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Wiring the Victorian Home

Bob meets up with Greg Roulette the electrician who is working on the rough wiring of the house. Greg ran all the circuits back to one central location, the circuit breaker panel. Greg demonstrates how to rough wire the breaker panel, which has ground, neutral and hot wires that are being "made up" in the panel box. They also discuss how wires are sized throughout the house. For example, the kitchen requires 20-ampere circuits, which are 12-gauge wire. The higher the number on the gauge of wire, the thinner the wire is. The discussion moves onto the question of can the homeowner do this themselves? Yes they can! The homeowner must obtain a permit and abide by all codes just as the electrician must do! More information