Recent content by CCopper

Sorry I just saw this. You're right - when I saw the price of this wire...I owe him a few dinners!

No, it is not a detached garage. I bought Leviton 20 amp outlets that are spec grade. So twist the stranded 12 ga THHN first and then run it under the plate and tighten?

Thank you sir. I am, as they say, now good to go!

Yes, it will be 1/2" conduit to 4"metal box...one outlet. So 3 stranded coming in and leaving. Pig-tailing stranded grounds to green ground screw and to outlet.

Thank you. Is it a no-no to use solid core as pigtail from stranded to metal box ground screw?

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=472091&stc=1&d=1440504856 This is what I have. THHN, 500 ft ea...green, white and red. If I end up using all 500' of each, I'm gonna venture I've probably done something wrong! Thanks everyone. I think I've got what I need. I...

Hi all. I am installing a new, garage-dedicated 20 amp circuit with a total of 6 20 amp outlets. I have placed the boxes and will be pulling the wire through 1/2" conduit. My uncertainty is this: I have experience only using 12-2 solid wire but a friend stopped by the other day and literally...

Thanks Chris - looks great. You're super-organized...wish I was! KDXSR5, that sounds really interesting. Isn't it funny how some of us like certain jobs but loathe others? I am the same way as your buddy - I like doing drywall. The one job I cannot (and will no longer) do is......WALL...

So I need individual strands off spools to run through the grey conduit?

No, Matt - I actually haven't started the run yet. All I was confused about was this: after I leave the panel box with the new 12-wire and am heading to the first connection, be it an out let or a junction box, or whatever, I wanted to know what would be the best way to go through the sheet rock...

So just the one upstream GFCI is acceptable in a garage to protect the other outlets? For some reason, I thought the GFCI breaker would be best but it is $$. I also like both of your suggestions on the boxes. I really like the suggestion to sink an old work box into the wall. For both, I had...

Hi all: Brand new here and it looks like there's quite a bit of knowledge/experience being shared. I have a home built in 2003. The garage is roughly 20' X 20' and the builders installed one lone outlet. I soon discovered that 1- it is a GFCI and 2 - it continues on to upstairs bathrooms...