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ParticipantFor that price, you could probably do some beach towns west of the 5. Search Zillow for Carlsbad, Encinitas, Pacific Beach (92109) etc. Problem is acreage — you likely won’t get it for the price in areas that aren’t awful. And Pacific Beach isn’t seen as very kid-friendly by people on here.
Where are you and your husband going to work in SD? Commute should be a consideration as well.
ParticipantI understand the difference pretty clearly, actually. No need to be a condescending little man. A separate ground path is provided, because if you combine ground and neutral, any break in the neutral will cause normally grounded parts to go HOT.
You’d have the following situation.
H->LOAD->N->human->ground — the neutral/grounded side would be connected to hot through the load, but not tied to ground (0V). Since the load generally has a lower impedance than the human body, you’d have close to 120V across any grounded human that is unfortunate enough to touch the casing.
If it’s combined in the appliance, any break in the cord’s neutral conductor would have this result. If it’s combined in the outlet, any break in the neutral conductor leading to the outlet would have the same result.
Separating neutral and ground at the main breaker box is done for LIFE SAFETY, not for the power company’s safety.
ParticipantHonestly, speaking as a current NY’er who owns property in SD, I’d strongly consider staying in the NYC area unless there are compelling reasons not to do so.
If you do move to SD (and I will be hammered on here for saying this), choose a walkable area — perhaps one of the beach cities in SD or beach towns in North County. Being locked in a ‘burb development, tied to the parental car is no damn way for a kid to grow up.
Problem is that right now, you get more bang for the buck as far as property in the NY suburbs than in SD.
ParticipantUnknown. The San Diego market has been all over the map and back since 2008-9. Crashed in 2008, picked up in 2010 with the tax credit, dropped again till 2012, took off like a rocket in 2013, leveled off this year.
Take it one day at a time, set your criteria, and keep looking.
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Riddle me this:
Equipment is connected between hot and neutral (common). Case is also connected to common. What happens if equipment is turned on, hot is connected and undamaged, the common connection is broken in the cord, and someone is touching the case?
For simplicity’s sake, let’s make that someone butt-naked and standing on wet concrete.
ParticipantBuying activity has been slower this spring than last year. Plus, we’re going into summer. Few things ever get sold in July and August. In the (low) end of the market that I’m ogling, I already see property sitting on the market for prices where it would have sold like a rocket last June.
ParticipantThe steel will rust and create a nice protective patina. No need to repaint ever.
You have to use the right type of steel. Some develop a patina. Other types of steel just rust away, look ugly, and fail.
ParticipantTechnically, I think they CAN tell you how far away you’re allowed to live. Some public jobs require living in a given city or county, so it is legal. I don’t thing most employers will tell employees explicitly where to live, but they may put pressure on if commute times interfere with timely arrival at work, etc.
ParticipantDisagree — the equipment in the power plant won’t care about an extra few amps on a short circuit. Grounding is there so appliances with a metal case with a short to the case stay at ground potential (hopefully pop the breaker) vs having a live case and biting someone.
ParticipantRemember though the house are old there. 60 Amp services, small everything, some house don’t have grounded electrical outlets, so be prepared for that.
Heat/cooling loads are minimal in San Diego. Nothing wrong with 60-amp service. If they used cable with a ground lead built in (typically anything built post-1940), you can install grounded outlets and ground them to the boxes. Check for presence of good ground using a test lamp.
Outlets are cheap and an entire house can be done in a day or two no sweat. Other alternative (if no ground is present and it’s legal in CA) is to go with 3-prong GFCI outlets labelled “no equipment ground.” If there’s current returning through a short vs through the neutral, the outlet will trip off.
I’d be more worried about the presence of aluminium wiring or poor quality breakers (e.g. Federal Pacific) than the two points that you mentioned. I also grew up in a 1950s house with mostly 2-prong outlets. No one died or got bit over a few decades.
Previous house still had some knob-and-tube wiring (Google it).
Participant“Summer” in Vegas isn’t summer. It’s the equivalent of winter in the Yukon.
ParticipantOr “where they can afford their unrealistic expectations”. I’d sooner live in an old 2/1 or 3/1 breadbox closer to town (even in a “bad area”) than a 4/2 out in “Lizardia.”
ParticipantBut I think the fed is not done yet so the market will continue.
The Fed just sent QE3 to pasture where it belongs. Europe is rumbling again. Iraq is groaning. We know how this worked out in fall of 2011…
ParticipantWhat about just renting in the SFBA and keeping your primary in SD as a rental to defray costs? Right now, the buy/rent ratio in SF is out of whack and this can be exploited.
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