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Bob C.
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My friend and I are finishing his basement & will be attempting most of the electrical work. I do have several questions, and while I'm sure that they are basic, I'd appreciate any advice anyone may provide. Here goes:
1) Since the basement will have 3 twenty amp circuits, we need 12 guage wire. Can we also use this guage for the standard 15 amp circuits? Any advantages/disadvantages other than cost or the number of wires that I can fit into the conduit?
2) Why do the books that I have require a 20 amp dedicated circuit for a bathroom GFCI? Is this necessary? (the 20 amp, not the GFCI)
3) If I am running several wires through conduit and reach a splice point for 1 wire (e.g. to go to a switch) can I continue another wire unbroken through the covered box to another location (e.g. a receptacle). Or is there an advantage for cutting the wire and usin a wire nut to continue the run?
4) From what I've read, connecting the circuits to the service panel seems pretty simple; are there any pitfalls to doing this myself? Or should we hire an electrician. If we do hire an electrician, what would he expect to see at the panel? Would leaving the conduit about 3' short with an extra amount of wire be sufficient?
5) We will be installing recessed lighting in a drop ceiling throughout. Since we won't know their exact location until the ceiling is in place, would it be OK to run the wires and terminate them in a covered box; then when we decided on the light locations, come out of the box to the lights. More simply put, is there any problem with having extra covered box with splices in the ceiling?
As you may infer, we are using conduit & solid wire, not Romex.
I would appreciate any info/advice that anyone can provide.
Thanks in advance!
1) Since the basement will have 3 twenty amp circuits, we need 12 guage wire. Can we also use this guage for the standard 15 amp circuits? Any advantages/disadvantages other than cost or the number of wires that I can fit into the conduit?
2) Why do the books that I have require a 20 amp dedicated circuit for a bathroom GFCI? Is this necessary? (the 20 amp, not the GFCI)
3) If I am running several wires through conduit and reach a splice point for 1 wire (e.g. to go to a switch) can I continue another wire unbroken through the covered box to another location (e.g. a receptacle). Or is there an advantage for cutting the wire and usin a wire nut to continue the run?
4) From what I've read, connecting the circuits to the service panel seems pretty simple; are there any pitfalls to doing this myself? Or should we hire an electrician. If we do hire an electrician, what would he expect to see at the panel? Would leaving the conduit about 3' short with an extra amount of wire be sufficient?
5) We will be installing recessed lighting in a drop ceiling throughout. Since we won't know their exact location until the ceiling is in place, would it be OK to run the wires and terminate them in a covered box; then when we decided on the light locations, come out of the box to the lights. More simply put, is there any problem with having extra covered box with splices in the ceiling?
As you may infer, we are using conduit & solid wire, not Romex.
I would appreciate any info/advice that anyone can provide.
Thanks in advance!