Best practices would be to redesignate the white 10/2 with black tape when connecting it to the red 10/3 in the jbox. For sure would do it at the breaker.
Oh I hit that one right in the center! Stud finders don't work really well on lathe and plaster walls in my experience, pretty much just cut and hope you find what you are looking for.
I’m trying to wire up a deceptively to my breaker box and I have a 230/208v cord on my new window air conditioner. Can you tell me how to wire this in layman’s terms. I’ve already wired a 220 into my breaker box to a double 20v breaker. I just can’t afford to get this wrong…! Any help please???
I'm trying to wire a 6-15 outlet. I have 2 blacks, 2 whites, and a ground. Everyone i tried watching that wired it only had 1 black, 1 white and a ground so they repurposed the white neutral into a hot. Where i have 2 sets of wires, am i able to connect a black to each side, my ground and then cap off my neutrals?
It’s nice that you have a spare Square D breaker in the bottom of a Cutler Hammer panel. NEC violation, you installed a single 250 volt receptacle rated at 20 amps on a 30 amp branch circuit. That’s a no no. It could have been a 15 or 20 amp circuit and device, based on the AC being 9 amps. Not going any further.
What, the breaker that is just lying in the bottom? It's not installed is it? Where that breaker came from I don't know, it was in the panel when I bought the place.
Hi kevin. I am not an electrician but I have a question. I’m trying to wire a 230/208v 10/2 wire to my breaker panel. What size double breaker do I need so I won’t burn my house down? Thanks in advance!
Hi, I bought a 220V air conditioner and the surge protector on the cord will not reset. It's the same plug as yours. My outlet has 120V on each of the prongs, and a ground. Three wires. Convinced it was the surge protector and I didn't want to have to drag a 130-lb AC back to Home Depot, I chopped the GFI off and direct-wired it. Still didn't work (no surprise, b/c it had tiny sensing wires in the cord). Bought a new different AC, tho same brand, and it's the same as yours (LG #LW2422IVSM); imagine my surprise when it also won't reset; the pilot LED on the cord GFI also never illuminates. This is in my shop, which gets 60A thru 3-wire service via a 60A breaker in my house; one hot goes to each bar, and bare goes to ground/neutral, where all the white/bare wires get connected. My outlet has 115V in each leg. The box for both AC's says 220V, and the manual points out the 220V plug, so I'm assuming it wants 115 in each leg; it draws up to 2290A, so it'd have to be across two 115's, right?. It says it needs a wall receptacle that's "Standard 240V, 3-wire grounding receptacle rated 15A/240VAC/60Hz". I can pull the plug out halfway and with my voltmeter read 115V on of the two powered prongs. House is from '89, shop was added sometime later (before me). Is the GFI on these things maybe too touchy to work in this setup? Perhaps important, the 50A breaker/wire that supplies my outlet branches in the wall to also power a 30A welding outlet (still 115 on each leg and one ground/neutral). I currently have two smal 120V AC's, one old and one new, both with cord GFIs, running on separate circuits in the shop with no problem. Many, many thanks; just moved to Texas and it's getting very hot here :-).
Pulling the big outlet and wire-nutting the wires together didn't help. What DID help was discovering the 2-pole breaker in my shop breaker box was not a dual-space (or whatever you call it), so it was pulling both 120's from the same leg. I replaced the breaker with a dually so the leads come from different legs and now the GFI is happy. Seems like an important detail to point out in the instructions :-). Finally figured it out because I calmed down and prayed for help. Followed the power and there it was :-).
@@emuench155 I must have missed this comment! Looks like you have it figured out, and it was exactly what I figured it was! I was going to suggest checking if you actually have 220! If you measure both hots you should have 220-240 volts, each hot to neutral/ground should be 110-120
That panel needs a remodeling because that thang is a cluster fuak After you organize the whole panel, pretty sure you'd be able to work on your appliances and circuit breakers easier, and to maintain.
