Re: Some non-computer questions about electrical wiring

If it were to be only a couple hundred dollars, I might jump on it.
But I can see a far, far, FAR higher bill than that for running a bunch
of cable :(

Adam

Christopher Erickson wrote:
> As an engineer and a licensed electrician, my advice to
> you is to hire a licensed and bonded electrician to do
> it once and to do it right.
>
> Pretend that your life might depend on it.
>
> Real-world liability ramifications should prevent the
> best and most qualified people from giving you random
> advice about electrical systems over the Internet.
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> There are a dozen other factors and questions that you
> have not addressed.
>
> My apologies but lawyers rule the world, not engineers.
>
> This could be the best couple of hundred bucks that you
> ever invested in your future.
>
> -Christopher Erickson
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]
>> On Behalf Of Adam Bultman
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:00 PM
>> To: aklug@aklug.org
>> Subject: Some non-computer questions about electrical wiring
>>
>> Good evening, everybody. I know this is off topic, but I'm
>> not too hot
>> (ha!) with electrical wiring, and while I've been googling for info, I
>> can't find it all together in the way I need it.
>>
>> I have a building, about 11' by 7.5' that will soon be insulated, and
>> finished with drywall. There's already pre-wired boxes (although the
>> plugs themselves aren't there yet, there's just the wire
>> coming through
>> the boxes) and there's another already existing box on the outside of
>> the building (which I imagine is to hold outdoor plugs.)
>>
>> I have to run wire to this "shed", as I'll call it, and I
>> don't know the
>> best way to run wire. The guy at Lowe's suggested 8 awg wire
>> run to it,
>> which breaks down from 240 volts into (I think) two 30 amp circuits of
>> 110 volts apiece. Maybe the wire running out was 240 volts
>> and 30 amps,
>> to be broken down into two 110 volt, 15 amp circuits. It's
>> all greek to me.
>>
>> Anyway, there's a pile of wire in said shed, and it is 10 awg wire. On
>> it is written:
>> "E30445 (UL) AWG 10 CU 3 CDR WITH AWG 10 GROUND TYPE UF-B 600 VOLTS
>> SUNLIGHT RESISTANT"
>>
>> I've gathered that it's 10 gauge wire, with a 10 gauge
>> ground, and that
>> this is cable which is designed to be buried. I'm guessing it can
>> handle up to 600 volts; but I'm not sure if this is what I
>> need. I wish
>> I had a rangefinder; I couldn't really guess how far it is from my
>> breaker box or my outdoor electrical box to the shed. Let's say, 100
>> feet or so.
>>
>> So:
>> 1. Is this the gauge and style of wire I should run?
>> 2. What voltage / amperage combination is recommended for this wire?
>> 3. What would you think is a proper wire for my application (which is,
>> turn the 'shed' into my office, once I insulate, drywall, paint, and
>> electrify it.)
>> 4. Can you think of any 'gotchas' I should worry about? Apart from
>> killing myself?
>>
>> Thanks for any / all info...
>>
>> Adam
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Received on Tue Jan 23 20:13:27 2007