electricians I need help

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Interior wall studs are 18" apart right? can't you drill and drop it like 16" from the pinched corner and run it diagonally down to your drop point?

The breaker box is in the middle of the wall so I would have to go through a few studs in either direction. And as far as the attic I do have a could 2x's up there to help out but it would still be a bitch up there even if it was decked.

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The breaker box is in the middle of the wall so I would have to go through a few studs in either direction. And as far as the attic I do have a could 2x's up there to help out but it would still be a bitch up there even if it was decked.

Ah, for some reason I was having a hard time picturing it in my head, and imagined everything being on the exterior wall side of the house. my bad.

he/you in my previous post. was multitasking.

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Ah, for some reason I was having a hard time picturing it in my head, and imagined everything being on the exterior wall side of the house. my bad.

he/you in my previous post. was multitasking.

We may not be on the same page, the breaker box is in the garage and IS in the middle of an exterior wall. I may have misunderstood what you meant about the studs. Either way I am off tomorrow and will be attempting to get this done. I will keep yall updated.

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Got it done and thanks rusty I did like you said and took a little pry bar up there with me, reached back over the headers and found the thin material you were talking about. I used it to pry it back a little and then was able to slide the cable in and at that point I was in the cavity right above the breaker box. I then fished it through one of the holes and it was a breeze from there.

One last question!!! The pressure on/off switch on the compressor has a sticker on it that says 230/1/60 Does that mean 230 volts/single phase/60 hertz? Also when I took the cap off of the switch to wire it up there are only 3 places to attach wires One is a ground and there are 2 for the motor. The wire I have has 4 wires in it. I used the red and black for the power coming from the breaker, I wired the green to the ground, and I guess I will just leave the white/neutral out?

Thanks

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Got it done and thanks rusty I did like you said and took a little pry bar up there with me, reached back over the headers and found the thin material you were talking about. I used it to pry it back a little and then was able to slide the cable in and at that point I was in the cavity right above the breaker box. I then fished it through one of the holes and it was a breeze from there.

One last question!!! The pressure on/off switch on the compressor has a sticker on it that says 230/1/60 Does that mean 230 volts/single phase/60 hertz? Also when I took the cap off of the switch to wire it up there are only 3 places to attach wires One is a ground and there are 2 for the motor. The wire I have has 4 wires in it. I used the red and black for the power coming from the breaker, I wired the green to the ground, and I guess I will just leave the white/neutral out?

Thanks

yes, 230 volts, single phase, 60hz

the motor won't need a neutral...it's using both legs equally, so there won't be an imbalance.

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yes, 230 volts, single phase, 60hz

the motor won't need a neutral...it's using both legs equally, so there won't be an imbalance.

This.... And being that it's the main panel the ground and neutral would terminate on the same bar. The neutral bar should be bonded in the main panel meaning should be either a bar going from the neutral to the panel frame or a green screw screwed through the neutral bar into the frame.

For shits and grins is your service grounded with a ground rod by the meterbase?

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This.... And being that it's the main panel the ground and neutral would terminate on the same bar. The neutral bar should be bonded in the main panel meaning should be either a bar going from the neutral to the panel frame or a green screw screwed through the neutral bar into the frame.

For shits and grins is your service grounded with a ground rod by the meterbase?

I think I have a ground rod because every time I weed eat around the meter it always tangles the shit out of my trimmer line.