No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why?


I wanted to pose a question on room mods but do not see a logical place
to insert it so I am going with "Speakers" as a good, wrong choice.
Moderators, can you attend to this deficiency? 

My question: I am redoing my listening room in several ways.
Not because it was bad-quite the contrary. But because the room 
was a dark hole so I bought three new windows and replacement door.
The existing wall allowed rain water in from the patio floor outside.

 I started dismantling a 20' section of wall. As I opened the wall i found the
existing base plate-not treated wood, to be dust. Then mold on the drywall.
then termite evidence. 

Once the old crap was gone, I poured a concrete base plate 20 feet and another 6 feet
on the return. Termite damage had trashed the double sill plate and parts of two joists.

With all the wiring exposed I discovered an abandoned 220 a/c line buried in the wall.
Voila!  I had 2 dedicated 110v outlets for another part of the room. 

Might as well add 5 can lights while I was at it.

I upgraded the Streaming ethernet line from cat 5 to cat 7. Might as well
since I had sawsalled thru the old line. 
Then I learned that fiber is a better bet so I will be changing that later.

Another find! A buried abandoned entry door offering a 30" x 80" x 10" shelving
opportunity! 

I started this task by removing the old carpeting.

Now to my question. 

Shall I go with new porcelain tile flooring and plan on area rug -or-
put carpet back for its superior sound absorbing properties?

I hope someone out there has been down this road and has
an experience to share?

Thank you!


chorus

Showing 2 responses by cleeds

millercarbon
... I have no idea how you get 2 lines of 110 out of 220 ...
If you’re in the US, NEC allows a 240VAC line to be split into two 120VAC lines with a shared neutral. You can do this because the two lines are different phases. Each 120VAC line must be on its own breaker, and the pair of breakers need to be physically tied so that if one trips, so does the other.

You’ll need to check whether your local code allows this use, but it’s likely that it does.
handymann
One can split a 220VAC line and both are already on the same side of the buss, however if you have two high current monoblocks, the ground or “common” will not be able to carry the amperage that one will need for each amp.
If we are talking about residential use in the US, this does not make sense. A 240VAC line would consist of a pair of 120VAC lines each fed from a different bus. There’d be no way to have them on the same leg. NEC allows the 240VAC line to be split into two 120VAC lines with a shared neutral. Each 120VAC line must have its own appropriately sized breaker, and the breakers must be tied together so that both trip simultaneously. You would need to check with your local inspector to determine if such connections meet local code.