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Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help!
I finally contracted an electrician to run two dedicated lines - a week from today! I have been reading thread after thread and the consensus appears to be going with 10awg wire for the 20amp run. My problem is two-fold:
- I'm stuck selecting an outlet because the electrician says that no 20amp outlet can take 10awg, that "10awg is for 30amp outlets".
- I'm stuck selecting an outlet because of what it might do to my sound.
I simply want to install something good that's going to feed a Puritan Audio PSM156. I am now running ADG Gran Vivace monos. I prefer a rich midrange.
Additionally, I asked for both a 15 and 20 amp run. People suggested I do this so my sources can be run off the 15A with amps / subs off of the 20A, but someone here mentioned ground loops? I am not well-versed in things electrical. Ideally I would like to know if I should stick with the two runs, and what would be a few good choices for each outlet if I do. @jea48 @erik_squires ... I have seen solid advice from you on the topic of outlets, but they lack things specific to awg and outlet type.
Thank you in advance!
PS I estimate the length of the run to be approximately 50', max.
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@raysmtb1 I work in IT now. As a young man I worked for a motion picture audio company, and much later picked up what little I know of the NEC when I re-fitted a basement for woodworking. I purchased an actual textbook (not a DIY guide) and poured over the relevant sections. I’m sure others here understand the NEC better than I do by far, and certainly better than I do now, being decades away from what I learned, and the peculiarities of my state’s (Massachusetts) variations of it. I just moved into a 17 year old house which was a rental for it’s entire life, so that sent me back to it again. It wasn’t terrible but after looking at what the home inspector tagged, the "haunted" lights and inspecting a couple of outlets I decided to overhaul all the outlets, switches and 120V breakers. Things have changed since my wood shop. In-panel surge protectors are now mandatory and CAFCI breakers are required in all 120V circuits in a home. Some outlets which were OK not to be GFCI’d now require it, and home outlets now have to be Tamper Resistant as well. Puts a damper on a lot of those boutique outlets people are buying. 😁
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