Saturday we will finish up adding a 100A panel to my detached garage. The new panel was only 35’ of cable from my main, and the garage is tied to the house by decking so the run was relatively easy.
A friend who does electrical for a local hospital guided me with planning, providing a shopping list, etc. She told my wife I’m a good helper, I catch on quickly, and “usually does not have to tell me something more than twice”
We ran exposed EMT conduit and it looks mighty nice. My first thought was to go with PVC, but EMT was so easy to cut and layout. Plus it is easy access for changes in the future.
My “shop” is my side of a two car garage. We ran two 3/4” EMT lines from the new sub.
One line has six 110-20A quads and the other is six 220-A singles. Each box on a separate circuit about 4’ apart. We also added a 220 30A line for a future mini-spilt or wall mounted heater.
I already plan to make the a couple of the 220s double circular outlets for things like the lathe and bandsaw that are close, but will never be used at the same time. Duplex round covers are hard to find, but lighting supply online had them cheap.
I know just a wee bit about electrical, some things I’ve learned is the amperage of the panel does not limit circuits, the size of the panel does. Go big with lots of spaces.
Planning is key, we changed the conduit routing several times. Each time getting more simple and elegant.
Pulling 1” 2-2-2-4 cable is really hard. It took all the two of us could do to get it routed.
Planning out the wiring for each run of conduit, cutting to length and pulling was something I realized I would have been entirely clueless about. It was tight making turns. Having an expert guide me was invaluable,
A friend who does electrical for a local hospital guided me with planning, providing a shopping list, etc. She told my wife I’m a good helper, I catch on quickly, and “usually does not have to tell me something more than twice”
We ran exposed EMT conduit and it looks mighty nice. My first thought was to go with PVC, but EMT was so easy to cut and layout. Plus it is easy access for changes in the future.
My “shop” is my side of a two car garage. We ran two 3/4” EMT lines from the new sub.
One line has six 110-20A quads and the other is six 220-A singles. Each box on a separate circuit about 4’ apart. We also added a 220 30A line for a future mini-spilt or wall mounted heater.
I already plan to make the a couple of the 220s double circular outlets for things like the lathe and bandsaw that are close, but will never be used at the same time. Duplex round covers are hard to find, but lighting supply online had them cheap.
I know just a wee bit about electrical, some things I’ve learned is the amperage of the panel does not limit circuits, the size of the panel does. Go big with lots of spaces.
Planning is key, we changed the conduit routing several times. Each time getting more simple and elegant.
Pulling 1” 2-2-2-4 cable is really hard. It took all the two of us could do to get it routed.
Planning out the wiring for each run of conduit, cutting to length and pulling was something I realized I would have been entirely clueless about. It was tight making turns. Having an expert guide me was invaluable,