Recent content by old and tired

Only posting since I said I was going to post a photo... Like most photos, hard to tell steepness, height and the slope. These 6 foot "T" posts are driven in the side slope and backed filled with wood sideways and rocks. They were in a straighter line but the middle ones have been push down...

I believe that is the case. I also think the outdoor flood lights (which are tied to some kitchen light) does have a short and when that trips (possibly caused by the water pump turning on), that, that breaker also trips a few others. I need to fix the short, and test the washer to see if it's...

No, but it's now on the "ToDo" list!!! So the first thing I'll ask the electrician to do, is fix the short in the outdoor lighting. Every time I turn on the flood lights, they trip... Yes, another thing I ignored for far too long. This is the 3rd breaker down on the right. I'm going to...

Bedroom #3 is what the washer is on... NOT the 3rd one down on the right. That one is outdoor light (that might does have a short) and a couple of kitchen lights...

Nope because we can run the washer for a while before it trips the breakers, thinking once the water pressure gets low enough and the pump starts, that's what trips it. That's A GUESS, I guess I need to baby sit the water pressure gauge and watch it to make sure it trips when the pressure kicks...

You bring up a good point about the washer. We can go long periods without any breakers popping (without using the washer). The washer is one of those breakers that trips the most only occasionally (bedroom 3, 2nd up for well pump breaker). For A/C, Only one unit, the compressor is outside...

Nothing is selling around us... house and land is not moving. I would even be incline to lower your original price offer...

Crazy super expensive - Pin on pallet forks... https://www.sweettractors.com/New-TRI-Universal-Front-Mount-Pallet-Forks-p/triforks.htm I'm building a set, have everything I need. Using and old hay bale frame that was a pin on, with adjustable mounts. I just don't need forks so been slow to...

Many Thanks to you Ponytug; that all makes sense. If I follow your thinking, could I re-route the well pump wires down, out the bottom of the panel to get away from the coils? Even move the breaker to the lowest breaker slot? Thinking it's more isolated down there... Yes, been like this...

As for the well, we've been here for 20 years and we never had a problem but we anticipate one is just around the next corner!! Our county health department isn't digitized and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the person who filed for the well permit on a index card file system. Old...

Thanks for your help, panel off photo... I'm also not an electrician but dumb enough to wire up my basement and do the easier stuff, outlets, lights and switches. EDIT: Just noticed the 3rd one down (on right) was tripped (yes, we are doing laundry!!)

For 10 years we've put up with this "problem", hoping it would go away by itself. Best we can tell is when we do laundry and the water pump kicks in (really just guess that's when it happens) we "pop" anywhere between 1 to 6 ground fault breakers. (photo, right side; ones with check marks -...

Taking another stab at this. The PTO only breaks the threaded side of the bolt. My guess (correct me if I'm wrong) you would pull out the broken bolt and insert another bolt in the same direction (yes? or no?). Try inserting the bolt in the opposite direction, if it still breaks the...

Glad someone got it!!! Old forestry joke (at least that's where I got it!!!)

Standards?? Is strong a "standard"? My normal standard is set pretty low... I can say that I've never measured a drink in my life and I'm not about to start now... Told my wife about mixing Bloody Mary's and she replied that we'll be doing enough "Day Drinking" (wineries) but I reminded her...