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Originally Posted by ganjagoddess  No prob Kushmonster... I like how you made this thread to help others, very noble of you.
I was wondering kM could you "help", "walk-me through", adding two 20 amps fuses to power outlets in my house... I am a little worried there is something Im gonna miss....
Like can I just setup the outlet (GFCI) with appropiate guage wire (20 amp) run that through the basement floor to the main circut breaker ( I HAVE ROOM in there for both 20 amps)then dissconnect the main breaker (2X 200AMPS) hook the wires for my new outlet into two new 20 amp breakers then Break out two new spaces on the outside board, unscrew the cover and slot them into place...
Turn back on main breaker switches...
DO I need to use conduit?
What is the CODE for stapling the wire every X inches?
Any reccomendations?
Oh and Dressing wires??? Confused as to what that really means, all I can gather is you loop em around the Inside of the box once.?
THanks |
OK u want to add 2 new gfi recepticales to exsisting electrical boxes??, or run new conduit/romex back to your main panel, when you say running conduit, thats new construction tearing holes in the walls your opening up a can of worms. If you have existing recepticals in the room you can pull an extra line in each box. Usually houses have 14awg solid wire but depending on where you are US? Canada? Euro? North US where cold you have to run wire through 1/2 in EMT conduit. South US, warmer weather it's Romex wire. I need you to be more specific, How close to the breaker box are you? is the receptical you want to use tied into anything else ie. another light, outlet ect.