You wired red to outlet and capped white, in the breaker box you wire white as hot to the breaker. Where did the red wire go in the breaker box and where is the neutral in breaker box go?
Maybe I didn’t show it in the video, but my wire wasn’t long enough so I’ve got a junction box joining a 10/3 wire with a 10/2 wire, I’ve got the white wire wired to the red in the junction box.
that ac pulls 15 amps. Shouldn't that be ran on 14 gauge wire ? I bought the same AC and have to run some new wire is why i watched the video. nice job by the way. But was I was wondering about the wire size being to big if it could lead to warranty issues.
That is true for 15 amps you can run 14 gauge wire and 15 amp breaker, though if the AC takes 15 amps you will want to run 12 gauge wire and 20 amp breaker. Breaker in my panel was 30, so for 30 you need to run 10 gauge wire, plus I already had that wire on hand. Wire size being too big would not cause a warranty issue!
@@radozeman it is that duel converter one it has a 15 amp reset protection switch on the plug. I thought i seen it said it runs on a lot less amps being it a 220v . mine was delivered damaged fins the freon leaked out .. im waiting on the other one i bought to see for sure. With it being in the wall i set it to far in to read the side panel lo something else im going to fix.
@@radozemanThe wire gauge is okay, but the receptacle is only rated for 20 amps and the unit is rated for 15 amps. The internal circuitry of the unit is probably not rated for 30 amps, you should be using a 15 amp breaker.
Question: what do we do when we're not sure if the wall were drilling or cutting is a main wire wall were a lot of most of the electrical wiring to the home runs through and don't want to hit any wiring and cause an electrical short or fire from cutting or drilling. How to I check for wires in the wall I know that wiring is 16in from the ground in outlet and every two feet is a stud but the wiring is what?
If you are careful with an oscillating tool those usually work pretty good in that scenario, wiring is typically required to be in the middle of a stud bay so you have a couple of inches before you hit it.
You are way too excited when you talk haha. Good video tho. Wish I had a basement to go through to run a wire but I have to go into an attic. Either way, good video.
Sounds like the incorrect type of outlet/plug for that compressor. First is the compressor 220? Make sure it is, or wired for 220, some can be wired both ways. Black and red on gold, silver would be white, but you need green, technically it would work that way, but would not be correct.
why are you using the equipment ground wire for the neutral wire, there's no sheathing around that bare wire, if it comes into contact with something when excess current is taken back to the ground source, there will be an arc
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Best practices would be to redesignate the white 10/2 with black tape when connecting it to the red 10/3 in the jbox. For sure would do it at the breaker.
Man I really appreciate your video and how you explained it. God bless your heart man . Thank you
Glad it helped
When I seen you start without trying to find stud I said watch he hit a stud I be dame you couldn’t have hit it more center stud lol😂
Oh I hit that one right in the center! Stud finders don't work really well on lathe and plaster walls in my experience, pretty much just cut and hope you find what you are looking for.
And when you need to find a stud you end up putting 1000 holes in your drywall. lololol
Right lol!
Like the way it was explained and like the can do attitude, Nicely done Sr.
Thank you!
Maybe its good to Mask the areas to be cut first to prevent paint from chipping too much?
If you really care about it yes! In my case I’m replacing the wall so… eh….
Brooo…I truly dig the voice over lol are you a Pilot…feels like I’m watching a pre-flight message lolol
Nope, not a pilot.
I’m trying to wire up a deceptively to my breaker box and I have a 230/208v cord on my new window air conditioner. Can you tell me how to wire this in layman’s terms. I’ve already wired a 220 into my breaker box to a double 20v breaker. I just can’t afford to get this wrong…! Any help please???
I'm trying to wire a 6-15 outlet. I have 2 blacks, 2 whites, and a ground. Everyone i tried watching that wired it only had 1 black, 1 white and a ground so they repurposed the white neutral into a hot. Where i have 2 sets of wires, am i able to connect a black to each side, my ground and then cap off my neutrals?
