We were getting ready to start on our total kitchen remodel, at least down to the drywall. I was planning on doing everything myself, as I consider myself an above average diy-er.
Own a 50 yr old brick home, slab foundation in Houston, TX. Electrical is all old, old panel, most circuits ungrounded, but we had some grounded circuits added when we moved in, but not in the kitchen.
My questions are this:
I only have 3 circuits dedicated to the kitchen, 3 20 amp. One is for the lights on that end of the house. The other two, one for each wall (galley).
We want to add a dishwasher, so one wall would be 3 GFCI outlets, two reg. and the dishwasher.
Other wall would be 4 outlets, refrig, and small microwave. Am I killing the current load?
Does the dishwasher need a dedicated circuit?
My next Q is a whammy though. I was planning on doing all of this myself, including updating the grounded circuits, and now I fear that I am going to be setting my self up by not
a) having a permit
b) hiring an electrician to do the hookups.
I'm capable of doing the work, have done it before, but I don't want to screw myself when it comes time to sell, and the Houston code is kind of vague as to what I can and can't do, etc.
Any thoughts???
Own a 50 yr old brick home, slab foundation in Houston, TX. Electrical is all old, old panel, most circuits ungrounded, but we had some grounded circuits added when we moved in, but not in the kitchen.
My questions are this:
I only have 3 circuits dedicated to the kitchen, 3 20 amp. One is for the lights on that end of the house. The other two, one for each wall (galley).
We want to add a dishwasher, so one wall would be 3 GFCI outlets, two reg. and the dishwasher.
Other wall would be 4 outlets, refrig, and small microwave. Am I killing the current load?
Does the dishwasher need a dedicated circuit?
My next Q is a whammy though. I was planning on doing all of this myself, including updating the grounded circuits, and now I fear that I am going to be setting my self up by not
a) having a permit
b) hiring an electrician to do the hookups.
I'm capable of doing the work, have done it before, but I don't want to screw myself when it comes time to sell, and the Houston code is kind of vague as to what I can and can't do, etc.
Any thoughts???