Electrical Help Needed

[falcondob]

I am installing a second breaker box in the house for the aquarium only. I had an electrician install two separate lines the last time I had a big aquarium. So, I have two sets of these wires coming through the wall of the house.

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What I need to know is where do these wires go in and where do the wires to the new GFIC recepticles hook up to the inside of this load box?

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Any help would be greatly apppreciated.

John

[brewercm]

The white and copper wire will go into that small bus bar on the right with the four screws lined up. The black wire will screw into the section of the circuit breaker that will snap into place.
The GFCI is a little harder to explain without a picture but you white and black will each be on a side of the receptacle and the ground should have a grounding spot to go to possibly colored green or a green bolt.

[brewercm]

I just thought of something now. Are these the wires that will be feeding the electrical box in the picture? This would be a different scenario. Just wanted to make sure what you were asking here.

[falcondob]

Thank Cliff! That explains the wiring to the load box. Now, I want to run wire from here to the GFCI. I know how to wire them. It is the wire from load box to the GFCI that I don't understand. Where does that wire connect in here? I hope that make sense.

John

[falcondob]

Yes, the wires you see are from the circuit box outside.

[alton]

To make this work correctly you I believe are showing a 10-2 -w- grd? To keep a balanced load you should run 10-3 -w-grd which will give you 2 hots, 1 neutral, and one grounding conductor. You will need to install a grounding lug in the panel. The only place you can ground the neutral is at the service. If the wire has already been run then install the black in one ungrounded lug and install a jumper to the next ungrounded lug. White to the Neutral Bar, and the bare to the grounding bar that you will need to purchase.