to go right away. New tile shower surround with niche, new fixtures, new paint, new double vanity, new tile floor, framed the mirror. Still need to replace the trim, but turned out pretty well. Picked up the double vanity on CL for like $50 refinished it and put a new top on it, in it for about $125. Diamond shape inlay in the floor matches the tiles in the shower, to tie them together Edited September 19, 2014 by LGTiowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted September 19, 2014 I Donated Share Posted September 19, 2014 Speaking of kitchens, I forgot to post my new tile backsplash in here. Tiling was mostly done by my fiance and aunt. I redid some of the tiles around the outlets so that I could bring the boxes out and replace the outlets with GFCI where they weren't already, and I also did about 75% of the grouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 A+ putting the outlets in "upside down." Every outlet I've rewired in my house has been like that. Not many people know the reasons behind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted September 19, 2014 I Donated Share Posted September 19, 2014 A+ putting the outlets in "upside down." Every outlet I've rewired in my house has been like that. Not many people know the reasons behind that. Yeah, I'm pretty sure NEC requires that at this point due to safety concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 if there are any mandates for ground up install, it would be location specific. we have a ul508 shop here, all our installs are ground down. they pass inspection just fine, across the state and are ul approved. NEC only mandates the use of gfci, not the orientation of said plugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted September 19, 2014 I Donated Share Posted September 19, 2014 if there are any mandates for ground up install, it would be location specific. we have a ul508 shop here, all our installs are ground down. they pass inspection just fine, across the state and are ul approved. NEC only mandates the use of gfci, not the orientation of said plugs When was it built? I believe that this is a relatively new requirement and/or recommendation. I do know that every single outlet in the two new buildings at my work (one opened last fall, the other this spring) is oriented ground-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 we build stuff weekly. we also work with the inspectors here in AZ with the building electrical (we are industrial) as well as our gear. i dont recall anywhere in the code book that specifies the direction, but its been since the 2012 version that i looked at it. mebbe industrial/ commercial has different reqs than residential. in my experience tho, we have more restrictions and rules to follow than both commercial and residential. especially since we are in the water business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Pretty sure that it's not a residential nor commercial code requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 All of the outlets at work are ground up and every outlet I've seen at the hospital my mom works at is ground up as well. I thought it was a commercial and education requirement? I can't remember if my dorm room had them up or not. Regardless, I saw the merits of ground up so that's what I did, however remote the chances are that I'd need the safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 No such problem with a symmetric outlet. Ground both up and down. Or left and right if turned sideways. http://www.bedug.com/pics/Fun3/3041-34__81870%20vagguttag.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Interesting...when I bought my house it still had the 2-prong "grounded" outlets rather than 3 prong. So I went through and changed them all to tamper resistant three prong outlets with the ground facing down. I guess I'm just used to the "face-like" look of the ground down. I didn't care either way but thats just how I installed them. Ah well Passed inspection when I had my house reinspected after all the electrical, structural, and plumbing work I did to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Interesting read, as far as this topic goes. http://www.mikeholt.com/technical.php?id=grounding/unformatted/9-23-99&type=u&title=Receptacles%20-%20Ground%20Up%20or%20Ground%20Down?%20(9-23-99) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Makes sense with the reasoning on the ground-up perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 well, there are some points for each. I think at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter that much. Or you can just go with a 2-blade outlet and f the whole decision making process. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 the lady i bought my house from had a general contractor as a SiL but he was an idiot. the house was built long ago, when 2 wires were the norm. so, he replaced all the kitchen/ bathroom outlets with GFCI and installed them ground up. there is no ground circuit in the house at all anyway, he didnt go the extra mile and run grounds for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 There are "Polish Grounds" where you just pigtail the neutral wire to the ground screw. I'm part Polish so I can poke fun. My electrical panel (and neighbor's too) have common ground/neutral bus bars so it's essentially the same thing... was fine back when the house was built because it was knob and tube but probably not code for new construction now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 There are "Polish Grounds" where you just pigtail the neutral wire to the ground screw. I'm part Polish so I can poke fun. And then you have to hope that neutral and live aren't swapped somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted September 22, 2014 I Donated Share Posted September 22, 2014 My electrical panel (and neighbor's too) have common ground/neutral bus bars so it's essentially the same thing... was fine back when the house was built because it was knob and tube but probably not code for new construction now. Yep, my house is like that too, and it's a lot newer than yours, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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