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Running Electrical Wire through Basement

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What happens here

Run the 6-gauge Romex wire from the electrical panel location along the planned route through the unfinished basement. Secure the wire to the wooden joists using insulated staples at regular intervals, ensuring the wire is neatly routed and protected from potential damage. The goal is to bring the wire close to the intended EV charger location in the garage.

Goal: Route the high-gauge electrical wire from the panel to the charger location.

Tools and materials

  • Headlamp N/A — Providing illumination in dimly lit basement areas
  • Ladder Werner — Accessing the ceiling joists in the basement
  • Staple Gun N/A — Securing the Romex wire to wooden joists
  • 6-gauge Romex Wire N/A — Providing electrical power to the EV charger
  • Insulated Staples N/A — Securing the Romex wire

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the customer's house. Today's job, we're installing electric vehicle charger, which means high power and lots of load. This is the game plan. >> Saying maybe the back it's easy to staple. >> All right, so that was my bro Kenny. So, we decided to staple the wire for the EV charger along this long joist. The customer's basement was unfinished, so it's completely fine with the code. We ran six gauge ROM mix wire in the basement and I installed a 50 amp circuit breaker which is completely rated. The total wire run in the basement was about 80 ft and it wasn't over 100. So don't need to worry about

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