
BEFORE THE ARCHITECT – DREAM HOME DESIGNING BACKGROUND – UNIQUE HOME DESIGN ARTICLES
FINE HOME ELECTRICAL DESIGN,
ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES AND WIRING ELECTRICAL OUTLETS
A GUIDE TO HELP AVOID HOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
By Before The Architect Copyright 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009 Before The Architect
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INTRODUCTION
The most common electrical devices in a home are electrical light switch controls and receptacles.
This article is about the dream home electrical system of design of receptacles and their wiring electrical outlets.
You’ll come across a system of dream home electrical design guidance which
---Exceeds codified prescripts or
---Addresses aspects of house receptacle and electrical outlet wiring design and installation about which
------Common codes are moot or
------Common practice can be wanting.
An abundance of safety and convenience and
durability – that’s the storyline - a guide to help avoid home
electrical problems.
HOUSE RECEPTACLES ELECTRICAL DESIGN SYSTEM
In a given bathroom
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Comment: Let no doubt dissemble. Each bathroom lavatory gets its own individual electrical circuit wiring. ½-bath lavatory gets an electrical circuit wiring all its own. 2 lavs in the master each get its own individual electrical circuit wiring.
Receptacle outlets wiring
for general utility applications
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| Receptacles shall
be connected to the line, not through it, unless the electrical circuit
wiring is
individual | |||||||||||||||
| A receptacle shall
not be split-wired | |||||||||||||||
Wiring utility receptacle
outlets in a kitchen or bar area
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Each of the
following appliances shall be connected to an individual electrical circuit
wiring
at 120 volts, 20 amps (or manufacturer’s specification) with a 20 amp (or
manufacturer’s specification) singleplex receptacle or appropriately
hard-wired to a junction box
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A switch-controlled
receptacle
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A Ground Fault electrical
circuit Interrupter receptacle exterior to a door
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Comment: The National Electrical Code slices and dices this electrical circuit wiring vs. receptacle match-up sure enough to bunch the shorts of the most serious student. This fine home designer’s in no mood to quibble.
GFCI protection
shall be applied to
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A utility electric
receptacle
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Comment: This dream home designer knows that this receptacle limitation is off the National Electric Code 2005 reservation, wherein below-counter receptacle placement may be made more permissively than the old boy’ll let happen on his watch. Too bad for the folks who follow the code. This is about deadly serious safety concerns.
| Hallway receptacles
shall be wired only on their own electrical circuit(s) wiring and none shall
be connected to any other electrical circuit wiring | |||||
| A closet, cabinet, or any other space
below a staircase shall not contain a high-voltage electric outlet wiring
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Exterior
receptacles by passage door
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