All Posts
The number of circuits an average house needs varies widely depending on its size, the appliances and equipment it has, and modern electrical demands, with…
Code limits how many wires can be placed in a conduit based on the conduit's size and the size of the wires, using a maximum…
In residential rewiring, conduit is generally required in areas where wiring is exposed or subject to physical damage, outdoors, and in certain locations like some…
Modern home rewiring typically uses cable whose conductors are rated for 90 degrees C, such as the common NM-B cable used throughout residential wiring, though…
A 20-amp breaker may look like the simple answer, but the question, “what is the ampacity of 12 AWG copper wire,” has a few safety-critical…
A cable run that looks perfectly acceptable behind finished drywall can be the wrong choice in an unfinished basement, a garage, or another area where…
A cable can look perfectly normal behind a wall and still be the wrong choice for the location. So, what is NM-B cable rated for?…
A rewiring project is not the place to choose wire based on what is easiest to pull through a wall. The decision between 12 gauge…
A rewiring project is not the time to choose wire by what looks similar to the old cable in the wall. When homeowners ask what…
During a rewire, the power does not have to be off the entire time, and full outages are often limited to specific portions of the…