It’s nice that you have a spare Square D breaker in the bottom of a Cutler Hammer panel. NEC violation, you installed a single 250 volt receptacle rated at 20 amps on a 30 amp branch circuit. That’s a no no. It could have been a 15 or 20 amp circuit and device, based on the AC being 9 amps. Not going any further.
What, the breaker that is just lying in the bottom? It's not installed is it? Where that breaker came from I don't know, it was in the panel when I bought the place.
Hi kevin. I am not an electrician but I have a question. I’m trying to wire a 230/208v 10/2 wire to my breaker panel. What size double breaker do I need so I won’t burn my house down? Thanks in advance!
Hi, I bought a 220V air conditioner and the surge protector on the cord will not reset. It's the same plug as yours. My outlet has 120V on each of the prongs, and a ground. Three wires. Convinced it was the surge protector and I didn't want to have to drag a 130-lb AC back to Home Depot, I chopped the GFI off and direct-wired it. Still didn't work (no surprise, b/c it had tiny sensing wires in the cord). Bought a new different AC, tho same brand, and it's the same as yours (LG #LW2422IVSM); imagine my surprise when it also won't reset; the pilot LED on the cord GFI also never illuminates. This is in my shop, which gets 60A thru 3-wire service via a 60A breaker in my house; one hot goes to each bar, and bare goes to ground/neutral, where all the white/bare wires get connected. My outlet has 115V in each leg. The box for both AC's says 220V, and the manual points out the 220V plug, so I'm assuming it wants 115 in each leg; it draws up to 2290A, so it'd have to be across two 115's, right?. It says it needs a wall receptacle that's "Standard 240V, 3-wire grounding receptacle rated 15A/240VAC/60Hz". I can pull the plug out halfway and with my voltmeter read 115V on of the two powered prongs. House is from '89, shop was added sometime later (before me). Is the GFI on these things maybe too touchy to work in this setup? Perhaps important, the 50A breaker/wire that supplies my outlet branches in the wall to also power a 30A welding outlet (still 115 on each leg and one ground/neutral). I currently have two smal 120V AC's, one old and one new, both with cord GFIs, running on separate circuits in the shop with no problem. Many, many thanks; just moved to Texas and it's getting very hot here :-).
Pulling the big outlet and wire-nutting the wires together didn't help. What DID help was discovering the 2-pole breaker in my shop breaker box was not a dual-space (or whatever you call it), so it was pulling both 120's from the same leg. I replaced the breaker with a dually so the leads come from different legs and now the GFI is happy. Seems like an important detail to point out in the instructions :-). Finally figured it out because I calmed down and prayed for help. Followed the power and there it was :-).
@@emuench155 I must have missed this comment! Looks like you have it figured out, and it was exactly what I figured it was! I was going to suggest checking if you actually have 220! If you measure both hots you should have 220-240 volts, each hot to neutral/ground should be 110-120
You should do voice work for the Simpsons 😅
Haha Troy MaClure's twin brother!
That panel needs a remodeling because that thang is a cluster fuak
After you organize the whole panel, pretty sure you'd be able to work on your appliances and circuit breakers easier, and to maintain.
Oh absolutely! Hasn't happened yet, but I'm planning on a 200 Amp panel upgrade! Panel, breakers, and wire are purchased.
You wired red to outlet and capped white, in the breaker box you wire white as hot to the breaker. Where did the red wire go in the breaker box and where is the neutral in breaker box go?
Maybe I didn’t show it in the video, but my wire wasn’t long enough so I’ve got a junction box joining a 10/3 wire with a 10/2 wire, I’ve got the white wire wired to the red in the junction box.
th-cam.com/video/UL4IbRMBQJ4/w-d-xo.html - "most strippers have holes" LOL
Why didn’t you use a stud finder?
Lathe and plaster wall, stud finders are not very effective typically, a magnet would work better.
Did you ever announce baseball games? You got that voice.
