![]() That being said, I read several people who recommended running 12/10-3 vs 12/10-2 wiring so therein lies one of my questions described below. I've read through a few posts concerning setting up electrical in a shop but I'm only living in this home for another 2 years (military) so it doesn't make sense to install a series of plugs or run a sub-panel. Thanks in advance.Looking for some electrical advice. The house was built in 2008 if it matters. I also went around the whole house and all the other outlets came up correctly wired. Is this wiring ok? could this type of wiring be the cause of the open ground light? I have attached images of the pigtailed outlet. The white,black and ground wires were connected separately and then pig tailed to the receptacle with one wire each. I checked the other outlets looked ok except for one the electrical box had three different wires coming in. I then went upstream and all the outlets in the same circuit had open ground. I opened the outlet and everything looked ok two white wire connected on silver side of the receptacle,two black wires on the brass side and one ground wire on the green screw. So I plugged in my outlet tester and got open ground. I plugged in an APC surge protector to one of the outlets and noticed a red light on which says site wiring fault. How is a light or fan on one circuit able to affect other circuits? One light switch/bathroom fan combo imparticular will trip other circuits with AFCI breakers and continue running without tripping its own AFCI protected circuit. There are no daylight controlled features in the house or appliances that only come on at night.Ģ. Usually this happens at night and can be difficult to replicate during the day. Five AFCI breakers all at once when all the other lights and appliances in the house are off is typical. Some light switches (mainly the ones that control bathroom fans) will cause multiple AFCI breakers to trip and not just the one that the light switch in question is on. I am looking for some opinions on what could be wrong so I can ask the electrician. It has probably been six months and I'm about to have the electrician come back because I do not think the problems happening should be occurring. Of course the day the electrician came none of the breakers would trip, but he tightened up a couple connections and the breakers trip less frequently. All the electrical work is under warranty so I have had it looked at. Though they are not as sensitive now (used to be we would turn on one light switch and count a couple seconds before turning on another) they still trip fairly often. ![]() I purchased a home that was built in Georgia in 2014 and ever since moving in the AFCI breakers trip a lot. You can use bands of colored tape on each end, felt tip marker, or liquid insulation in the proper color. As to wiring #10 is cheaper and easier to work with.Ĭode note: If cable is used to supply the receptacle the white must be remarked black, red or any color but (white), green, or gray. My reason for an adapter instead of changing the plug is molded plugs seem to hold up better then add on plugs and the welder could always be used on a circuit with a 50 amp receptacle if needed. Instead make an adapter using a foot of SOW cord with a 6-30 plug and a 6-50r female end cap. Made for use in a commercial setting where that receptacle is common for welders.Īs Furd said in a residential setting using a feed that does not match the receptacle can be confusing to someone who may later go to use it so my suggestion would be to install a 6-30 receptacle using 10-2 but do not change the plug on the welder if it is a molded plug. Plug the Power Cord into a properly grounded 240ĭelayed action type circuit breaker or fuses. I don't often give this advice, but I think in this case, based on the knowledge of this work that you demonstrated in your post and the possible complexity of the installation, that you should hire a professional to do this work for you. And yes, adding a new circuit, particularly one that can supply a welder, requires a permit in almost every jurisdiction. They will tell the person pulling the permit when the application is made. ![]() You might be permitted to install Type NM nn-2/G, or you might need to use Type MC nn-2/G, or you might have to run conduit and pull individual conductors. It will be based, in part, on the environment the welder will be in. The wiring method needed will be determined by your local permitting authority. We need to know how many amps your welder draws to answer that part of your question. The size of the wires is determined by the load, in amperes. Two of those will be ungrounded ("hot") conductors. ![]() The wiring to it will need to have three wires. A 6-50R receptacle mates to a 6-50P plug. ![]()
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