Re: Some non-computer questions about electrical wiring

Thanks to everybody who responded with links and other info about
wiring, and other electrical info.

I'm taking your efforts to kill me seriously; a uniformed officer will
be investigating you in the next few days.

Adam

Adam Bultman wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> 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
>> Network Design Engineer
>> 5432 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 529
>> Anchorage, AK 99508
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>>
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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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