500' 12/2 cable, 15 amp circuit breakers, 15 outlets including gfci's

Season's about over, time to get back to my continuing saga of home renovation replacing 4 complete circuits throughout the house. Patch the resulting holes in the walls and ceilings, replace the baseboards and paint, and no. 6 is ready for resale.

Originally Posted by pm01

I wish I had those skills Ryou.

The work really isn't difficult, just time consuming. I've helped others get started.I find their fear is lack of knowledge and with a little coaching their off on their own.

Basements 2nd floors, attics and 1st floor outlets are a piece of cake. First floor and hall ceiling lights and switches are the bears and that's where I'm at right now, busting open ceilings to run wire from light to switch. I've picked up a few short cuts for resealing the holes that have to be cut to thread the wire between the studs and beams at the ceiling corners.

Nah, I'm too old school. My daughter gets PO'd because I don't answer her text messages. I tell her to call me if she needs me. She just sends another text which I never think to look for.

".....and even then I threw the master switch and killed the whole house."

First rule of home ownership....figure which breaker controls which appliances, lights and outlets...and don't trust the little notations on the box. It's the first thing I do before starting any work. It takes an hour of so, but in the end it saves a ton of time. Pick up a ground tester too and use it to not only identify which outlets are properly grounded and then what's hot and what's not with each breaker off.

They're only a couple bucks.

Good advice, RU! Years ago my wife and I lived in a mobile home on a farm. We had been apartment dwellers prior, and had a portable dishwasher. I decided to install the portable under the counter. (It was designed so that this was easy to do.) Everything went fine - and the last task was to connect to the house wiring. There was no receptacle under the sink, so I figured I'd hardwire it. Rather than fight with wiring under the sink, I went outside and removed the aluminum panel from the outside - it gave me complete access. I congratulated myself on my genius. I double-checked that the power to the kitchen was in fact off, selected the piece of romex, and cut into it. I then picked myself up off of the lawn approximately 10 feet from the house. The line I cut ran to the living room - not the kitchen.
I hate doing electrical.