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I have made the whole 400A upgrade myself that included a new main panel, 150 feet trench next to high pressure gas lines, cutting into my neighbor's yard, dealing with the exacting standards of the power company (that had to place a new transformer), building my own conduit mandrel, switching...

AHahahah well, we have done several other improvements that we realized were pre-conditions for the pool project, and guess what, it took way longer than originally anticipated. In particular the utility upgrades have been a lot of work. In the meanwhile however, wifey got her commercial class...

OK so the equipment pad has been poured... Yeah it's a little dirty. What I plan to do next is to install a 125A electrical panel.

I called the trucking company and they charge 115$/hr for a tri-axle that they say can be loaded by a bobcat. The landfill management charges 75$ for a 10 wheeler and 150$ for a semi, but I need to perform soil analysis that stays valid for 90 days. The company that was suggested by the landfill...

@jimmythegreek yeah the local rental yard has machines with buckets at least that size. I have rented both track and skid steer in the past. I love the track ones because they can easily go up and down slopes that one can barely climb on foot, while transporting large amounts of material like...

Thanks for the comment @jimmythegreek . It's good to hear from a pro :) I'm just worried that the 100+ yards of compacted soil I need to excavate will become double that when moved around. Staging area to the road where a tri-axle can easily stop is about 150ft, that will slow down loading...

I was thinking about about that but it's a lot of dirt and while I have a staging area, the risk is that it would sit for weeks and then I'd have to rent the front loader again to get rid of it on dump trucks. Ideally it'd be hauled away while I dig. I guess it will depend on the quotes I get :)

Oh I did some math and it is much more dirt that I originally thought :D something like 113 cubic yards when compacted. I'll need large equipment, I'll be calling around on Monday. Can anybody recommend a dirt hauling company for the Bay Area...?

I received the bracket needed to mount the Fastlane (that is supposed to be delivered fully in July 2021). This phase of the build is an exercise in patience, the various components come in at a glacial pace, however I am pretty sure at some point there is going to be a huge rush to get...

Still no work from the shipping company about the missing boxes. Those will be needed towards the end of the project so I am not worried YET... but still. In the meantime I got pump, chlorinator and few valves from Polytec:

Serious question: what is the worst that can happen if you add them in parallel and go beyond the max allowed by the line? CO generation is unlikely if there is low fuel pressure. Heat output might not be the sum of both heaters but it will max out at some point. I am not suggesting you go...