Wiring for new basement, design help

jthawkins

Luckily the house already has that, so i didn't list it in the diagram. GOod thought though

jerryh3

Check 210.70(A)(2)

Bob Mariani

no 20 amp breakers with #12 wire will be fine. Be sure to use deeper boxes to make folding the wires easier. 100 watt bulbs is a bit excessive. No more than 75W should be fine.

jamiedolan

Thanks Jerry. I was just ready to do away with my 3 way switch for the basement and have the switch at the top of the stairs just for the stairwell light. Have to rethink this one...



Jamie

P.S. to OP, sorry for jumping in with this question.

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This is good advice on switches and lighting and the flow of traffic.

As a side, I'm working on a downstairs mud/sitting room and I put in (3) 20A outlet ckts and (1) 15A lighting. My reasoning (1) ckt for the media, another for a 13A electric heater (wife just had to have it) and the third is for the rest. Could I have used less? absolutely, but I've got a sub panel in this room, the runs are short and breakers are cheap.

12' apart is maximum for placement in the area I'm putting the media, I ran 3 duplexes within 8' of wall space. Don't forget the phone, cable and speaker wires. Design it for how you want the rooms.

Just my 2¢

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jamiedolan

A few things that will help you:

1. Home deopt has some really like looking compact bulbs that are made for recessed lighting, spot lights and such. They come in different color temps and the price is very reasonable.

2. For connections between 12 gage and the small fine stranded wires in the fixtures, the very easiest thing to do is to use a small insulated crimp on, with a Klien crimp on tool. Strip the 12 about 3/8" to 1/2", strip the stranded longer about 3/4" to 1", twirl it around the bare 12 gage, so the insulation on both wires lines up. Then get it so the strands don't stick out. Slip a crimp on over the wires, while it is held in the jaws of the crimp tool. Now crimp. If it is done correctly, it is a very secure connection, and very easy. I like the connections between larger (12awg) and small stranded wires (16-18awg) much better doing it this way. But you can also do the same thing with the right wire nut.

I run 20a for everything unless I have a reason to run 15A, say there is existing wiring I need to tap into that is only 14 awg or if I am running a lighting only circuit that has 3-ways and I only need 15A (14-3 is a fair amount cheaper here than 12-3).

Good Luck
Jamie

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