Hit 100 outlets wired in my basement remodel, thought I was done. The breaker count surprised me

Spent the last 3 weekends running 14/2 for a home office setup and stopped counting at 100 individual connections, but when I flipped the final breaker I realized I'd only used 6 circuits total. I figured I'd need at least 9 for that many boxes. Anyone else ever misjudge their load plan halfway through a big electrical job?

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fiona_carr263h ago

Did you ever stop to think about how many times you walk past those boxes in a week? I had a similar thing happen in my old house years ago, I wired up the whole workshop thinking I was being smart with separate circuits for each wall. Turned out I used five circuits where three would have done the job fine. The real kicker was when I started plugging things in, I found out half the outlets share a single wall and I could have just daisy chained them easier. You live and learn, but at least you know your basement is solid now. Six circuits for a hundred outlets is actually pretty good if you ask me, less breakers to trip and label.