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#260,321
Tried the expensive Furman directly into the amp outlet, a GFI circuit close by, and three other outlets on different circuits in the house using a 50' 14awg extension cord. I hear absolutely no difference regardless of what I do. All LED lights off.

Since the static only gets really bad above a volume of 5 and that is plenty loud for the neighbors, I'll just live with it.
 
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Ringhammer said:
While I am a California C10 licensed electrical contractor, I mostly only work on low (12/24VAC or VDC) voltage stuff. I've done plenty of my own residential add ons but when it comes to any above 120, and 3phase, etc, I call in one of the many true electricians that I work with. They play with all that 277 and up stuff all day.
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This. When we needed a bigger line (240/40A) to our new stovetop, I called a pro.
 
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stlrocker said:
Knob and tube is still everywhere in the city in St Louis. Most of it was built 1900-1930. The rubber insulation crumbles off if you bend it. It's a pain.

Some insurance companies are not insuring places with knob and tube. If thats also true in your area, I would guess that would be important for the potential buyers.
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Our house had knob and tube. We finally finished getting rid of all of it. It requires what looks like a 220 breaker in a modern box, and either leg can be hot. I got stung once or twice dealing with it. Good riddance. If you leave it strictly alone, it isn't dangerous. Problem is that nobody ever leaves it alone.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
@Chucky Stiletti , break a leg mang!
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Thx my favorite people!!![/QUOTE]

We feel the same about you. :)

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GBassNorth said:
SoCal is packed with TrustFund Babies that have never had to work a day in their life. The money typically comes from grandparents that bought property in LA back in the 50's and earlier then sat on it and rented it out as income producing property. The Grandparents willed the property or a percentage of the income produced by the property to their kids in the form of a trust to avoid a lot of taxes and now the parents are doing the same for their kids. One of my friends (in his 60's now) has never had to work a day in his life and is handed a $50,000 check each month from his trust fund lawyer (who I'm sure is also making a pretty penny). The funny thing is, he blows through that $50,000 every single month and has to frequently go back to the trust for an advance payment. He buys new Porsches and Ferrari sports cars more often than I buy new socks. Go figure.
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Please. Do not get me started. It is one the biggest problems I have with this country. If I said more, I'd be banned.
 
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Count Bassie said:
Yes. I did a short stint as a laborer for an electrical contractor when I was 20-ish. I left that and went to carpentry. If I'd stayed with electrical I'd have been dead by now. Lol, seriously...
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When I worked for a (mostly commercial) General Contracting Co I was on the on the finish side of things to do or oversee, with emphasis on finish carpentry. I found it interesting and at times miss it. Doing plumbing and electrical all day would never have held my interest. I always liked finishing and and stepping back and hearing or saying myself, "Doggone, that looks great!"
 
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