If your house went up between about 1965 and 1973, there is a fair chance the wire behind your outlets is aluminum rather than copper. Somebody has probably already told you it needs to come out. An electrician, a home…
The short answer Wire derating is what happens between the number in the ampacity table and the number you are actually allowed to use. Bundle several current carrying conductors in one raceway and they cannot shed heat, so the allowed…
Old house wiring: do you really need to rewire? The short answer Not every old house needs a full rewire. In many homes the wiring itself is still sound and the real problem is the panel, the missing ground, or…
The short answer: the wire size for a 300 foot run is decided by voltage drop, not by how much current the conductor can carry. A conductor that is perfectly legal for the load at 50 feet will leave you…
