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What's involved in dedicated lines

Can those who know explain what is involved in adding dedicated lines. I understand the concept and do not run dedicated lines now. My house was built in the late 50's with limited attic clearance and the outlets for my system are not easy to get to as they are behind a built in cabinet which houses all my stereo/ht equip. I want to know what an electrician would need to do from the panel to the outlets in order to install dedicated lines. I should add that my panel has fuses, not circuit breakers.
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gjkphd
gjkphd OP
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Thanks Ozfly, can the outlets I use now be converted into the dedicated lines by running different cables to them, or do I have to install new, never before existing, outlets agt the end of the deeicated line runs?
gjkphd OP
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I mean can I use the existing junction boxes that house my existing FIM outlets?
ozfly
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Gjkphd, you can go either way as long as new wire is directly connected from the outlets to the fuse box (specifically, each fuse will service one and only one outlet). As mentioned earlier, there are a number of very good threads on this with lots of great expert advice, like Harry's above -- search under "dedicated line". It pays to do your homework before talking to an electrician since few electricians are used to running dedicated lines for audiophiles.
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hbrandt
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you can certainly use your old outlets if you wish.
gjkphd OP
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I just unscrewed the fuse (20 amp) to see what else was on the line in addition to my stereo/ht. This line controls my kitchen fluorescent light, one outlet used by a cordless phone, and two other overhead lights. Are there degrees as to how negative line sharing is, or is it the more other items on the line the worse it is? or are some items like a refigerator worse to share the line with? Some of my otgher fuses are 15 amp, it's good that my stereo is on a 20 amp line?
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