A couple questions about clean up on some projects ( kbin.social )

Aussiemandeus , 4 months ago

Man i wish i could help, i know my wife who’s an electrician won’t reuse wires if it is a new wire job.

However if you change a fan you don’t replace the whole wiring too so i think it’s more to do with cost to customers.

I’m not sure about the breaker question, i work on large machines that have 24v and 400v and 230v circuits and we leave unused breakers in place.

But I’m a mechanic not an electrician

Uprise42 OP , 4 months ago

I honestly don’t see a reason why it would hurt if there’s nothing wired to the breaker. And it feels safer than leaving the contacts exposed since the metal cover is open on those slots. But I’m not sure if that’s the proper way.

As for the wire, I think it’s more so quality control. If it’s new and you bought it then you know it’s high quality and if it doesn’t work you can warranty your own work, but you can’t warranty old equipment. But this is another one where I can’t see the harm in using it if I am replacing a short strand of wire and it is the right length. Like I said, it’s type NM cable so it seems to be equivalent to modern romex wire, just a different brand.