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| willcare |
is there anywhere on the web that I can find installation procedures for romex? can it be covered with insulation? can it be looped from one outlet to the next? how many? etc. I'm finishing the basement, adding some outlets, several ceiling lights in an AC, and some lights over the pool table. Nothing fancy. thanks for the help. |
| Electricman | I suggest obtaining the services of a qualified electrician.But yes it can be covered with insulation,you can wire from one outlet to the next, no more than 10 on a 15 amp circuit,for your lighting add up the total wattage of the fixture and dont exceed the max amperage of the circuit, I try to keep my 15 amp lighting circuits around 1400-1500 watts. I am not sure what you mean by lights in an AC, please explain. |
| SteveMc | ElectricMan, quote: Good idea and work practice, but not code. NEC doen't not set limit on number of outlets on a residential circuit. |
| JimmyDee | quote: This was changed to encourage the installation of more outlets and to discourage the use of extension cords. However with that said, some local coded still require that there be a limit as to the number of outlets on a circuit. Jim |
| willcare | I am not sure what you mean by lights in an AC, please explain. lay in lights in an acoustic ceiling I am running the outlets and lights, and then I'll have an electrician come in and check it before drywall, and make the connections to the panel. But I was surprised at the lack of info I could find on the web. maybe it's a liability issue with the romex manufacturers (and in our litigious society, who can blame them!) |
| Electricmanscott | Willcare I don't mean this in a combative way but web search does not an electrician make. Do car manufacturers have "How to build a car" info on the web? The people that make romex are just that, romex manufacturers. Not electricians or instructors. Also you mention litigous society. A very valid point. As an electrical contractor I would not check a homeowners work and connect that work to a power source. And as a homeowner I would not do something that could very possibly put my family at great risk. |
| Electricman | SteveMc, I am quite aware of the no limit in residential applications on general purpose receptacles, but just assuming the expierience of the person or lack of it who asked the origional question I am just trying to be on the conservative and safe side OK? 
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| frenchelectrician | as far i can read this fourm here ,,, Willcare i hope you are reading this message here we don't encorge any dangerous pratice in here. and if you are not a electrician here. then go to any hardware store and get the black and decker book about the home wiring there and it will explain more clear but as i remind here please do use the common sense in here. i am not slamming on you. but i am condsering for safety issuse in here. you can ask us any questions here but most electrican in here will use the common sense in here to what it can say or not in here. merci, marc |