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I'm running 110vac (black and white wires).
I need to put a breaker in the circuit. Do I put it in one side, or breaker both sides?????
I need to put a breaker in the circuit. Do I put it in one side, or breaker both sides?????
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Since you are asking a very basic question, I'm curious about your other choices for your circuit.
What are you installing?
What size and kind of wire, cable, or conduit are you using?
What size breaker are you using?
What are you installing?
What size and kind of wire, cable, or conduit are you using?
What size breaker are you using?
#5
Why are you running a 12-3? What will you do with the red wire? Next time you are in the electrical section of the big box store, make an investment in a book called Wiring Simplified. I take it by your questions and what you are doing, you have limited electrical experience. We don't want you to get hurt or endanger your property by doing something incorrectly. Please continue the questions so we can help you get this installed properly.
#6
Any outdoor circuit requires a GFCI. If you are using UF cable and burying it less than 24" deep, the circuit must have GFCI protection BEFORE it goes underground (ie: either a GFCI receptacle at the house, or a GFCI breaker) to protect anyone who might hit the cable while digging.
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I'm with Chandler - the questions you're asking make me uncomfortable with the thought of you messing with this
Electricity is pretty straight forward but mistakes can cause massive property damage and even death
Also, I would not use 12 ga wire on a 15 amp circuit to eliminate confusion down the road when someone sees 12 ga wire and assumes 20 amp circuit
Electricity is pretty straight forward but mistakes can cause massive property damage and even death
Also, I would not use 12 ga wire on a 15 amp circuit to eliminate confusion down the road when someone sees 12 ga wire and assumes 20 amp circuit
#8
I don't follow this. There is nothing wrong whatsoever with overwiring. It is done all the time to compensate for voltage drop. What you never want to do is MIX wire gauges on a circuit, especially if the larger gauge is at the breaker box. But what could possibly be the harm in putting 12ga on a 15A breaker? So what if someone down the road puts a 20A breaker on it? It's rated for it.
#9
If someone were to do this there would be no hazard. It is when a smaller wire size is in the mix that would be a problem.
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I didn't say there was anything wrong with using 12 ga wire on a 15 amp circuit, just that it can cause confusion
It once took me most of an afternoon going in and out of a crawlspace to find the right breaker to flip because the wire was 12 ga and I assumed that meant it was a 20 amp circuit
It once took me most of an afternoon going in and out of a crawlspace to find the right breaker to flip because the wire was 12 ga and I assumed that meant it was a 20 amp circuit
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I didn't say there was anything wrong with using 12 ga wire on a 15 amp circuit, just that it can cause confusion
It once took me most of an afternoon going in and out of a crawlspace to find the right breaker to flip because the wire was 12 ga and I assumed that meant it was a 20 amp circuit
It once took me most of an afternoon going in and out of a crawlspace to find the right breaker to flip because the wire was 12 ga and I assumed that meant it was a 20 amp circuit
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I'm stating an opinion, not trying to justify anything
And, would the OP have asked the question if he did this for a living?
And, would the OP have asked the question if he did this for a living?