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I had a buddy with some weekend property in West (BG) Virginia, and he had the same sweet deal. He even had a gas-powered refrigerator.

This guy Mike Holt is great. I like his explanations. Interesting that he says "Lightning? We don't understand it". I'm not totally convinced that we totally understand electricity either. But we use it anyhow (and it seems to work for us anyway).

To you all, all this makes sense; but for some of us with minds unschooled in the art, it's helpful to hear it multiple ways to make it start to "stick". Electricity has always seemed kind of mysterious: - Whenever I asked two or more electricians on a job the same electrical question, they'd...

I'm supposing there's a good reason for a single ground path: - Maybe it's about simplicity ensuring certainty. I am no electrician (or electrical engineer) by a long shot, but I'm always interested to know stuff. Can any of you "Sparky" experts here, give a simple layman's explanation for...

What kind of trouble does that set up: condensation or something?

I never heard that one before; is that kind of rule of thumb (white nylon vs black)?

Brother, every good emergency kit needs a Saint Catherine Medallion; whether you're Mulslim, Christian, Jewish, Agnostic, or Other: - Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the Catholic patron saint of Mechanics (see the third paragraph of the Veneration section in her Wikipedia article). It's like...

I'm wondering if running a bead of form-a-gasket material around the top rim of the pipe would solve your "rain-cap rattle"?