Live Stoners Live Stoner Chat - Oct-Dec '22. 2700 pagez & 483k viewz

[Suki]

Lack of wallpaper also has made me realize how nasty and discolored the damn caulk is around the top edge. What do yall think, scrape it out or just caulk over it?

 

[Talonxracer]

The white walls really make those wallpapered faceplates pop let me just tell you lmfao
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Good news is the steamer is cutting the time down by a whole ton lol
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A decent steamer really makes removing wall paper much easier. I found a touch of ammonia helps a bunch, but make sure you have excellent ventilation!!!

 

[Bill.de.Cat]

dedicated 240/250-volt, 50-amp circuit with 6/3 wiring is about the norm on a range circuit....they just got lazy and didn't bother finding the nearest stud to attach the outlet base to....have seen it lots of times.

 

[Bill.de.Cat]

I really should quit watching the Jags play.....always a let down in the 4th...have a smoke and go watch the Chiefs I guess.

 

[Bill.de.Cat]

So ignore the grossness, this is obviously the first time I've pulled the stove out.... but uh, does anyone else see an issue here?
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Wouldn't surprise me abit if there wasn't a stud within 6 inches either side....

 

[Bill.de.Cat]

Where should I even mount it? Lol should have known something as simple as taking down wallpaper was gonna turn into a huge headache

Thump the wall with a screwdriver handle...you'll hear where the sound changes....take a real small screwdriver and poke through at that spot, if it stops, your on the stud, if it goes through, move over an inch either way.....Mount it 4 inches up from floor....spackle the living shit out the holes....
EDIT:....AND MAKE SURE 3 TIMES THAT THE BREAKER IS O BEFORE OPENING THE OUTLET.......put tape over the breaker at the box as well.....don't need fried Suki on the menu..

 

[JP1]

@Dale's Proper Bud
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Salmon hotdogs!

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]

Salmon hotdogs!

 

[Lil Dab]

You need a egg timer with a loud alarm, mine even has magnets so it resides on the side of the press!

I have one just have to operate it correctly

 

[WildBill]

marginal doesn't cover it. Quite aside from the potentially unapproved socket laying on the floor, the plug to the stove, and the supply wire from the wall looks to me like it could be a 30 amp three wire circuit, not the 50 amp four wire standard up here.

I suggest that you check the breaker to the stove to confirm what amperage this circuit is currently operating at, and confirm that the gauge of the wire is appropriate for that amperage. Once that is done, check what the stove needs, so you know that the rating of the breaker and wire are adequate. As long as the circuit from the panel is configured to safely supply the amperage that the stove needs, I think that all you need to do is install a proper outlet into the wall. You shouldn't have to check this stuff, but that setup does not look to me like a reason to trust without verifying. Depending on the current electrical code in your area, you may have to replace the plug on the stove as well. It is possible that a three wire circuit used to be ok, not now.

All just guesswork on my part, so any electricians aboard here should speak up if I have missed anything. It is likely that the electrical code in your area is different from where I am, or that your stove does not need the 50 amp circuit standard up here.

Good luck with it @Suki.

Jeeez! That was sketchy AF! Reminds me of the wiring in my old farmhouse.........insulators in the attic! an corded covered wiring. Fully rewired the home and replaced all the gas lines with new black iron. One of the guys that tore down boilers for inspections loaned me his cutter threader.