On 1/26/2021 9:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 9:49:48 AM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
>> On 1/25/2021 2:09 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2:49:37 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
>>>> On 1/25/2021 11:53 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 10:58:12 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On 2021-01-25 8:20 a.m., Snag wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/24/2021 2:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2021-01-24 3:00 p.m., cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Exactly. Main room is a bit too hot, the rest is fine from the leached
>>>>>>>>> heat at 71F. No gas or electricity used but it is somewhat labor
>>>>>>>>> intensive.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Don is really liking the electric splitter. Someone else here got one
>>>>>>>>> after I posted the link to it. Sorry, forgot who. It is underpowered
>>>>>>>>> for Snag probably but many others could find it useful.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I mentioned before that I used my neighbour's splitter when I was
>>>>>>>> cleaning up the branch that fell on my house. BTW.... this was not a
>>>>>>>> small branch. It was about 2 ft. in diameter where his snapped off the
>>>>>>>> main trunk. It could not handle those big pieces but it had no
>>>>>>>> problems with those that were a foot or less across.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They are light enough to move around easily. They might not be
>>>>>>>> suitable for situations where there is not ready access to
>>>>>>>> electricity. You need to heavy duty extension cord to handle the
>>>>>>>> current requirement.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or a generator to power it out there . And if ya gotta haul power out
>>>>>>> there too you might as well have a gas splitter .
>>>>>> Exactly. By the time you get an electric splitter and a generator you
>>>>>> might as well just get the gas powered splitter. It will be more
>>>>>> powerful and less hassle to move around.
>>>>>
>>>>> OTOH, a generator can provide household power during an outage.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Which is why there's one big enough to power everything but the water
>>>> heater and AC under my workbench along with the hookup to feed the main
>>>> panel . I've also used it to power one of my welders for doing field
>>>> repairs . A country boy can survive ... because he thinks ahead and
>>>> prepares !
>>>
>>> Not just a country boy, although it's possible we're a tad bit less prepared for
>>> anything than we used to be.
>>>
>>> We had a portable generator; not big enough for welding IIRC. My husband
>>> was out of town one winter and I needed to use it after an ice storm. I
>>> wasn't strong enough to start it (but I got the neighbor to help). We replaced
>>> it with an automatic standby generator big enough for everything in the
>>> house, including the central air. It doesn't feed the hot tub, garage, or workshop,
>>> though. If we needed to fix anything during a power outage, we'd have to haul
>>> it and any power tools that we'd need up to the house. Most things are on
>>> wheels; I'm not sure about the table saw. Still, in a pinch I doubt we'd be doing
>>> any fine woodworking and the circular saw(s) would do just as well.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> The welder is a small 110V wire feed unit . Good for light work only
>> , under 3/16" mostly . My generator lives out in the shop , my hookup is
>> through the shop sub panel for now , though there are plans for a bigger
>> unit someday that's wired straight into the main via a transfer switch .
>> I do have to turn off the main breaker and breakers for the big
>> compressor and water heater , but we still have hot water at the kitchen
>> sink since it has a point of use heater under the house . I needed
>> hotter water for the dishwasher than the main unit is set to provide .
>
> I'm not sure what my husband's welder is. I know two things:
>
> He often shuts down the (220 V) hot tub pump/heater when he welds.
> Even when he does that, the lights dim a little when he's welding.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Dimming lights means that the service voltage is dropping when he
welds . That means that your electric service is inadequate for the
loads being put on it . Right now we have a 100 amp service drop (the
'lectric company said that they'll replace that wire with a 200 amp for
free when I have enough load to justify, like central air or other
high-current appliance) , coming from a multi-hundred amp transformer
that feeds only our house . The main panel is a 200 amp unit , and the
shop feeds from a 100 amp/220V breaker . I've NEVER seen my lights dim
when I'm welding , or doing anything else out in the shop . You need to
ask your service provider to upgrade your service .
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Snag
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