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forestboy
Aug 30, 2005

grover posted:

Lowes/Home Depot is fine for this stuff. You might have to go to a specialty electrical supplier for the #6-3 NM (for a 60A panel; larger for a larger panel), but everything else is readily available in the big box. They may even have this at HD (the ones near me have a motorized rack with all sorts of cable), but you'll have to ask. It's really not a big deal to hit up an electrical supply house for bits of cable. BTW, do yourself a favor, and wire up the new panel as 240V.

The Home Depot near me didn't have any 6-3 NM, but Menard's had a supply of it. If you happen to live in the handful of states where Menard's operates, I'd recommend giving it a try. They tended to be a little cheaper on all of the wire I've needed to buy so far.

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forestboy
Aug 30, 2005

babyeatingpsychopath posted:

The new instant-starts are substantially like incandescents.

I find that temperature still plays a part - the colder they are the dimmer they seem to start out and the longer it takes to "warm up" to full brightness. Which is annoying as I keep my house awfully cold in winter.

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