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by on Nov.09, 2008, under Electrical

house wiring
Alexander S asked:


i have a saltwater reef tank that draws allot of power, it requires two recepticles that is off of one 15A breaker which also feeds my livingroom, computer room, and refrigerator. I want to move those two recepticles to a different breaker. How do that?

Garyb
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3 comments for this entry:
  1. rhsaunders
    November 12th, 2008 on 9:23 am

    Not easy to do. You will need to run a separate cable from the outlet box to the breaker box. If you can get at the wiring from below, it may be doable; you will cap off the existing outiet wiring with wire nuts, connect the outlet to the new cable, and connect the other end to a new breaker which you install in the box.

  2. monteakin
    November 13th, 2008 on 9:02 pm

    The one you have while youre at install gfci outlet rather than moving the one you have while youre at install new breaker and outlet rather than moving the one you have while youre at install new breaker and outlet.
    The one you have while youre at install new breaker and outlet rather than moving.
    The one you have while youre at install new breaker and outlet rather than moving the one you have while youre at install gfci outlet rather than moving.
    The one you have while youre at install gfci outlet rather than moving the one you have while youre at install gfci outlet rather than moving the one you have while youre at install gfci outlet rather than moving the one you have while youre at install gfci outlet.

  3. PENATRATOR
    November 15th, 2008 on 8:33 pm

    Repace the 15 amp breaker with a 20 amp breaker..you should be fine ……if not install another 15 amp breaker and run some 14-2 romex from the panel box next to the old recept and use a cut in box and install a new recept using the new romex and there you have side by side recepts one with a dedicated home run.

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