Adding to a Circuit
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Adding to a Circuit
I am looking to add power to a new area. It will consist of 2 receptables and 1 light. Here's is my question/verification:
I plan on re-routing the circuit (20AMP Arc Fault, 12/2) from an adjacent room. I will wire the 2 receptables first and then power to the light switch. Now, I need to have a return feed back to the original circuit to close the loop and feed power to the remaining room. Can I pigtail the cable in the light switch to create the return run back to the original circuit?
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I plan on re-routing the circuit (20AMP Arc Fault, 12/2) from an adjacent room. I will wire the 2 receptables first and then power to the light switch. Now, I need to have a return feed back to the original circuit to close the loop and feed power to the remaining room. Can I pigtail the cable in the light switch to create the return run back to the original circuit?
Thanks for the help!
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Now, I need to have a return feed back to the original circuit to close the loop and feed power to the remaining room
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I would be interrupting a circuit that is connected to an arc fault protected breaker (I need this to run one of the new receptacles to an arc fault breaker). The cable that runs from one receptacle to another on the existing circuit would be interrupted to to add 2 receptacles and one light (if possible). Since I interrupted the original circuit, I need to return a cable back to the other receptacle to feed power the rest of the original circuit.
Or would it make more sense to interrupt the original circuit, pig tail at the first new receptacle, feed back to the orignal circuit, and then continue with the new run from the first new receptacle. Due to box size, I don't think I could pig tail at the first original receptacle. Would a proper box size with a pig tail connection be 20 cu in?
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Or would it make more sense to interrupt the original circuit, pig tail at the first new receptacle, feed back to the orignal circuit, and then continue with the new run from the first new receptacle. Due to box size, I don't think I could pig tail at the first original receptacle. Would a proper box size with a pig tail connection be 20 cu in?
Thanks,
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I would be interrupting a circuit that is connected to an arc fault protected breaker (I need this to run one of the new receptacles to an arc fault breaker). The cable that runs from one receptacle to another on the existing circuit would be interrupted to to add 2 receptacles and one light (if possible). Since I interrupted the original circuit, I need to return a cable back to the other receptacle to feed power the rest of the original circuit.