PipeCarver
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" we don’t see many situations where homes burn down because of electrical caused fires." lol So ground fault protection stopped most electrical fires in homes. Just plug in to a gfi and don't worry about sloppy wiring, lose connections,rodents or malfunctioning equipment. Are all of your circuits protected? or just all power circuits?@PipeCarver, like I tried to intimate, you, I and others have varying degrees of understanding in Electrical theory and it’s application. That said, anyone who’s viewing this thread may come off with an incorrect assumption based on what is presented. If you clearly state what the National Electrical Code (NEC) say’s, there shouldn’t be much to dispute. Many home growers and other rely on the defacto experts, at HD personal who may not really have any basis for saying anything, but continue everyday to any who will listen. When on forums like this if we perpetuate those misuses and misconceptions of what the “code” says, we join the party of those spouting useless information.
In the end everyone will take the path most available only those willing to investigate the facts will end up with an installation that both serves their use and is safe at the same time.
I can only add, that every receptacle I have in my garage supplying power to my grow set up are all protected by either a panel mounted GFI, or an individual GFI, which I feed the protection to anything downstream. That has and continues to provide protection that because of adhering to the NEC, we don’t see many situations where homes burn down because of electrical caused fires.
I asked you about using the receptacle in the 4x4 rather than a breaker in the panel. Would that not be acceptable and still be able to run a 3 wire from the panel? Is it safety you're trying to promote or strict adherence to regulations? Is what I proposed dangerous? or just doesn't follow the code in your part of the world?