Nope, but thanks
that ac pulls 15 amps. Shouldn't that be ran on 14 gauge wire ? I bought the same AC and have to run some new wire is why i watched the video. nice job by the way. But was I was wondering about the wire size being to big if it could lead to warranty issues.
That is true for 15 amps you can run 14 gauge wire and 15 amp breaker, though if the AC takes 15 amps you will want to run 12 gauge wire and 20 amp breaker. Breaker in my panel was 30, so for 30 you need to run 10 gauge wire, plus I already had that wire on hand. Wire size being too big would not cause a warranty issue!
@@radozeman it is that duel converter one it has a 15 amp reset protection switch on the plug. I thought i seen it said it runs on a lot less amps being it a 220v . mine was delivered damaged fins the freon leaked out .. im waiting on the other one i bought to see for sure. With it being in the wall i set it to far in to read the side panel lo something else im going to fix.
You shouldn’t use higher amp breaker but u can use the wire
@@radozemanThe wire gauge is okay, but the receptacle is only rated for 20 amps and the unit is rated for 15 amps. The internal circuitry of the unit is probably not rated for 30 amps, you should be using a 15 amp breaker.
Question: what do we do when we're not sure if the wall were drilling or cutting is a main wire wall were a lot of most of the electrical wiring to the home runs through and don't want to hit any wiring and cause an electrical short or fire from cutting or drilling. How to I check for wires in the wall I know that wiring is 16in from the ground in outlet and every two feet is a stud but the wiring is what?
If you are careful with an oscillating tool those usually work pretty good in that scenario, wiring is typically required to be in the middle of a stud bay so you have a couple of inches before you hit it.
Great video . I needed this.
Oh power for AC is always needed! lol
Nice dual inverter 👌
Yes I’ve been really happy with it for a window air conditioner!
You are way too excited when you talk haha. Good video tho. Wish I had a basement to go through to run a wire but I have to go into an attic. Either way, good video.
Yeah I typically prefer the basements to the attic….
how many amp and volt does your ac need
220v @ 9 Amps per the specs.
Did anyone spot what looked like and arch at @16:52 all the same great work
You’re right, that did look like an arc… not sure on why/how.
Yes
You'd be better off doing a horizonal cut first. Then you would have known before you cut the whole thing. 😉😄
Possibly, could have tried a stud finder, might have help! Had to find studs sometimes in these lathe and plaster thoughs!
How to connect next outlet or switch to specifically single outlet?
In this case, you would have to use pigtails to the outlet. These outlets typically only hold one 1 wire
Can I use the yellow 12/2 for the ac unit and nothing else will ever hook to this
Only if you use a 20 Amp breaker and your AC will run on a 20 AMP breaker.
Do you run wire to inside breaker box or box outside on the pole
Inside breaker panel in my case.
Who is Evelyn?
I think he said everyone.
What kind of framing is that? With the wall having those horizontal posts
Do you mean the lathe behind the plaster?
@@radozeman Yeah
That's what they used to used to put on plaster walls in the old days before sheetrock.
I have a nema 10 20r.
Has 2 gold and 1 silver screws. No green ground
How do I wire it?
Black and red on gold and white on silver?
I need help
It's 20 amp for a old air compressor
Sounds like the incorrect type of outlet/plug for that compressor. First is the compressor 220? Make sure it is, or wired for 220, some can be wired both ways. Black and red on gold, silver would be white, but you need green, technically it would work that way, but would not be correct.
Stud finder?
why are you using the equipment ground wire for the neutral wire, there's no sheathing around that bare wire, if it comes into contact with something when excess current is taken back to the ground source, there will be an arc
Because this is a ground, not a neutral, what’s the difference? They both go to same place…. 🤷♂️
Whos Erwin?
What is the single outlet number 30 amp to whats on the outlet
Not sure I understand what you are asking?
@@radozeman yes can i use a 30 amp Orange cable with a single outlet that is 20A 250v
Video was nothing fancy but to the point! 🤙🏼🍻
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Why are you talking like an auctioneer?