home run

03-09-2011, 10:28 PM	#1
rdnrdnrdn Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1	home run is 12/2 ok to make a long (approx 80 ft) run to a room. It will have only 110v plugs and one light.

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03-10-2011, 06:22 AM	#2
SD515 Electrician     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Near Jackson Michigan Area Posts: 1,449	home run Done it many times roughing a house. __________________ Kyle Just because you can, doesn't always mean you should

03-10-2011, 09:38 AM	#3
AllanJ Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashua, NH, USA Posts: 6,743	home run Yes. For futureproofing and good practice, use all 12 gauge wiring on that circuit and you may then equip that circuit with a 20 amp breaker. __________________ The disadvantages of crab apple trees. In summer, the apples are too sour to pick and eat. In winter the birds come and leave dropping all over the place.