Hi everyone, First of all, to answer recent questions. From Rick on the 1st. .... Not Noble Descent From Lisa on the 2nd. "One of the many forms of Gee Whiz" ...... Don't know because I've only seen the one form. From Kerry on the 2nd. Red Macaw? ...... I don't know it so I can't say. From Kerry on the 2nd. How many syllables, Nev? ..... I can't say, because I don't know what it is either. It's a plant I posted a while back searching for an ID and I thought maybe someone who hadn't seen the other post may be looking in and know its identity. Oh well, at least it brought out some interesting discussion about plant identification, and it did pass the time away. However, I still don't know the identity of the b...dy plant! This is the whole plant growing beneath 50% green shade cloth ....... ....... and this is another piece from the same plant growing with no overhead protection and taken just after our January heatwave weather. Thanks everyone for joining in my little puzzle, and all the best, Nev.

Only the light switch needs to be at both locations and frankly, unless you have some goofy local code or this is a stairway, there's no requirement for even light switches at both entrances to a room. Almost every fan I've seen can have the motor and the light controls split and you can put the latter on a three-way if you like. The reason the instructions don't tell you to put the surge suppressor on an oversized breaker is because there's no point in doing so and it is ILLEGAL. Do not use a large breaker than the ampacity of the wiring connecting it. Most of the ones I've seen you do not put on a larger than 20A breaker. Having lost phones and del modems and a well pump, I believe on putting surge/lighting protection on everything I can find. These suppressors are cheap "insurance". Yes, there is very MUCH a limit on the number of wires in a given box. It's called Box Fill and a bigger discussion than I can type into this box. Get a good electrical book (Wiring Simplified is one) or google box fill. You protect the feeder from the main panel to the sub panel with a breaker appropriate for the wire. It matters NOT what the rating of the sub panel is. #2 is appropriate for 100A breaker on copper type NM, You can protect #6 with a 60A breaker for type NM. Other wire types may have different ampacities. Your heaters are NOT in series. Again you need to size the breaker for the wire. You must protect 12-2 NM with a 20A breaker (or smaller). I'm assuming we're talking about 240 V heaters? If not you're math is way off. If you're using 240, the 20A breaker and 12-2 is fine. Most home center employees including this one is a complete idiot and dangerous. NO, YOU CAN NOT put breakers into a panel for which it is NOT listed for. Yes they may fit and may even work, but it is ILLEGAL. Do NOT do it. Schneider is commonly Square D by the way (just like Eaton is Cutler Hammer). A QO breaker won't even fit in your Siemens panel. The HOM breakers might fit, but again, are illegal to use.

Love your plaid theme too, and your whole home just looks so festive. I love ts shopping, get so excited when I find a treasure. Your finds made a sweet display. I think Jack deserves a treat for posing in his Christmas scarf. ;o) Luvs

Yes, that's her "little" brother in the background, he's 15 now. (sigh) And if cookies are involved, you'll find him there, LOL. We started with her favorite, chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies. I reminded her that when she was small she HATED oatmeal, and so wouldn't even taste the no bake cookies. When she finally tasted one she loved it, and I keep telling her she's going to have to eat more to make up for all those years she could have been enjoying them and missed out. She is also very talented, because she is the only person I know who can cut the palm of her hand on a cookie scoop, LOL. She says it's because she's left handed, I say it's just a gift. (grin) Anyway, we kept on baking, and made her second favorite, snickerdoodles: She came over after work and by the time we finished those it was about 10 pm, so one more cookie. She wanted to try a new recipe, White Chocolate and Peppermint cookies. They were chewy and good, although quite sweet. She broke up the candy canes with my mortar and pestle while I made room on the freezer in the garage for more cooling racks. We were trying to hurry the cooling process along so she could get home, and the garage was pretty cold, so that worked well. OK, I think that's enough cookies for this year, although now I really want to try those cranberry lemon bars that Olychick posted, the one from the NYT recipe site. Merry Christmas, I'm making the sugar manufacturers very happy this year! Annie