How do people feel when they’re about to do an electrical wiring project for the first time?

Suppose a guy has never done electrical wiring before, and he wants to do a project around his house that involves running new wire and tying into an existing circuit. How would most people feel in this situation? Do they know how to do everything correctly?

i would say anxious. They don’t know what they are doing. They do it anyways and know it is dangerous. They figure if someone else can do it, so can they.

It is easy to put a black wire on a black wire and white on white. But to have the knowledge in why we do it this way or that takes time, reading and a clear explanation of the code.

Home wiring is easy and pretty basic. But do you know how many outlets you can put on a circuit? How about lights? Can you put a 15 amp outlet on a 20 amp circuit? At what height should the outlets be? How many feet is allowed between each one? Where are GFCI outlets required? How many neutral wires can you put on each terminal or screw? How many wires can you have in a box?
Can you use the outlet as a tie point for the neutral wires? What does bonded mean? What do you have to bond to the ground in the panel? What are the maximum amount of circuits you can have in a panel? Can you add heaters or an AC unit to an existing panel?

I have been doing this stuff for almost 14 years and I am still learning!

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