Hi all, long-time lurker, first-time poster. I am a mechanical/civil engineer in NYC who has spent a decent amount of time looking through the 2008 NEC, and recently started wiring basic circuits in my home. Still have tons to learn.
I am going to re-wire the sloppy lights in my basement. To keep it clean, I'd like to wire two 3-way switches in the "middle" of the series of lights (power straight to the switches, then back to the lights). Then I'd like to extend the constant power & neutral wires to the last light, and from there go into the next room for lighting. And from there I'd like to go outside to power one GFCI outdoor receptacle and one outdoor light.
All lighting is low-power LED. 14-gauge wire planned. GFCI outlet outdoors w/ outdoor light downstream of the GFCI outlet. Diagram (also here: http://i.imgur.com/aiPJ1yb.png):
One problem might be that I've got too many wires running into a box (two boxes have 11 wires + grounds!).
Is this legal per 2008 NEX? Is there a better way to run 5 wires between two boxes besides a 14/2 and a 14/3 side by side? Cheers.
I am going to re-wire the sloppy lights in my basement. To keep it clean, I'd like to wire two 3-way switches in the "middle" of the series of lights (power straight to the switches, then back to the lights). Then I'd like to extend the constant power & neutral wires to the last light, and from there go into the next room for lighting. And from there I'd like to go outside to power one GFCI outdoor receptacle and one outdoor light.
All lighting is low-power LED. 14-gauge wire planned. GFCI outlet outdoors w/ outdoor light downstream of the GFCI outlet. Diagram (also here: http://i.imgur.com/aiPJ1yb.png):
One problem might be that I've got too many wires running into a box (two boxes have 11 wires + grounds!).
Is this legal per 2008 NEX? Is there a better way to run 5 wires between two boxes besides a 14/2 and a 14/3 side by side? Cheers.
