I recently moved into a 50 year old house and found that all of the wiring was done incorrectly(ie. all receptacles in house on one 20 amp breaker, all overhead lights on one 20 amp, and range,laundry room and furnace on one 30 amp breaker.) . I have done some rewiring before but never on this scale. My plan is to put each of the 9 rooms on its own 20 amp breaker with additional ones for range, hot water heater, and future HVAC unit. Is this a sound idea? Also, I have been reading up on the subject and some recommend using 14 gauge non-metallic sheathed cable and some say 12/2 romex. Which is the right one?
2007-03-01
10:56:12
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furie75
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