wiring a branch circuit????

[Cajy Ohone]

The guy at Home Depot tells me that I can run a 12-2 wire with ground from the main box to a plastic junction box and wire nut no more than 4 each 12-2 wires to it. Sound plausible? 20 amp breaker in the main box.

[Cajy Ohone]

I have learned that I'm in the wrong place for the answers I'm seeking. Thanks again to those that offered information and to the others that discouraged me from doing the work myself in the name of public safety.

[James L. Keilson]

Originally Posted by Cajy Ohone

can't afford one if there is someone here knowledgeable with the facts I've stated.
Should be fairly straight up info??

I am MORE that knowledgeable and qualified to answer your question. The problem is that what you want to do is absolutely the wrong way to achieve what you want. But to give you the short bus answers since this whole set up is a "short bus" way to do it is you need (and can only feed) a 20 amp Breaker and 12 guage wire to feed this mess. The Junction box will need to accommodate and have the proper box fill capability of all those
12 wires ( I don't have the time to calculate that for you right now, go get an 8x8x 6" Plastic J box that will be more than sufficient and you wont need to worry about grounding it since it is plastic. Then when you are all done, Make sure all of your smoke detectors are working and you are all paid up on your home owners insurance.

Jim

[Linas Dapkus]

Originally Posted by Cajy Ohone

To maintain the professionalism of this site I took the liberty of reporting the unnecessary posts such as "I hate to say this, but I hope that is his home, and not that of an innocent!!" and "Don't forget the duct tape". These could be construed as "Taunting" as described in the site rules. The duct tape comment was obviously made to ridicule but the "I hate to say" comment was a direct afront to the safety of myself and my family directed to other than the initiator of the thread.

I hope you reported me to the electricity police. No one else will listen.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by Cajy Ohone

Thank you again Mr. Larson and Mr. Pope for the useful information.

The term GROUP in your orginal post makes me not want to assist you...sorry. oh...FYI...I am an electrician and darnn right I dont come cheap madam homeowner. Any advice given to someone clearly unable to understand the basic concepts will open yourself up to liability.....have at it everyone.

No mention of Box Fill, Bundling and so on.....Sure hope their home owners policy is current.

[Cajy Ohone]

I ran a 12-2 wire w/ground from a 20amp breaker in main box (GE) to a 4"x4" plastic junction box (about 20' in wire length).
I then ran four 12-2 wires w/grounds from four separate receptacle boxes to this junction box, none longer than 15'.
Then I wired nutted the blacks to blacks, whites to whites and grounds to grounds with huge wire nuts, rubber taped it then black vinyl taped it.
Is this an except-able configuration?

[James L. Keilson]

Originally Posted by pabernathy

The term GROUP in your orginal post makes me not want to assist you...sorry. oh...FYI...I am an electrician and darnn right I dont come cheap madam homeowner. Any advice given to someone clearly unable to understand the basic concepts will open yourself up to liability.....have at it everyone.

No mention of Box Fill, Bundling and so on.....Sure hope their home owners policy is current.

Hey Paul, I mentioned box fill and also Home owners Insurance...hahahaha
This guy makes me think of the old song, by earth wind and fire.....FIRE !!!.

Jim

[KEVIN WOOD]

Nice to see you back on the MB. Maybe Nick will fill you in on all the excitement you missed.
I was thinking the same thing when I saw this thread but I am not an electrician so I kept my mouth shut!

[Christopher Currins]

Originally Posted by Cajy Ohone

The guy at Home Depot tells me that I can run a 12-2 wire with ground from the main box to a plastic junction box and wire nut no more than 4 each 12-2 wires to it. Sound plausible? 20 amp breaker in the main box.

See what the guy across the street at Lowe's has to say.

[Bill Smith]

Originally Posted by roconnor

If you dont have the money to hire a professional, dont run the circuits. You likely will just end up hurting someone.

An excellent point.
Also, I would be very careful about giving electrical wiring advice to someone on the BB. Just sayin'

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Originally Posted by ccurrins

See what the guy across the street at Lowe's has to say.

Now c'mon Chris. The Home Depot customer service people in the electrical department are highly trained ....... in bringing in carts from the parking lot. Those guys at Lowe's just come from the gardening department. Sheesh.