I am planning to run 220 to my garage and had a couple q's.
I have half of a 2 car garage for my hobbies ~22x10.
Right now it is woefully underpowered with a single 15amp circuit.
I anticipate the need for 2 220v tools running at once. One is a dust collector and the other is a tool (table saw, band saw etc).
I have 200amp service run to my house (Apex). The outside breaker box serves 3 AC units, the stove and sends 90 amps to another breaker box in my garage. The outside box is full except that I use a gas stove so the 40amps is unused. But adding up all the circuit breakers yields > 200amps. Anyone know how far you are allowed to push this? I.e. if I wanted to run 60amps to the garage would this additional 20 amps be a problem for code?
The garage box is fully used too except for a 30amp 220v circuit for the dryer. But I use gas dryer too.
My plan is to re-use the 40amp circuit for my stove and wire a new breaker box in my garage. The stove sits against the garage wall so I plan on reusing the 8 AWG run of wire from the outside box to the garage. I don't plan on using they dryer circuit.
Looking at lowes the minimum I see is 70 amp breaker boxes. Are there any code issues with running a 40 amp circuit to a 70 amp box? I only plan on installing 1 20 amp 220 circuit and 2 20 amp 110 circuits. I guess 1 220v circuit is cutting it pretty close for a DC + a tool. Both would have to be max 2ph...
The wiring plan is to install a junction box where the plug for my stove currently is. Then wire from the box up the wall to a breaker box in the garage. From the breaker box I will run EMT to the ceiling and from there around half of the perimeter of my garage. Where I need outlets I will put a junction box and drop the cable down into the wall and install outlets a little over counter level.
I plan on adding 2-3 220v outlets and at least 4 110v outlets.
I do plan on pulling a permit for the work and I will have a friend help who has done a fair amount of wiring.
Any feedback on my plans?
Thanks!!!
I have half of a 2 car garage for my hobbies ~22x10.
Right now it is woefully underpowered with a single 15amp circuit.
I anticipate the need for 2 220v tools running at once. One is a dust collector and the other is a tool (table saw, band saw etc).
I have 200amp service run to my house (Apex). The outside breaker box serves 3 AC units, the stove and sends 90 amps to another breaker box in my garage. The outside box is full except that I use a gas stove so the 40amps is unused. But adding up all the circuit breakers yields > 200amps. Anyone know how far you are allowed to push this? I.e. if I wanted to run 60amps to the garage would this additional 20 amps be a problem for code?
The garage box is fully used too except for a 30amp 220v circuit for the dryer. But I use gas dryer too.
My plan is to re-use the 40amp circuit for my stove and wire a new breaker box in my garage. The stove sits against the garage wall so I plan on reusing the 8 AWG run of wire from the outside box to the garage. I don't plan on using they dryer circuit.
Looking at lowes the minimum I see is 70 amp breaker boxes. Are there any code issues with running a 40 amp circuit to a 70 amp box? I only plan on installing 1 20 amp 220 circuit and 2 20 amp 110 circuits. I guess 1 220v circuit is cutting it pretty close for a DC + a tool. Both would have to be max 2ph...
The wiring plan is to install a junction box where the plug for my stove currently is. Then wire from the box up the wall to a breaker box in the garage. From the breaker box I will run EMT to the ceiling and from there around half of the perimeter of my garage. Where I need outlets I will put a junction box and drop the cable down into the wall and install outlets a little over counter level.
I plan on adding 2-3 220v outlets and at least 4 110v outlets.
I do plan on pulling a permit for the work and I will have a friend help who has done a fair amount of wiring.
Any feedback on my plans?
Thanks!!!