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posted by: skimsurf
so i had this pole barn built a few months ago, and initially i didnt plan on running electric to it. as we were leveling the space for it, we found a wire that had previously gone to a barn that had been there. i traced it into the house and it went all the way to the box, but was not wired in. there was an open spot for a breaker, so i got a 20amp single pole breaker. i wired it into an outlet inside the barn. then i jumped from the outlet to a switch, then from the switch to another outlet on the rafters for the 2 four foot shop lights i bought. the wiring going into the box is 12-2 indoor outdoor wire, i used 14-2 inside the barn. once i wired everything up, i turned on the breaker, i went out to the barn, the lights were on, i flipped the switch twice and the lights came on, the third time nothing. the breaker was tripped. i changed the neutral location in the box, same thing. i took the first outlet inside the barn out and just put the switch there, same thing. as long as there isnt a load the breaker stays on, once there is it trips. any help would be great. this is mostly for lights and a few power tools, bench grinder, regular grinder etc. but mainly the lights, i just got 2 for now but i plan on adding 2 more. help.
so i had this pole barn built a few months ago, and initially i didnt plan on running electric to it. as we were leveling the space for it, we found a wire that had previously gone to a barn that had been there. i traced it into the house and it went all the way to the box, but was not wired in. there was an open spot for a breaker, so i got a 20amp single pole breaker. i wired it into an outlet inside the barn. then i jumped from the outlet to a switch, then from the switch to another outlet on the rafters for the 2 four foot shop lights i bought. the wiring going into the box is 12-2 indoor outdoor wire, i used 14-2 inside the barn. once i wired everything up, i turned on the breaker, i went out to the barn, the lights were on, i flipped the switch twice and the lights came on, the third time nothing. the breaker was tripped. i changed the neutral location in the box, same thing. i took the first outlet inside the barn out and just put the switch there, same thing. as long as there isnt a load the breaker stays on, once there is it trips. any help would be great. this is mostly for lights and a few power tools, bench grinder, regular grinder etc. but mainly the lights, i just got 2 for now but i plan on adding 2 more. help.
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