Recent content by Ocean_Man

Get a deep box for switch location. Switch lights. Bring separate feeder over to GFCI and avoid extra wiring. Wiring: 12-2 hot into switch box. Grounds together with pigtail for switch. Blacks as follows: From lights will connect to switch. From GFCI will go into wire nut. From hot goes into...

Unless the circuits all go down under the house or up into an attic. Then they can move the junction box down or up. But the feeders are the issue. If they are short and have to be extended the job goes up in complexity and $.

How many breakers? What size breakers? What voltage breakers? Which way do your feeders come from? Which way do your circuits go? Hopefully everything comes from under or over the new location. Otherwise you have a lot of work. Easy answer for someone who has never done it before is no, its...

are you saying that the wires are tying in before the meter? Because that would be a bootleg system and be very careful with it. how do the two wires attach before the main service?

Post photos please. Are you talking about a single #12 conductor or a #12 nm/romex cable? Is it just one wire you need to re-run? Where do you think it comes from? Where do you think it goes? Are sheet rockers cheap where you live?

Thanks, that's correct.

I think he's talking about plugging into a single plug and using over 15 amps. Of course each plug can handle the 9 amps but drawing over 15 amps from a single 15 amp plug is a code violation based on 210.21B2 right? Then it doesn't matter if the internals are the same as a 20 amp receptacle or...

nealtw is right you only need 14-2 from A to A. Assuming your diagram is accurate. Pretty basic. You run your 120V hot and neutral to light B, light A, and your plugs. Then you drop your 2 @ 14-2 switch legs from light A and B to your switches A and B. But you should probably hire an...

What 2 items do you plug in that are 9 amps each? But you're right if you use 18 amps on one receptacle it had better be a 20 amp receptacle. However, the vast majority of receptacles do not use 18 amps and are only rated for 15 amps. Also, if you really are using 18 amps on one...

Woops, didn't realize you are in Canada. I don't know what the rules are in Canada. Probably slightly different, though.

There are rules on it. The rule says that on a 20 amp branch circuit your receptacles can be rated at 15 or 20 amps. So if you are really drawing high amperage go for the 20.

Use a 15 amp GFCI unless you use a lot of power out of this outlet. If you figure you use more than 12 amps then consider a 20 amp GFCI. But, you will need to verify #12 or larger wire before you do. Most GFCI receptacles are fine to be 15 amp rated and there is nothing wrong with using them on...