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08-30-2006, 10:48 PM
I'm trying to electrify my storage/work shed. I've buried a 12 ga wire (set) 18" underground to (eventually) connect the shed to a 25 amp breaker on the house. I was told by a Home Depot dudette that I should really use a fuse box on the shed, so I purchased this: http://www.polsteins.com/prod-0080169-zoom.html.
The product didn't come with instructions, nor could I find anything on the internet, so I need a little help.
Note the picture does NOT show the 2 fuse holders that come with this product. These holders are part of a separate assembly which is attached to the box with a couple screws (I guess the photographer didn't have a screwdriver to install the fuse holders, so he/she just left that incidental part out of the photo).
I understand that I need to connect the hot wires to either end of the fuse holders. (If I'm only bringing in a single line, I presume I disregard the second fuse holder? - read on before you answer)
What I DON'T understand is what to do with the ground and neutral wires.
If you have a look at the photo above, you'll see a wire "bus" in the middle of the box. Do I use this bus to connect the ground wires or the neutral wires? Since there is only a single wire bus, do I just use a wire connector (nut) to connect the wires not connected via the wire bus?
OR, am I supposed to connect the hot wires with one fuse, the neutral wires with the second fuse and the ground wires via the wire bus?
While I'm on the subject of electrical setups - I'm putting in a 3 (pair) outlet electrical box. All 3 outlets will be powered off the same source. Instead of connecting all 3 outlets (directly) to the same source wire (with a single wire connector), is there any reason I shouldn't connect the first outlet to the source wire (with the wire connector), the second outlet directly to the first (via the holes on the back of the outlets) and the third directly to the second (via the holes in the back of the outlets)?
Can you tell how much I DON'T know about electrical wiring?
The product didn't come with instructions, nor could I find anything on the internet, so I need a little help.
Note the picture does NOT show the 2 fuse holders that come with this product. These holders are part of a separate assembly which is attached to the box with a couple screws (I guess the photographer didn't have a screwdriver to install the fuse holders, so he/she just left that incidental part out of the photo).
I understand that I need to connect the hot wires to either end of the fuse holders. (If I'm only bringing in a single line, I presume I disregard the second fuse holder? - read on before you answer)
What I DON'T understand is what to do with the ground and neutral wires.
If you have a look at the photo above, you'll see a wire "bus" in the middle of the box. Do I use this bus to connect the ground wires or the neutral wires? Since there is only a single wire bus, do I just use a wire connector (nut) to connect the wires not connected via the wire bus?
OR, am I supposed to connect the hot wires with one fuse, the neutral wires with the second fuse and the ground wires via the wire bus?
While I'm on the subject of electrical setups - I'm putting in a 3 (pair) outlet electrical box. All 3 outlets will be powered off the same source. Instead of connecting all 3 outlets (directly) to the same source wire (with a single wire connector), is there any reason I shouldn't connect the first outlet to the source wire (with the wire connector), the second outlet directly to the first (via the holes on the back of the outlets) and the third directly to the second (via the holes in the back of the outlets)?
Can you tell how much I DON'T know about electrical wiring?