On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:03:41 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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Hi everyone. When we built our house I had the electrician run a wire
down to the basement so we could tap into it to finish the basement.
We finished the basement, but ran a new line. So now in the storage
area I have a 12/2 wire hooked into a 20 amp breaker not being used.
My question - can I simply wire an outlet to this wire?


Yes. Turn off the breaker, though, and double check with a meter or test
light to be sure it's really off. This assumes you don't want to be a human
light bulb.


I always test both before and after turning off the breaker. That way
tests the tester too.
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