Connecting the unconnected:
(3.1) Connect and Label your wires
At this step, you will need to follow the wiring diagram to label the wires you laid for all fixtures and tie them properly after connection, the best way is with a marker and electrical tape to allow you to know which groups go to your overhead lighting, the outlets, or your light switch, etc. If you want your work to look better and make the cable easier to identify, adding the cable marker to distinguish the cables is a better idea.
Cable markers are used for the identification and labelling of wires and cables. Properly labelling the cables for each electrical outlet and light switch used in your Home Project is crucial as it saves time when troubleshooting and money when moving, adding, or changing your home fixtures. It’s fairly cheap on price and will absolutely help you. It’s definitely not expensive to buy on the Taobao platform, the 10 rollers which cost me $25 numbering from 0 to 9, each roller is 5 feet long, can be combined into the required number per the circuit diagram to identify your cables.
(3.2) Finalize your circuit diagram and check before the connection for your distributing cabinet
Before the commencement of any wire connection, you’re required to have a circuit diagram you designed for your home project, and you need to countercheck each circuit from the diagram to ensure that all circuits are properly connected to all fixtures.
In this part, I revised at least twice to my home project circuit diagram and finalized a four-page diagram for the purpose of troubleshooting. With a comprehensive wiring diagram, it is to not only solve the immediate problem but also strengthen the home fixtures against future issues.
(3.3) Cut to an appropriate size and connect to the cabinet’s ports and all fixtures
Once you reach your cable to the wire ports, you have to cut it to a neat and adequate length for your connection, leaving at least 12 inches of extra at first. The last thing I guess you want is to accidentally trim it too short, so you have to be careful not to cut it over. Otherwise, you may need to reroute the affected wire or connect it with a short wire to extend it.
Try in the distributing cabinet to connect all the wires carefully as per the intended circuit diagrams and tie them properly.
(3.4) Install covers for the outlets, switches and fixtures
Install covers of the outlets, the Tee and elbow joints, and the junction boxes for your home project, make sure every bit of wiring is done before you cover the boxes.
When you’re reading this paragraph, you might now catch the fun from the Home Project because your handy work would have come to life… if you were me, but you are not me unless you’re interested and willing to be a project player to tackle your own project.
It might be challenging to do on your own, especially if this is your first time doing something like this Home Project. To be honest, wiring a house isn’t difficult if only you follow the proper guidance and do it with good preparation. If your confidence is not yet ready, don’t do it! Through the way you ask for some help to ensure everything is gone reasonably and safely, the helper who shall be a professional trained in such electrical installation, who can be a friend, or a classmate at the secondary school or college or a neighbor, to go work with you at the stages from planning to energization.
(3.5) Work Review
Working Time: 80 hours
Date of completion: 17 December 2023
PS: Reminder Notes
1. You should always turn the electricity off to the main switch and verify the power is off and not fed in before you begin to replace any fixtures and perform the connection of the wires.
2. Proper safety precautions are essential whenever you work with electricity.
3. Due to the potential risks involved when working with electrical circuits, it’s best to call in an electrician if you’re not confident in your abilities. Don’t do a DIYer if you don’t have knowledge about electrical installation, but a helper instead with a qualified worker.
To be cont'd
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