On Wed, 1 May 2013 15:34:52 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote:
On Wed, 01 May 2013 07:33:16 -0700 Oren wrote:
I'm not sure about the stranded wire?
Thanks for doublechecking for me.
I'm not sure if I was supposed to get stranded, but, the
existing wire is apparently 10AWG stranded - so that's why
I got the same for the extension wire.
Here's a shot of the existing wires I took just now:
http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12826685.jpg
You'll notice that I need to cut off about 6 inches because
they're all busted up from spinning the motor and tugging
them through the tiny restriction of the 1/2 inch to 1 inch
elbow.
You'll see that the darn wires, with the connectors crimped
on, do not fit in the half-inch elbow easily - but that's
the size of the pump opening - so not much can be done
about it I guess.
Are those wire nuts the size you need?
Thanks for doublechecking as I've never done 220 volt wiring
before - and this is the largest diameter wire I've ever done.
Here's a closeup of the package I just snapped to clarify:
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12826544.jpg
It "says":
20AWG to 10AWG, Medium Direct Bury Waterproof Connectors
Of course, I could have gotten just regular wire nuts;
but I figured these were better (what I really expected was
that there was some kind of bolted down connection sort of
like there is in a fuse panel).
Bonding wire ... Did you get some?
Ah, thanks for asking as I hadn't mentioned it, but,
you actually noticed it's not there.
I appreciate that you're thinking of what's to come!
Since I'm not sure where the pumps will actually end up,
I figured I'd get that solid wire last since it's not
a "functional" requirement. (Yes, I know, it's a safety
requirement - so what I'll do is clamp to the existing
bonding wire when testing or more likely - I'll run with
the dark horses & just stay a few feet away while testing.)
What you have looks good. I mistakenly though you were going to use
stranded wire for the bonding wire. My bad
Disclaimer: I'm not an electrician.
So the conduit elbow had no locknut inside?
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/12817431/img/12817431.jpg