electrical - Page 2

sebastian · 02-08-2007, 10:36 PM

as a painter point of view....

always tape outlets

emo_1992 · 02-08-2007, 11:08 PM

That is one of my biggest pet peeves painted outlets and light switches. I have replaced so many when we have moved into new places. Always tape them befor painting. The good news is you know the gfi works.

deaclauderdale · 02-09-2007, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by billyr98

Ok well you want to run a couple circuits at least on a bigger system.. 200g +
But you need to give me some info on your equipment... Lighting and such...

I ran one 20amp circuit for lighting.. 1 20amp circuit for Powerheads and Misc stuff under the tank..

And one more 20amp circuit for my main pump, skimmer and such stuff...

If you have 15amp breakers already, run 14/2 wire and if not run 12/2 and use 20 amp breakers.. any questions ask away, I do it for a living...

Billy do you have any pics of your electrical setup?

burning2nd · 02-09-2007, 03:38 PM

i have a seprerte box for the hole bassment...

3x30amp i think... (10-15 outlets)

im runin my tank off 2 outlets..

billyr98 · 02-09-2007, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by deaclauderdale

Billy do you have any pics of your electrical setup?

I will get some if you are interested....

billyr98 · 02-09-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by burning2nd

i have a seprerte box for the hole bassment...

3x30amp i think... (10-15 outlets)

im runin my tank off 2 outlets..

It might seem good to run 30 amp lines, but it is not! Outlets are rated for 15 or 20 amp for our pumps and lighting and such.. a 30 amp line would be for a dryer or something bigger, AC unit...

KodiakBear · 02-09-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by billyr98

It might seem good to run 30 amp lines, but it is not! Outlets are rated for 15 or 20 amp for our pumps and lighting and such.. a 30 amp line would be for a dryer or something bigger, AC unit...

Alright, I'm not licenced yet outside of the military, so I'm likely wrong... Yet, isn't the breaker rated such to protect the wire from overheating from excessive I2R losses at higher currents? A 30A breaker is rated for wire no smaller than 10 AWG for this reason, is it not?
If something faults as such to create a short, will not a 30A bkr still protect the system, or are you saying that the smaller equipment would not be able to trip a 30A Bkr even when faulted?
As for the GFCI outlets, I have one installed next to my tank so as to allow for that to trip the system while leaving the rest of my home's electrical intact. My tank is all connected to one 20A breaker via two GFCI protected outlets; granted, my system is small enough that I'm not going to have to worry about coming close to maxing that out. (running about 11A total)

billyr98 · 02-09-2007, 10:39 PM

yes 30a breaker for 10awg wire.. But you shouldn't connect a 30amp breaker to a 20amp outlet device....

emo_1992 · 02-09-2007, 10:42 PM

Billy would you suggest then running to seperate and aditional 20 amp lines to the tank then with GFCI outlets?

billyr98 · 02-09-2007, 10:43 PM

i recommend GFCI near the tank... 2 seperate 20amp lines would do fine..

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emo_1992 Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: electrical That is one of my biggest pet peeves painted outlets and light switches. I have replaced so many when we have moved into new places. Always tape them befor painting. The good news is you know the gfi works.

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billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: electrical yes 30a breaker for 10awg wire.. But you shouldn't connect a 30amp breaker to a 20amp outlet device.... __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

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emo_1992 Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: electrical Billy would you suggest then running to seperate and aditional 20 amp lines to the tank then with GFCI outlets?

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