codetalker
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I'm sure many folks will ask why. A few reasons, I have about 30 switches per floor, 6 way switches, 4 ways, 3 ways, I can run them all to the panel room very quickly without even a label on small gauge wire. For lights, it just seems crazy to run 14/3 all over the place to accomplish this task when I can use 14/2&g everywhere. I want to be able to control all the lights, it's tough with a 2 story house keeping track of all the lights. I can cycle them to appear to be home while out. Power savings for sure.
I have a simple plan that I would like to describe and get input especially code concerns from an inspection point of view. I want to control lights with switch inputs. I will leave receptical wiring to standard NEC specs.
Here goes...First thing I want to do is use low voltage (5V) from all the switch boxes (Inputs) using standard boxes and switches but instrument cable, secondly run wire (14/2&G) to every light fixture with a box inline(in the panel room) to insert relays (Outputs).
Before I go further is there someone that knows the code for switched lighting requirements. I'm hoping to use a small computer to read switches and turn ON/OFF lights? Is there some requirement that lights need to be wired the way they are today per the NEC? I know stairways need hard switched lights, that's fine. My inspector is a nice guy but no doubt has to be done to code.
If this seems OK so far I will continue with more details; wire specs and terminations, fuses.
Thanks
I have a simple plan that I would like to describe and get input especially code concerns from an inspection point of view. I want to control lights with switch inputs. I will leave receptical wiring to standard NEC specs.
Here goes...First thing I want to do is use low voltage (5V) from all the switch boxes (Inputs) using standard boxes and switches but instrument cable, secondly run wire (14/2&G) to every light fixture with a box inline(in the panel room) to insert relays (Outputs).
Before I go further is there someone that knows the code for switched lighting requirements. I'm hoping to use a small computer to read switches and turn ON/OFF lights? Is there some requirement that lights need to be wired the way they are today per the NEC? I know stairways need hard switched lights, that's fine. My inspector is a nice guy but no doubt has to be done to code.
If this seems OK so far I will continue with more details; wire specs and terminations, fuses.
Thanks