2008年3月25日 · Besides the #6 wires, you're almost certainly going to need a ground wire in there, and it will need to be connected to the box as well. I'd start off considering a 4" square box. The large blue wire nuts ought to work. Split bolts, wrapped properly, will work. The "trick" way is to use Polaris connectors, also called "NSI's."

2020年3月7日 · Wire coming out of the back of the double ovens is 10 gauge. Guy at the electrical supply house sold me 6/3 gauge wire saying that is standard for ovens. I’m just a diy’er but common sense tells me that if 10 gauge is what the manufacturer has coming out of the oven, 10 gauge should be fine to run back to the panel.

2014年5月9日 · This was wired with 12-gauge BX. The BX connects to 12-gauge AC cable (the bonding strip bent back and wrapped around the metal sheath). I haven’t found anything else on the circuit (so far). Can I use a regular, 15-amp GFCI here? Also, the cables don’t have ground wires, but the voltage tester lights up when touched to the black wire and ...

2008年11月30日 · Putting in a cooktop- had to run a new 220 circuit – old one was 30 amp new one is 40 amp so 8 gage wire, stranded- any tips on installing the wire nut connector? Wrap one wire around the other then apply the wire nut? Big wires! (to me) using a big blue wire nut with “wings” on it for your thumbs

Pull that one first. Making sure the wire goes down the hole can be a little bit tricky. You may have to wrestle it a little bit without binding it up or creating a kink. Finish running the wire down from the wall into the first box. With a rigid enough wire, you may just be able to use the wire itself to slide through the conduit.

2014年4月28日 · Then, maybe until 1965 (rough guess) the ground could be smaller than the other wires. For wires larger than about #6 it's still the case that the ground can be one size smaller, but for regular household wiring the ground must be the same minimum size as the rest. (Remember, a "smaller" wire gauge number indicates a larger wire.)

2006年4月9日 · Make absolutly sure the gauge of the wire is sufficient to carry the breaker load. Fifteen amp use 14 gauge or larger , 20 amp use use 12 gauge or larger. Actually, the stranded 12 gauge should carry more current then solid 12 gauge but stay with the above gauges and amp rating and you should be ok.

Typically, residential GECs are size 6 American wire gauge (6AWG) copper. Ground rods are typically 1⁄2-in. or 5⁄8-in. copper-clad steel rods at least 8 ft. long. The Ufer or concrete-encased electrode is the preferred grounding electrode and must be used if …

Wire nuts come in a variety of sizes to join different numbers and gauges of wire. Using the wrong size can make a loose connection or leave bare wire exposed outside the wire nut. Also, don’t reuse a wire nut. The spring inside the nut stretches in use, and used nuts don’t make as good a connection as new ones.

2006年10月10日 · Sounds like I should use 12-ga wire for any new lighting branches on circuits like this wherever I can, and replace the 20-amp breakers with 15-amps on the others when I find them. I'm finding a lot of not-totally-kosher stuff in this house, both plumbing and electrical.