Timeline for How should I rewire this situation?
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| Apr 3, 2013 at 1:19 | history | edited | Scribblemacher | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2013 at 5:39 | answer | added | Paul | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 9:13 | comment | added | ChiefTwoPencils | I'd probably go by the duct. It seems like the easiest and requires no additional holes. -I was just being over cautious with the EMT just to be sure, but I doubt it's necessary. Any adjustments due to ambi temp would not likely apply because the adjustments are applied to the wire's ampacity. 14 awg is 20 A, but it's limited to a 15 amp breaker; generally speaking. So before it could cause an issue on a typical resi recept it'd have to have a .75 correction factor. And that's if the circuit was maxed out. -I concur with maple's view on the contact issue. | |
| Jan 23, 2013 at 0:29 | comment | added | maple_shaft | @Scribblemacher As long as the conduit is not copper then it should be okay. Copper and steel do not get along well and they will start to decay each other if they are touching. Also, yeah... colorblind electricians sound dangerous. If you don't have one I highly recommend keeping a non contact voltage tester on you at all times. You can't be too careful with amateur electrical work | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 22:30 | comment | added | Scribblemacher | @C.Lang Yes, the basement is accessible. It looks like there's just enough space to get a tube in there. Is conduit next to an air vent like that, possibly touching it, safe long term? | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 22:19 | comment | added | Scribblemacher | @maple_shaft yep, that was me. The previous owner clearly thought himself an electrician. He was also color blind. In a few places we can see previously layers of paint; pleasant colors like Blinding Canary Yellow and Hot Pants Pink. Makes me wonder how many times he was connecting two wires without knowing what color they were! | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 13:24 | comment | added | maple_shaft | I just realized you are the same guy from this question! diy.stackexchange.com/questions/20347/… I think we are starting to see a common theme here! ;-) | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 4:03 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/293569435770433536 | ||
| Jan 22, 2013 at 2:48 | answer | added | maple_shaft | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 2:30 | comment | added | ChiefTwoPencils | Do you have access to the wire in the basement. The only issue with the vent would be in the winter due to higher ambient temperatures (probably not though). Could you squeeze a 1/2" piece of EMT to sleeve it with? | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 2:27 | comment | added | ChiefTwoPencils | @maple_shaft - he said there used to be a drop in ceiling so it was hidden. | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 2:24 | comment | added | maple_shaft | Where do you live? The wire running out of the wall like that is against NEC and a simple occupancy permit inspector should have caught that before you bought the property. | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 1:17 | answer | added | DA01 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 1:06 | comment | added | Matthew Leingang | My vote is option 2. A hole through one or two studs in a load bearing wall is not going to weaken it that much. You might be able to use a flexible drill bit extender and a long bit to lessen the amount of additional damage. | |
| Jan 22, 2013 at 0:47 | history | asked | Scribblemacher | CC BY-SA 3.0 |