Unbelievable Wiring A New Circuit

Running romex wire for a new circuit.

Wiring a new circuit. Excess wire is neatly looped along the inside edges of the panel. Take a neutral wire and cut away about a centimeter of the covering at the end of the wire. With all circuit wires connected the circuit breaker can be snapped into place into its panel slot.

Use your flathead screwdriver to unscrew one of the screws and then push the wire through. You might choose to install a 20 amp circuit in a garage or workshop to handle additional load. Install a minimum of two 20 amp circuits for the kitchen.

Run a separate 20 amp circuit to each bathroom and laundry room. Protect the receptacles with a ground fault circuit interrupter gfci breaker or gfci style receptacles. Or call in an electrician.

Hold off on turning the new circuit on for last. The process may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer but it generally involves hooking the front edge of the breaker over clips in the panel then pushing down until the breaker snaps into place. Running romex on studs and joists is pretty simple.

Run wire along side of or through studs to the first outlet or fixture and and then run the next strand of romex to the next outlet or fixture and so on. Leaving plenty of excess will make possible repairs or replacements easier in the future. So always double check the wire itself to be sure.

In this case you will need to either shut all the power off and carefully inspect the panel and or other work to find it. Start with the coil of wire at the breaker box. Many cable manufacturers color code the outer jacket of their cable but the color schemes are not universal.