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Bulk 5" long strips about 3/4" wide

The 5" long stuff is great for small bundles or for making a spare 2-10 meter cable look neat before being tossed in a drawer.

There are also longer 7-8" lengths good for larger bundles, plus some extra large sized ones that are about 1 1/2" by 10-12". Those are great for heavy duty stuff such as long extension cords.

Ask and ye shall receive 750,000BTU

I'm not sure what we will do if another 12" falls.

Although gasoline and flamethrowers would just lead to fires, I've wondered what a 100K BTU industrial propane heater would do. (Picture below.) Has anyone tried this?

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/kerosene-propane/propane-heater-forced-air-50000-btu?utm_source=nextag&utm_medium=shp&utm_campaign=Propane-Kerosene-nextag&utm_term=245995&infoParam.campaignId=WI

like you were dumb enough to buy a 15kW tankless electric water heater (idiot should have bought gas) that's sucking down 130 amps when in use.

That's really not all that bad. At a typical rate of 10 cents/KWh that's only about $1.5 per hour to run. Since it only runs when hot water is in use, I suspect most household would use well under 1 hour of hot water a day (10-30 minutes for showers, another < 5 minutes for a laundry, < 5 minutes for a dishwasher,+ misc use). And although I don't know for certain, I presume these don't have to run at full power draw when water is flowing through at partial rate (presumably you mix cold water in with your shower water). Yes, gas would still be more efficient but it's not without issues of its own. From what I've heard, the gas demand of tankless gas water heaters typically requires running brand new, higher capacity natural gas lines to support it (otherwise your furnace and stove may be starved when running the water heater). They also require additional venting to be installed. I have no idea what the cost of that installation would be, but I wouldn't be surprised to find it would eat into a lot of the savings. Also, from a quick search, it appears that the gas models are considerably more expensive for the unit itself (not even including installation).

"Many residential homes in the US have 100 amp service.

Most have 200. 400 is usually available at extra cost.*"

*citation need

Got it right here, says you're wrong

New construction homes get 200 amp, but even as recent as 2006 builders were providing 100 amp and 200 amp as an upgrade. This electrician in Wisconsin recommends 100 amps for house under 2,000 sq/ft. I don't exactly know date when 200 amp became the standard for new construction but it's clear 100 amp is the norm for your average pre-owned home. 400 amp service for a residence basically doesn't exist unless you have extreme circumstances, like you were dumb enough to buy a 15kW tankless electric water heater (idiot should have bought gas) that's sucking down 130 amps when in use.

I concur with the Anthro recommendation. You might also want to check out Global Industrial's selection.

The good stuff can be pricey, but it's worth it.

~Philly

They had all of their machines stacked in the original cases on three shelves that were on a rolling rack. It was a completely self contained unit. you can find these racks at www.globalindustrial.com This is what we are currently using for our clusters of PCs. Each cluster is mobile enough for moving since we're growing so fast. Don't get me wrong though, as soon as I can talk the higher ups into it we're going to sporting rack units, but for a $100 - $200 soultion per cluster, it's pretty nice (And they come in a variety of finishes black, chrome, stainless etc...)