No, I meant breaker, good catch, thanks
Questions on Dedicated 20 amp home wiring
Hello, I live in a home that is 45 years old. I have purchased a lot of equipment recently and would like to add a dedicated outlet. I need some help and was wondering if someone has a contact for someone to consult with. I have the following questions:
1. what gauge wire should be used
2. Any specific Fuse that should be used
3. Any specific outlet that should be used
4. I have 11 sources, 2 solid state amps, 1 tube amp, 1 pre, 1 phono stage, 2 turntables, 1 tuner, 1 cd transport, 1 DAC, 1 streamer. Can I use a single outlet or is it better to run two?
5. I'm using two Decware ZLC power conditioners each with 6 outlets, wondering if I can plug each into a single outlet plug and call it good after the home wiring has been completed?
Thank You
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Myself have awg10 Copper wiring , a 4 wire 2 grounds 1 common ground the other a insulated,isolated ground with its own buzz bar inside the box with its own ground , and breaker contacts are from Siemens Germany Silver over copper to eliminate oxydation , which very hard to get I tried to order more , maybe online or highly recommended changes 20 amp copper breaker every 4-5 years for copper oxydizes. And for house Siemens surge protector at the breaker box That is passive until a fault . |
@carlsbad2 is spot on, and I agree with him. New to Hifi, and conveniently renovating a house I had multiple 20amp breakers, with 12ga copper wire (whole house was actually 12ga) with audio grade outlets put in. I think I had 4 outlets for my main system and 3 outlets for my living room system. Sadly once I set everything up my big power amps still generated a hum in one of my tweeters, and surprisingly a HumX did the trick. I'm now building out a tube mono block system and kinda concerned about my electrical, but this time I'm trailing a Puritan 156 (line noise conditioner) with my new amps once they come this week. Well see... I even had upgraded AC cables (Corona cables) for my solid state amps (JC1+), yet luck of the draw I guess. I still would have done it since work was already underway throughout the house and we weren't living in it at the time, but now I'm 50/50 on having electricians add additional 20amp outlets in our bedroom, but I will absolutely do it again and then some once I start work on my dedicated office/listening room which is just studs now. So if you have everything else dialed in for your system (if you feel that way) dedicated lines is yet another good move for guaranteeing your power needs are met, but again there are also power line conditioners +/- that could help you should you feel your power isn't the best. Good luck and happy hunting! |
I installed two 20 amp circuits. One for my Pass Labs XA 60.8 mono block amps and one for my pre amp, CD player, turntable, and other accessories. I used 10 gauge wire (not fun to pull and maybe overkill), audio grade receptacles and nothing special regarding the breakers. It made a noticeable difference. |
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