Is there any interest in a Electrical education thread?

[MossRoad]

If it was up to me, I'd make all the wires pink and leave a have a nice day note in it.

 

[k0ua]

If it was up to me, I'd make all the wires pink and leave a have a nice day note in it.

Ha!.. now that is funny. And the truth be told, why wouldn't a bomber use just once color of wire? Why go out and buy so many different colors? The bomber knows how to wire it as he goes, and sure doesn't need color coded wire. The only reason to use color coded wire in anything is to assist others in repair and wire tracing on a schematic. .

 

[MossRoad]

Ha!.. now that is funny. And the truth be told, why wouldn't a bomber use just once color of wire? Why go out and buy so many different colors? The bomber knows how to wire it as he goes, and sure doesn't need color coded wire. The only reason to use color coded wire in anything is to assist others in repair and wire tracing on a schematic. .

They had to follow code.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

Which is an awesome rule to remember, until you are mindlessly trimming out the 10,000th outlet of your career and some body puts the screws in the wrong side at the factory.

White to the side with the wide slot, black to the narrow slot, bare to the metal outlet frame. Then it doesn't matter what color the screws are.

 

[parhamfarms2615]

Lineman here for the power company (Not an electrician).my piece of advice is if you are having electrical issues call the power company first! They will have someone check the utilities side first(up to the top side of the meter is what they usually are responsible for) check voltage, loose connections on our side etc.this is free! An electrician will charge you! Never call an electrician first if you don't have a serious inside the house issue.

 

[parhamfarms2615]

Also most lineman have common knowledge of common issues so they will check voltage on breakers and can lead you in the right direction.we don't have to but most will.

 

[mbohuntr]

Also most lineman have common knowledge of common issues so they will check voltage on breakers and can lead you in the right direction.we don't have to but most will.

We used to have a good relationship with the line crews, now, however, you have to go into the SYSTEM, and get a W/O, and play phone tag with the customer service reps... I will agree that they help for free, but your problem might be on a specific circuit that can be isolated by an electrician without cutting power to the whole house. Sometimes the crew will just kill the power to be safe.
If an electrician finds a minor problem, you might be further ahead than having to have another inspection to get the power back on.

 

[mbohuntr]

Here's a giggle for you, I hired a residential/commercial electrician to do my meter connections, Trying to bend and form 2/0 cable into a meter socket is no fun, and sometimes you just have to call the guy...

 

[SPYDERLK]

Todays work.. I am putting a 4' baseboard heater in my entryway... I sized it at 1000 watts, and will run it on 240 volts.

The math... W=VxA, so 1000watts / 240 volts = 4.16 amps. 14 guage wire is plenty as even derated at 80%, it is still plenty big enough, and is on it's own circuit.
15 amp 2 pole breaker, 14-3 wire, and good to go. Understand and follow the electrical code!

14-2 with ground would be fine here since no neutral is needed on a purely 240 fixture. --- I would be marking the Romex on both ends as a 240 circuit.

Anybody know acceptability and conventions for this?​

 

[jaxs]

14-2 with ground would be fine here since no neutral is needed on a purely 240 fixture. --- I would be marking the Romex on both ends as a 240 circuit.

Anybody know acceptability and conventions for this?​

I spect he used 14-3 rather than 14-2 because it's already colored r-b-w ,no farther marking needed.