Where to run the wire....
 

Jon Danniken wrote:
Installing a 10K BTU A/C (8A) for a relative. The outlet to be used
is on the far end of a daisy chain of a half-dozen other outlets and
two ceiling lights.

It looks like I'll be running a dedicated wire for this outlet.

The outlet in question is two feet from an exterior corner, and about
a foot off of the ground.

All of the wires in the house go up from the breaker box, and route
around in the attic to whatever header they drop down from. There
isn't a wire coming out of the header above the outlet in question
(nor the adjacent one), leading me to believe it goes horizontal
through it's daisy chain.
If I run the wire up to the attic, I have to fish through wall
insulation, a firebreak, and the header, which has about 10" of
working room in the attic. Did I mention the 18" of blown insulation?

If I drop the wire down to the crawl space, I have to make a 90
degree bend in the 4"x6" footer (down from above, into from below),
and will have to cut out two kicker panels for work access (one below
the outlet and one below the breaker box in the utility room).

I'm thinking my best bet will be to run the wire down.

What say you?


Depends on how close you are to this "relative." For a distant in-law,
consider running the wire in a conduit attached to the outside of the house,
then through the wall at the desired location.

Should take about an hour and you won't have to muck around in the attic or
crawl space (where there might be spiders and other icky things).