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From: James H. E. Maugham (no email)
Date: Tue Jul 06 2004 - 11:38:16 EDT
Jeffrey Siegel wrote:
> I'm going to put in a couple of additional AC outlets on aCappella this
> Summer. I've never done this before. Is there anything that I should
> consider when wiring new AC circuits?
You probably already know this Jeff, but the white wire is common and the black
wire is hot!
Solid copper wire _only_, even though stranded is much easier to snake. Don't
bother tinning the leads, just make sure to use the screw fittings and not the
rear push type quick fittings on the outlets. Consider using one size larger
wire than you would consider adequate, e.g. 12AWG instead of 14AWG. Shrinkfit
tubing is your friend!
UL listed wire and outlets from Home Depot, etc., is perfectly acceptable for AC
systems.
> The existing outlets are modular and have "National" stamped on the covers.
> They have Chinese writing on the inside and I haven't been able to find a
> source of them. Are there any specific models of other outlets that I
> should be looking at or can I just pick up a couple at Home Depot?
Depending on location and wire run consider a GFI at each new outlet, or at
least one GFI protecting a row of outlets. If you wire a GFI at the head of a
circuit and wire all the other outlets off it the GFI will protect all the
outlets in that branch up to it's rated limit. If you have a common branch
circuit with, for instance, 4 outlets and attempt to install a GFI in each
you'll often run into a problem where they will interfere with each other.
(I'm sure Arild will jump on here and explain why this happens.)
Regards,
James
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