Westcojack
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Per code you can't tape the ends of #12 or #14 wire, you must run the proper color.
Care to give a reference for that? It used to be allowed. They could run #10 and then they could mark with tape? I admit it's better to avoid the tape marking method if practical.Per code you can't tape the ends of #12 or #14 wire, you must run the proper color.
A few points. Most residential electrical service is only one phase. Yes there are two poles, but this is just two separate taps on the step-down auto-transformer. The only justification for balancing the load is assure that you stay within the main CB rating. e.g., a 200A service provides 200A on each of the poles. So you may not want to put lots of large, single pole devices on one side. The good news is that most large load are 240V (two pole) and are 'self balancing'.... The only way to truly balance the load on the two poles is o have everyone on the the secondary side of the auto-transformer cooperate. This might involve the neighbors...
I have a genset that can provide power to some branch circuits via a 'multi-switch' transfer switch. In this case I needed to carefully balance the circuits on the two poles of the genset. The genset main CB is a two pole 30A so I wanted to maximize my utilization of the genset output.
I have and like sub-panels. But I don't have any powerline carrier communications devices. Maybe another advantage for an RF (Z-wave, Zigbee, etc) solution. I would second Lou's suggestion for a sub-panel in the server area.
Per code you can't tape the ends of #12 or #14 wire, you must run the proper color.
Care to give a reference for that? It used to be allowed. They could run #10 and then they could mark with tape? I admit it's better to avoid the tape marking method if practical.
I really think you are over thinking this as there are a number of ways to do it...
Nice explanation, thanks!General rules for remarking cable/wire
In a cable, you may remark the white (neutral) wire as a colored (hot ) wire.
You may not remark any colored wire for neutral or ground.
For a feed using ##/2, this gives you a 240V only circuit.
For wire, you may remark #4 and larger as white or green.
This is because the larger wire usually only comes in black.
Refer to NEC 200.6 and 200.7 for the nitty gritty.