EcoRenovator  

Go Back   EcoRenovator > Improvements > Renovations & New Construction
Advanced Search
 


Blog 60+ Home Energy Saving Tips Recent Posts Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-20-12, 06:46 PM   #61
hamsterpower
Apprentice EcoRenovator
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 142
Thanks: 0
Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by creeky View Post
have to add ... vis a vis your comment about two wire and three wire electrical wiring ...
I'm wiring my "studio" right now and a girlfriend gave me her copy of the 2010 electrical code book for ontario (canada). really good reference. 2011 adds some new arc fault requirements...
2 wire carries power to unswitched power plugs and to switched lights. one switch. one light. three wire carries two circuits of power/one neutral. or more likely. switched lights/power plugs. an example would be switches at the top and bottom of stairs uses three wire. or power plugs that are switched at the bottom plug and the top plug is always live. okay. i haven't seen this example ... but
so to see two wire and three wire is a sign your house has been wired correctly ... or at least to code.
I think you are a bit confused. I believe he was talking about 2 conductor/no ground, vs 2 conductor/with ground, not 3 conductors.

hamsterpower is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-20-12, 08:15 PM   #62
creeky
Journeyman EcoRenovator
 
creeky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: a field somewhere
Posts: 304
Thanks: 64
Thanked 44 Times in 31 Posts
Default

typically 2 wire / 3 wire is referred to without mention of the ground. not many wires out there with 1 wire and 1 ground. nor two wires/no ground.
as I understand it
2 wire is one black (hot) one white (neutral) and ground (green)
3 wire is two hot (black and red) and one neutral and ground
but i'ze no electrical expert ...


Last edited by creeky; 12-21-12 at 04:00 PM..
creeky is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:50 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Ad Management by RedTyger
Inactive Reminders By Icora Web Design