I am finishing my basement and have passed the rough electrical inspection. I am trying to figure out that which kind of circuit breaker i need. See below table with information.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks much in advance.
Local codes can vary, so you should run your list past your inspector. They will likely want to see the bath fan on a GFCI circuit. For sure if the fan is above a shower or tub. IIWM, I'd put it on a GFCI regardless of location in bathroom. Otherwise, your list looks good.
I agree with CarbideTippped as far as what type of protection your circuits will require as in AFCI, GFCI or dual function. Besides what the NEC will state (the version your AhJ is on) your AHJ may require additional things other than what is dictated in the NEC. Always best to check with the inspector. They do like when you ask them questions like this.
Also, since the price of 15 or 20amp breakers are usually the same or just about the same you might as well use 20amp breakers on the circuits that you have used 12 gauge wire on. That is as long as all of the wire on that circuit is 12 gauge. That will give you more capacity on the circuit. You can still used 15amp receptacles on the 20amp circuit. They are rated for 20amp pass thru.
The other thing I would have done or if you can still do is break your lighting up onto at least two circuits. This way if there is ever an issue with the lighting circuit you will have another circuit with lights so you are not in the dark. If you are only having one then a floor lamp would do plugged into a receptqacle if you do have an issue with the lighting circuit.
It will all depend on what code cycle your location is using. The newest 2020 NEC requires all receptacles installed in a basement to be GFCI protected. Earlier versions require AFCI protection at different code cycles. Bedrooms in 2002, everything except kitchens and bathrooms in 2008, kitchens in 2014, etc. 2020 NEC requires receptacles in all locations that are living spaces to be AFCI protected.
If you do end up using GFCI breakers or combo GFCI/AFCI breakers you do not need to install a GFCI device in other locations downstream.
I'm not sure if I can explain this in a way to be clear.
In my new shop. I want mostly 2 gang outlet boxes on one circuit. I've never done this & I cant find even one video to show what I want (am doing). (For clarity, this is not for multiple tools/appliances at once but more for convenience.)
We'll call the 2 outlets in each box as A & B.
In the first 2 gang box:
Should I or can I, connect the first outlet (A) as normal with hot & neutral. Then use a jumper hot & neutral from outlet "A" to outlet "B". Then wire nut all the incoming, outgoing & one ground for each outlet together for a total of 4 ground wires in one wire nut.
Then run the outgoing 12/2 from "B" in the first 2 gang box, to "A" in the 2nd 2 gang box & repeat.
Is this the correct way to do that?
One 15 amp breaker with three or four 2 gang outlets with 12/2 Romex on each circuit.
I'm 60. Been soldering electronics intermittently since 10 years old. Started with a radio shack kit using a soldering gun like in the pic. Too much heat they told me / that's why the kit didn't work after I was done.
Fast forward to now. Trying to solder some speaker wires, using a 100w soldering gun I got at a garage sale.
I know long wire will conduct heat away.
What am I doing wrong? Soldering iron gets hot. Will melt solder if touched to it directly.
I have the tip heating the splice. Solder not melting unless I get right next to tip.
Meanwhile plastic jacket is charring from the heat!
I cleaned thip of iron when hot with wet rag.
I cleaned / tightened the connections of tip / iron.
Use a smaller iron? Larger gun?
By the way, this is 14 AWG speaker wire. 1 lead is silver color, 1 is copper color. They run to speakers outside under an eave (doesn't see water, but does see humidity) to the finished basement with dehumidifier - not all that humid in general
The cable is likely 15 years old?
The copper color wire is greenish under the jacket along the entire length. Is that just age? never saw that before. Or humidity wicking along the length of the 100' run?! The middle of the run and the ends are the same greenish / copper mix. I'd wonder if that is part of the soldering problem. But the silver conductor is solver still / no oxidation.
THANKS!
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[i]charring of insulation[/i]
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[i]Old gun, but it DOES get hot / melts solder[/i]
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[i]What the joints look like before soldering[/i]
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[i]The copper colored leads have green oxidation.[/i]
09-23-22, 12:42 PM
