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Route Electrical Wires Through Walls and Ceilings

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Day in the Life of an Electrician, Installing an Infrared Ceiling Heater in a Bathroom, Thoughts?

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What happens here

Electricians access the area below the bathroom floor and in the attic to run electrical wires. This involves navigating around existing plumbing and electrical components. The goal is to route a dedicated electrical line to the heater location in the ceiling and to the thermostat location on the wall.

Goal: Establish pathways for new electrical wiring for the heater and thermostat.

Tools and materials

  • Electrical Wires — Providing power to the heater and thermostat
  • Flashlight — Illuminating dark spaces like attics and wall cavities
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from dust and debris

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Okay, day in the life of an electrician on a service call at a customer's home. Let's get right to it. So, today we're installing a smart infrared heater and a smart thermostat for a resident's bathroom. The homeowner said it was starting to get cold in his bathroom when you would drop a log in the toilet or brush his teeth. So, we're installing the infrared heater in the ceiling. The heater was 1,000 watts and we needed a dedicated electrical line ran to the heater and an inline thermostat. We ended up disconnecting the hot tub heater and using that existing electrical line for the heater. We installed a junction box to extend the

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