Need to add a 110v electrical outlet

cbshoestring wrote:
Sounds like you are a happy DIYer. Congratulations. :B

As a life long DIYer (before they coined that term), I take all advice seriously. Yes, some will sound as if they are belittling you, but I think they really mean well with the warnings. Don't just hear---listen----even the dissenters can teach you a thing or two. Soak it all in, then do it your way.

I hope you will consider the above when I make this added "peace of mind" suggestion.

Nicely put....and now that I've settled down a bit I appreciate your point of view but I'm not as forgiving as you. I'm regarded as a "good guy" by most and my post was not intended to create any controversy or conflict with anyone, but that guy really set me off. I was trying to engage in a friendly exchange of information to learn from others with more experience than me and in comes this guy to tell me how dangerous it was to have a dummy like me with no experience attempt to do this monumental project. It's not like I was trying to rewire the space shuttle. This guy might be very knowledgeable and good at what he does but I could never learn anything from a person that only talks from a critical, negative point of view.
Thanks for your input though... I appreciate it.
IBCARGUY

Sounds like you are a happy DIYer. Congratulations. :B

As a life long DIYer (before they coined that term), I take all advice seriously. Yes, some will sound as if they are belittling you, but I think they really mean well with the warnings. Don't just hear---listen----even the dissenters can teach you a thing or two. Soak it all in, then do it your way.

I hope you will consider the above when I make this added "peace of mind" suggestion.

I'm with the OP, some of us are very talented in our chosen fields and very adventurous and want to learn more about a lot of things outside of those fields. I for one have a degree in Management and have worked most of my life in the electrical/electronics fields, I have worked professionally, if only part time as a silversmith, auto mechanic, and EOD(explosive ordinance disposal)Tech. I am now learning RV body repair and painting. Last week my house batteries did not charge driving from LA to "Q" and because the Converter takes so long to put a charge to the batteries, I started the engine go give them a little boost. Didn't happen, turns out the Aux Batt. solenoid is bad. To insure I didn't screw the system up, I read old posts, looked up schematics and determined how to test the systems without a second pair of hands and eyes.

I think that the OP having decided what he wanted, set out to verify what he was planning to do. He is, to me at least, pretty da@ smart and understands and knows more than he said about himself. As a general contractor I made buckets of money doing what beemerphile said he has done. Most of the guys who passed themselves off as contractors were just plain old dumb. Never check on how to do things, never looked at how the work was done and a host of other errors.

IBCarguy did everything right and deserves kudos and I don't think he is going to go off doing this professionally. He learned, he did the work and he is justifiably proud.

Everyone can learn from his example.

beemerphile1 wrote:

IBcarguy wrote:

Beemerphile, you are so predictable! I told my wife that guys like you would probably post something negative about me doing this job...and you did! People like you just want to chine in with your "I'm a guru" remarks and hope that some new comer might actually listen to your self-serving rhetoric so that you might feel important.
I hope this doesn't offend any of the guys that offered some great suggestions and information, I appreciated the input.
Btw, my next project is to install a 12V lighter outlet.....hmmm, maybe I should hire a professional?

I don't see my post as negative, I sincerely hope everything is correct and you have many happy and safe years of use. How is that negative?

Beemerphile1 - I've said enough so let's end this by saying if you see any future posts by IBCARGUY....don't bother responding, I'm not interested in your opinion.

IBcarguy wrote:

Beemerphile, you are so predictable! I told my wife that guys like you would probably post something negative about me doing this job...and you did! People like you just want to chine in with your "I'm a guru" remarks and hope that some new comer might actually listen to your self-serving rhetoric so that you might feel important.
I hope this doesn't offend any of the guys that offered some great suggestions and information, I appreciated the input.
Btw, my next project is to install a 12V lighter outlet.....hmmm, maybe I should hire a professional?

I don't see my post as negative, I sincerely hope everything is correct and you have many happy and safe years of use. How is that negative?

Beemerphile1 wrote - (Just be aware, I have found many installations that worked but were installed incorrectly and were dangerous. The fact that it works doesn't mean it is done safely.

I sincerely hope it is safe. My years of training and of fixing other people's mistakes make me very cautious.

I sincerely hope it is safe. My years of training and of fixing other people's mistakes make me very cautious.)

Beemerphile, you are so predictable! I told my wife that guys like you would probably post something negative about me doing this job...and you did! People like you just want to chine in with your "I'm a guru" remarks and hope that some new comer might actually listen to your self-serving rhetoric so that you might feel important.
I hope this doesn't offend any of the guys that offered some great suggestions and information, I appreciated the input.
Btw, my next project is to install a 12V lighter outlet.....hmmm, maybe I should hire a professional?

And the purpose of this post was........trying to scare him ??
Should he still go out and hire an elec tech to inspect his work ??

beemerphile1 wrote:

IBcarguy wrote:
I finished this job this afternoon and it was no big deal....To those negative people out there that insisted I should hire a pro, I TOLD YOU I COULD DO THIS!

I'm glad you accomplished the task and it works.

Just be aware, I have found many installations that worked but were installed incorrectly and were dangerous. The fact that it works doesn't mean it is done safely.

I sincerely hope it is safe. My years of training and of fixing other people's mistakes make me very cautious.

First you need to be sure that the wall is deep enough to for the box that the receiptal will be mounted in, the size of box depends on size of wire and how many wires and devices.
Also be sure that you can get a cable from the breaker box/panel to where you want to install the receiptal.

PM me if you want and I'll try to help.

Dusty

Sometimes "professionals" make real blunders too. How many posts have there been on these forums about hired electricians, pros, experts, that hook up a 30 amp RV outlet and it was wired in 240! I believe the OP did a good job and his work is perfectly safe! He asked lots of questions, did lots of research, planned and executed carefully, and is happy with his work. If there is a problem with his wiring, I would think the camper would have caught fire the instant he plugged into shore power.

Good grief folks, it's a camper, not the electric power plant! Sheesh!

IBcarguy wrote:
I finished this job this afternoon and it was no big deal....To those negative people out there that insisted I should hire a pro, I TOLD YOU I COULD DO THIS!

I'm glad you accomplished the task and it works.

Just be aware, I have found many installations that worked but were installed incorrectly and were dangerous. The fact that it works doesn't mean it is done safely.

I sincerely hope it is safe. My years of training and of fixing other people's mistakes make me very cautious.