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In Reply to: RE: Dedicated AC Line Concern posted by 1973shovel on June 11, 2007 at 00:24:42
If I was to have a dedicated line installed,I would prefer to have one continuous run from the breaker panel to the outlet but maybe in SC, it is code that wherever there is a junction box, that the line must be spliced. U could call another electrician and ask him/her what the code is.
"Being the good anal audiophile that I am, after he left I shut off the new breaker, removed the wire nuts on the splices, Wonder soldered the connections, and re-installed the wire nuts."
I have done the very same with the line that feeds my main system and on the 2 daisy chained outlets preceeding my main outlet, I reattached the wires to the outlets by wrapping them around the screws instead of using the speed connections.
"I'm still not comfortable though, still feeling that one continueous run would have been better than one with junctions."
If it turns out that it is not code to have the splices at the junction boxes, I would have it rewired...by a different electrician of course :-)
"As it was the electrician thought I was nuts."
LOL, most of them do but I have run across a couple that share the same fanaticism that we do.
How does your system sound with the new dedicated line?
Cheers,
~kenster
Follow Ups:
I listened to it the night it was installed, and to be honest, I couldn't tell any difference. It was late at night, and the system always sounds pretty good then. During the day my PS Audio Duet conditioner makes a clear improvement, but at night it's a "maybe".
If "burn in" is a factor, then there are many reports on this board that the Acme silver cryoed outlet will take some time as well.
If nothing else, I was looking for some peace of mind with the dedicated line, knowing that there was nothing else on there but my audio system. The splices took away a bit of that peace of mind, which is why I posted my question.
Thanks for the imput Kenster!
T
The guy tried to do a nice clean job with botched instruction. He was told to use BX (metal shielded) cable, which will not bend at sharp angles without breaking the outer shield. He added the boxes to make connections keeping the BX straight and neat.
You can run wire in a thousand junction boxes but there is no requirement to make a splice in any of them, although it will look like crap and cost like h***.
Stop second guessing him and think about what you really want. Stop listening to innuendo and hearsay, get professional advice ,then you'll get what you want and get it done correctly.
Next time ask him to run 12Ga. romex in EMT then you'll get a line in code rated for 20 amps and the shielded wire you want. (By the way if the romex is to be run outside a wall it is required to be run in metal conduit to protect it.)
"The guy tried to do a nice clean job with botched instruction. He was told to use BX (metal shielded) cable, which will not bend at sharp angles without breaking the outer shield. He added the boxes to make connections keeping the BX straight and neat."
I take it U have actually seen the installation?
"Stop second guessing him and think about what you really want. Stop listening to innuendo and hearsay, get professional advice ,then you'll get what you want and get it done correctly."
R U addressing me or the OP?
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