Contractor wired wrong and house is over the warranty
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I had the builder install a box on the back of my house for my future building. Now that we have settled in I now have the building put up and dug the trench for the electrical. When I removed the cover on the preinstalled box I found two 12/2 sets of wires. I called the electrician and he checked to find out both wires lead to the one breaker in the main panel. He said I could get a tandem breaker but I thought it was their job to do it right. I have learned that it should gave been 10/1 or larger gauge installed but the wire cant be pulled and replaced. Can I have both wires somehow run to the building to get two 20amp feeds. Help!
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Can only have one feed.
What do you plan on using this building for?
12-2 would be way undersized for anything but a light and a couple outlets for light loads.
What do you plan on using this building for?
12-2 would be way undersized for anything but a light and a couple outlets for light loads.
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Can I have both wires somehow run to the building to get two 20 amp feeds. Help!
Only as a multi-wire circuit. Code forbids more than one source of power. You can use a multiwire circuit to provide two 20 amp circuits because by code that counts as a single circuit but you can't use two 2-conductor cables because by code all conductors must be in the same raceway (sheath or conduit). One twenty amp circuit is all you can do.
it should gave been 10/1 or larger gauge
He said I could get a tandem breaker but I thought it was their job to do it right.
Joecaption1 wrote:
12-2 would be way undersized for anything but a light and a couple outlets for light loads.
*Please post a picture of your breaker box with the door open. http://www.doityourself.com/forum/li...-pictures.html
Last edited by ray2047; 07-01-13 at 08:24 AM.