Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    Crate's Avatar
    Crate Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Aug 6, 2009, 12:30 PM
    Tool receptacle
    I'm wiring my parents shed as I'm looking to be come electrician after high school, and I'm having a problem with wiring the receptacle's in the shed. I have it setup but I don't know if I should wire them in parallel or in series.

    The shed has its own fuse box from the main box inside the house. And it will have a total of 14 receptacles to use with power tools, like drills, power saws, chain saws, and so on.

    I heard the receptacle should be on their own circuit if they are to be used by power tools but I'm not sure, so I'm asking you guys.
    KISS's Avatar
    KISS Posts: 12,510, Reputation: 839
    Uber Member
     
    #2

    Aug 6, 2009, 12:38 PM

    You have to look at the loads and what might be on at the same time. Some receptacles might be dedicated like a table saw.

    If this was general purpose you could use two circuits and wire every other outlet. Three circuits and wire every three. By every two, I mean as you walk around the room, skip and outlet.
    That makes a lot of power nearby where your working rather than half on one side of the shed and half on the other.

    It's better to pigtail the white and blacks inside the box rather than using the screws and daisy chain. If you daisy chain in this environment, use the screws. Also use a heavier grade outlet than the ones that cost 60 cents.
    Crate's Avatar
    Crate Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #3

    Aug 6, 2009, 05:05 PM

    Ok thank-you

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

I have a mid run receptacle [ 3 Answers ]

I want to add a receptacle on the other side of wall. I think that I need to find the hot black on the top or bottom of the current mid run receptacle and pigtail, with wire nuts, the wire to run over to the other receptacle. I also think that I would also pigtail the corresponding neutral white...

Tool bar [ 3 Answers ]

A tool bar has appeared at the bottom of my screen, and it is there constantly, even when I'm not viewing the internet. When I am looking at photo's it's still there and very annoying. Some one said to find it in add/delete programmes and delete it, but there is nothing there to say what it is. It...

Monitoring Ad Click Tool and Autoresponder tool [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, I want the details of the AD Click Tools and Autoresponder tools. Regards, Stany

NES 930 receptacle [ 1 Answers ]

What is a NES 930 receptacle and what do they use it for. Is it a 4 wire receptacle and if so can the ground and neutral be tied together? I think this is being used in a mobile home. Thanks

New tool bar in IE [ 1 Answers ]

When I log onto my internet explorer I get a new tool bar at the bottom of the screen , how can I get rid of this , I got spybot, adaware, Thanks in advance


View more questions Search