New dedicated cicuits

[pyromill]

Anyone else out there still prepping for this year and running yet more dedicated circuits? Just about finished running the wires for 4 more, got to thinking I wonder who else is playing in crawl spaces

[Steven]

I replaced a whole bunch of incandescent lights with LEDs this year, so my 2 circuits are still quite sufficient.

[pyromill]

Wish I could afford to do the same, at least the circuits I ran are mainly to spread out the controllers being I only have a 100 amp service I can't really load up how I would like to.

[WhitePlainsNY]

I added 4 more circuits for LOR when I renovated my kitchen. I created outlets in the basemant and I run extension cords out a basement window. I use those outlets in the off-season to power tools.

[james campbell]

pyromill wrote:

Anyone else out there still prepping for this year and running yet more dedicated circuits? Just about finished running the wires for 4 more, got to thinking I wonder who else is playing in crawl spaces

very soon my neighbor is running 4 new outlets for me:D

[George Simmons]

My neighbor doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna contribute a few more outlets to the cause this year. :)

[Alan Roten]

I am geting ready to add 6 more. I have all the supplies bought and am just waiting for the weather to cool down so I can get up in the atic.

[jonproctor]

Had electrician add 16 more for a total of 28

[PMC]

I installed a 60amp sub-panel to handle the added night time glow
and all breakers are GFCB

[Guest guest]

I had my power company drop a second service in the front part of my property, finished wiring 200A panel and a bunch 'o outlets a few weeks ago.

No crawlspace wiring, but you sweat just a bit, and fight off the bugs, working outdoors in FL during the summer.

[ItsMeBobO]

jonproctor1 wrote:

Had electrician add 16 more for a total of 28

Holy cow!

[Dan C]

George Simmons wrote:

My neighbor doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna contribute a few more outlets to the cause this year. :)

Excellent idea! :-)

[David Grygierczyk]

I had a sub panel installed last year but only had time to run conduit, weatherproof boxes, and GFI's to 10 breakers. Good news now, is that I just finished running the remainder of the conduit, boxes and GFI's for another 6 breakers.

So now here is my question.. can I plug two controllers into the same outlet/breaker as long as I do not exceed the controller rating and or the 20 amp breakers? I am in the process of changing out most of my incondescents with LED so most of my controllers will be pulling less than 5 to 7 amps.

[Surfing4Dough]

David Grygierczyk wrote:

I had a sub panel installed last year but only had time to run conduit, weatherproof boxes, and GFI's to 10 breakers. Good news now, is that I just finished running the remainder of the conduit, boxes and GFI's for another 6 breakers.

So now here is my question.. can I plug two controllers into the same outlet/breaker as long as I do not exceed the controller rating and or the 20 amp breakers? I am in the process of changing out most of my incondescents with LED so most of my controllers will be pulling less than 5 to 7 amps.

Yes. Plug as many as you want as long as the power draw is less than the circuit. Some large 100% LED displays are run on just 1 or 2 outlets.

[Jim Saul]

George Simmons wrote:

My neighbor doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna contribute a few more outlets to the cause this year. :)

I'm wondering if mine would notice the trench lines

I added an outlet to my post lamp this year so now I have an extra 15 amps.

[BrownOut]

Jim Saul wrote:

George Simmons wrote:

My neighbor doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna contribute a few more outlets to the cause this year. :)

I'm wondering if mine would notice the trench lines

I added an outlet to my post lamp this year so now I have an extra 15 amps.

If you are going to trench to next door, you may as well tap in to water and gas and make the work pay for itself.

[pyromill]

BrownOut wrote:

If you are going to trench to next door, you may as well tap in to water and gas and make the work pay for itself.

I agree!! maybe try to use the same type of stuff gas companies do so the neighbor will not see any trench

[shfr26]

pyromill wrote:

BrownOut wrote:

If you are going to trench to next door, you may as well tap in to water and gas and make the work pay for itself.

I agree!! maybe try to use the same type of stuff gas companies do so the neighbor will not see any trench

With what you will save on gas, sent them to a motel for a few days on your tab!

[pyromill]

shfr26 wrote:

pyromill wrote:

BrownOut wrote:

If you are going to trench to next door, you may as well tap in to water and gas and make the work pay for itself.

I agree!! maybe try to use the same type of stuff gas companies do so the neighbor will not see any trench

With what you will save on gas, sent them to a motel for a few days on your tab!

or put some lights on their house under your control to make them feel a part of things ? ..

dedicated circuits god bless them now I can run my electric smoker and the pool at the same time! glad to see I'm not the only one not taking that step to led's and in constant need of lots of current.

[jim6918]

Boy I am so lucky. Last October local power utility was going thru neighborhood ungrading lines and they pulled 200 amp supply line to meter for free, and the husband of a co-worker is a licensed electrician who came and installed a new 200 amp load center and a 100 amp dedicated Christmas light subpanel right next to my controllers. I paid him what he asked for which was a pittance compared to what I would had to have paid an electrician retail. With 2011 conversion to more LED's I calculate I will be using about 60 amps tops when full on. I will never need any further upgrades.