installing dedicated wire for new outlet
#1
02-01-09, 07:25 AM
installing dedicated wire for new outlet
I could use some detailed info on what I would need to install a line from the breaker box in the garage about 50 feet to a wall in the living room for a new outlet to be used for a laser printer.I can go via the attic.just need to know what type of wire to use.I do have the tools and other supplies at this time.I know there is an empty circuit breaker in the panel box.Thanks
#4
02-01-09, 03:10 PM
Member
Breaker
Do you already have the breaker?
Needed:
Breaker
Clamp where cable enters service panel
12/2 with ground Romex wire if not using conduit(for 20 amp breaker)
Old work box for receptacle
Receptacle
Receptacle cover
If using conduit, then you need THHN wire (black,white,and green) rather than Romex.
Needed:
Breaker
Clamp where cable enters service panel
12/2 with ground Romex wire if not using conduit(for 20 amp breaker)
Old work box for receptacle
Receptacle
Receptacle cover
If using conduit, then you need THHN wire (black,white,and green) rather than Romex.
#6
02-02-09, 06:45 AM
Member
Receptacle
At the receptacle, the black connects to the brass screw. The white connects to the silver screw. The bare or green connects to the green ground screw on the receptacle and to the ground screw in the box if it is a metal box.
At the service panel, the black connects to the breaker. The white connects to the neutral buss bar. The bare copper or green connects to the ground buss bar. Remember to work safely.
At the service panel, the black connects to the breaker. The white connects to the neutral buss bar. The bare copper or green connects to the ground buss bar. Remember to work safely.
#7
02-02-09, 07:06 AM
Thanks my dad always said to make sure the power was off before doing anyhting.I was thinking of a 20 amp breaker but do you think that might be to heavy for a single dedicated outlet? I want to be sure I don't go to lite also.Thanks
#8
02-02-09, 07:35 AM
Member
Thanks my dad always said to make sure the power was off before doing anyhting.
I was thinking of a 20 amp breaker but do you think that might be to heavy for a single dedicated outlet?
#9
02-02-09, 07:48 AM
Thanks I will be very careful I know how dangerous electricity is.Going to check online again to see if I can find any sites that would show wire diagram.I may just have to pick up a book for that.
#10
02-02-09, 08:25 AM
Books are much better resources for this sort of thing. If you check out the how-to section of a hardware or home center, they have several pretty cheap books that cover this sort of project. Many with step-by-step pictures. Wiring Simplified is a good one, as is the Black and Decker Home Wiring book.
#11
02-02-09, 08:28 AM
Thanks that is what I was thinking.always good to have diagrams of what you are trying to do. Thanks for the help.it might take a while to post back on how it turned out since I have to find the time to get to my daughters place which is 175 miles away,but I think it will be cheaper in the long run if we do it ourselves.
#12
02-02-09, 03:52 PM
installing dedicated wire for new outlet
Hello survivor:
Here is a quick drawing of how to wire your outlet so it is always HOT.
If your running your wire back to a sub panel
just hook the "white" wire to the neutral bar and the "green / bare copper" wire
to the grounding bar... If you are running your wire back to the main panel hook
the "white" wire to an empty screw on the neutral bar and
the "green / bare coper" wire to another empty screw on the neutral bar.
Do not put both wires under the same screw.
Use 12/2+Ground for a 20 amp circuit breaker.
Use 14/2+Ground for a 15 amp circuit breaker.
Hope this helps, Let us know how your project turned out.
Have A Nice Day
Linesman
Here is a quick drawing of how to wire your outlet so it is always HOT.
If your running your wire back to a sub panel
just hook the "white" wire to the neutral bar and the "green / bare copper" wire
to the grounding bar... If you are running your wire back to the main panel hook
the "white" wire to an empty screw on the neutral bar and
the "green / bare coper" wire to another empty screw on the neutral bar.
Do not put both wires under the same screw.
Use 12/2+Ground for a 20 amp circuit breaker.
Use 14/2+Ground for a 15 amp circuit breaker.
Hope this helps, Let us know how your project turned out.
Have A Nice Day
Linesman
#13
02-03-09, 12:41 PM
Thanks for the diagram I have another question if I use a 15 amp breaker can I not use 14-2 wire and if so do I need it in conduit? It is for a single oulet as I said in previous post.
#14
02-03-09, 01:14 PM
Forum Topic Moderator
Yes, you can use 14-2 if you switch to a 15 amp breaker.
You would only need conduit if your area required it, like Chicago, or for physical protection.
You would only need conduit if your area required it, like Chicago, or for physical protection.
#16
02-03-09, 01:43 PM
Member
If conduit is required, it would more likely be a local code than a state code. You can probably figure it out by looking to see if your house is currently wired with cable or conduit.
#17
02-03-09, 01:46 PM
The house was built four years ago and I am sure there is no conduit used.I think going with 14-2 for an inside installation will be ok without conduit.
