Home electrical-how to: New wiring on patio-2,3-way dimmer switches? how's it done?

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02-14-2010, 10:39 PM

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nice on the pre-planning for tv and stuff, i only prewired for 2 speakers, i had mine prewired for cable/tv and now 2yrs later i still havent put up nothing yet! lol... i went with ceiling fan with lights, i wish i would have just gotten the ceiling fans without lights and then some of those ceiling lights, it would of looked alot cleaner.... im planning on doing the slate tile here soon and go ahead and brick/stone the columns. post up some pics when you are done...

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02-14-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tootall

breaker box to the patio is a single 12/3, 20amp breaker

3 lights per fan = 6 total . . . on a 2 way switch

8 lights 50w each on 2, 3-way dimmers (can't figure out the diagram)

2 random plugs will be added for small stuff like Christmas lights

1 quad to be added for SAT TV, small 4.1 sound system, and 32-42" TV

yeah, i would pull an extra circuit for the fans and recepticles, all of that is a lot of stuff for one 20A breaker IMO. maybe this will help you with wiring the switches.

http://www.justanswer.com/questions/...d-of-a-load-of

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02-17-2010, 08:26 AM

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got the wiring all up . . . looks like spaghetti !

Had some help from Jake and getting the pannels up, cut some holes, figured out how to mount some lights . . . making progress . . .