Things You'll Need
- Circuit testing device
- Utility knife
- 12-gauge wire
- Flathead screwdriver
- Wire cap
Instructions
Turn off the circuit breaker and test the wires coming from the breaker with a circuit testing device. The wire is either 12 or 14 gauge. The higher the gauge number the smaller the diameter of the wire. A 12-gauge wire handles 20 amps on average; a 14-gauge wire works well with 15 amps.
Touch the circuit testing device to the wires from the circuit breaker. If the ohm needle does not respond, no electricity is coming from the breaker. Follow the wire outside to the Stren feeder at the fish pond site.
Cut the sheath off the 12-gauge wire to expose the black, white and bare or green wires. The wires inside are protected by a sheath to prevent moisture from harming and corroding the wires. The black wire is hot and is the power source for the Stren feeder. The bare or green wire is the ground wire. The white wire also is a hot wire.
Twist the ends of the black wire to thread it through the switch plate on the Stren fish feeder. With the black wire inserted, bend the wire back toward you and wrap it around the screw. Tighten the screw with a flathead screwdriver. Repeat this process with the white wire on the second screw on the switch plate.
Determine if you need to attach or cap off the ground wire. If the feeder is plastic, the ground wire simply needs capping. If the Stren fish feeder is metal, the ground wire needs to connect to the switch plate by a screw.