{"id":1545,"date":"2021-12-23T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2022-04-19T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:00:01","slug":"attic-wiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/attic-wiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Attic Wiring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I wired up the attic this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"Heat pump and exterior light junction boxes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Heat-pump-and-exterior-light-junction-boxes-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Adding a switch for a future exterior light will allow you to control the porch light from the vestibule.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I added a junction box for the air handler and another that runs to a switch for future use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"HVAC outlets ready\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-outlets-ready-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The ERV and ventilation fan will be on one circuit, while the dehumidifier and condensate pump will be on the other.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then added outlets for the ERV, dehumidifier, condensate pump and ventilation fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"HVAC control junction box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1548\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/HVAC-control-junction-box-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This will include the thermostat and ERV controller, which use four wires each.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HVAC control wiring will all be done in a water-proof low voltage terminal box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-2048x1536.jpeg\" title=\"Light with motion detector in attic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Light-with-motion-detector-in-attic-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The dehumidifier doesn&#8217;t need a remote control, as you can simply set it to 50% and leave it be.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then added a light on a motion sensing switch, which is very handy as it comes on automatically when you enter the attic and always shuts off on its 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I added a junction box for the air handler and another that runs to a switch for future use. I then added outlets for the ERV, dehumidifier, condensate pump and ventilation fan. HVAC control wiring will all be done in a water-proof low voltage terminal box. I then [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1545"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1688,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions\/1688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}