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oh, shit crashed out again. Theyre back down to 2.75 with 3/4s of a point. Not quite as good as what i got, but darn close.

yeah, jump on that now.

If you can get a rate lock, ask them for a free "Freedom lock" upgrade. Theyre handing em out like candy. Its a one time downward rate lock adjustment.

Theyre also extending rate locks indefinitely once you're in due to their slowness.

Origination fee of 1% is the only gotcha ive seen. Oh, and their settlement/closing costs are about 600-1000 higher than if you shop around.
 
Domon said:
thats solid too if you've got a good plan to get out before it spikes
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*if it spikes. Can always refi then. In the meantime, I can pay down the loan even faster.

edit: I see their 5/5 is not a great offering. Penfed's is light years better, but currently costs more.
 
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Yay, got my outdoor outlet hooked up last night!

Another question, the circuit breaker its on is 20A. But the outlet I tied into was 15A, as was the outlet that came with outdoor one (and apparently every other outlet in the house). Is that normal? My assumption would be that they should match.
 
fly said:
Yay, got my outdoor outlet hooked up last night!

Another question, the circuit breaker its on is 20A. But the outlet I tied into was 15A, as was the outlet that came with outdoor one (and apparently every other outlet in the house). Is that normal? My assumption would be that they should match.
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A 20A breaker should only have 20A outlets on it.
 
Jehannum said:
A 20A breaker should only have 20A outlets on it.
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Great. Now I have another project. Probably time anyway, as outside of the kitchen and bathrooms, none of the outlets are GFCI (yes, I know I only need one at the start.)

Also, the outlet I connected to has half of the outlet as switched. Apparently you can't do that with GFCI. :hs:
 
fly said:
Great. Now I have another project. Probably time anyway, as outside of the kitchen and bathrooms, none of the outlets are GFCI (yes, I know I only need one at the start.)

Also, the outlet I connected to has half of the outlet as switched. Apparently you can't do that with GFCI. :hs:
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yeah, that wouldn't work.

In fact, IDK how that works in any event.
 
kiwi said:
I’m getting a new garage door today. Upgrading to a belt instead of chain so it should be much quieter and my opener has an app for my phone.
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FYI, if you have two garage doors, you don't need the hub kit to make the dumb one work with your app. The hub is built into the new one, and will control other openers.
 
fly said:
Yay, got my outdoor outlet hooked up last night!

Another question, the circuit breaker its on is 20A. But the outlet I tied into was 15A, as was the outlet that came with outdoor one (and apparently every other outlet in the house). Is that normal? My assumption would be that they should match.
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totally normal. And up to code.
 
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fly said:
Yay, got my outdoor outlet hooked up last night!

Another question, the circuit breaker its on is 20A. But the outlet I tied into was 15A, as was the outlet that came with outdoor one (and apparently every other outlet in the house). Is that normal? My assumption would be that they should match.
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Should be fine as long as the wiring is up to 20 amp, i.e. 12 ga or larger(smaller #).
fly said:
Great. Now I have another project. Probably time anyway, as outside of the kitchen and bathrooms, none of the outlets are GFCI (yes, I know I only need one at the start.)

Also, the outlet I connected to has half of the outlet as switched. Apparently you can't do that with GFCI. :hs:
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GFCI's don't have a secondary outputs so no. However. you could pig-tail in the switched circuit prior to the GFCI - obviously it won't be protected by same.
 
fly said:
Yay, got my outdoor outlet hooked up last night!

Another question, the circuit breaker its on is 20A. But the outlet I tied into was 15A, as was the outlet that came with outdoor one (and apparently every other outlet in the house). Is that normal? My assumption would be that they should match.
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yeah, thats normal. I put 20a outlets (The one with the t on the hot) on all my 20a circuits just so they can be identified, but its not required.
 
fly said:
Great. Now I have another project. Probably time anyway, as outside of the kitchen and bathrooms, none of the outlets are GFCI (yes, I know I only need one at the start.)

Also, the outlet I connected to has half of the outlet as switched. Apparently you can't do that with GFCI. :hs:
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no you dont.

NEC code 210.21 Outlet Devices

a 20a outlet is only required if there is a single receptacle on the circuit.
 
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