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  1. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    Not rocket science I could show my 6 year old how to do it but. Are you willing to risk an arc from the main. I have a friend that is missing 2 fingers cause of this. But do what you will. I am shure 10 min on a computer can beat 4 years of collage on building codes regulations and electrical maintance. But it is simple.
     
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  3. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    huh, what, im confused
     
  4. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Thanks, I can do it, the question is do I really want to. It's easy exept for running the wire in the walls/celing, that's what I don't want to do.
     
  5. 10acrewoods

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    Had a friend running new circuts on an existing box while pulling the top most breakers he drew a arc off of the bolts from the main and the jolt blew his index finger and middle finger off. His fingers never touched the screws we figure he was wearing steal toe boot and must have been near grounding bar that was attached to main water inlet coming out of floor in basement.
     
  6. 10acrewoods

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    Do you have a basement or crawl space.
     
  7. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    It's a finished basement
     
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  9. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    than he shouldnt have had his fingers in the box, enough said.
     
  10. 10acrewoods

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    well then looks like you might have to get into your attic. In one of the job i did I found a circut that wasn't being used much and spliced off of this. As luck would have it it was all run in a small little attic. Just have to find a circut that don't have much on it. bathroom circuts and guest bedrooms are great splicing points. Other then that break out the fish tape.
     
  11. Beamerhack

    Beamerhack Coral Banded Shrimp

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    find out what type of wiring you have and upgrade the breaker to like a 40 if you can I have done it before if your home was made well the cable will handle it.
     
  12. 10acrewoods

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    job site required steal toe boots. What are you going to do about that. not go to work that day.