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| Author: | hockeydad4-22 [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Is there an electrician in the house? |
And yes, I mean the house this time. I need to have at least one circuit added to my garage. If I blow a breaker and shut off the tv while my wife is watching the batchelor one more time I might just find Myself as one. |
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| Author: | Woodscaper [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
I will help you with it. I did mine and its great. I had an empty circit from when I chaged our stove to gas, then ran a sub panel into the garage and outlets and breakers from there. |
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| Author: | hockeydad4-22 [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
That Sir, would be awesome! I do not have an extra circuit that I am aware of, but I do believe I have room in the panel. Ideally I would gain 2 circuts. One standard and one 220 but I could probably live with just the one standard circuit. I can pull the wire, mount the boxes and even probably have much of what I need. But I have no idea how to add another circuit to the panel When is a good time for you to come by and get me started on my list? |
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| Author: | Woodscaper [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
We will have to do some math as to how many amps you have going into and out of your main panel. Then decide if we can run a 50 amp to the garage panel and split it up from there. Next weekend work for you? |
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| Author: | hockeydad4-22 [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
Next weekend should work well. if it comes down to it, another standard circuit is more important than the 220. I can always plug into the dryer Outlet for my 220 when I do someday get a bigger welder. |
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| Author: | Woodscaper [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
Okay, I will call you later this week. |
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| Author: | airbur [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
I added a 20amp circuit for the garage heater and piped it into a new 2 outlet box on the ceiling. One outlet goes to the heater, and I dropped an extension cord from the other to use anywhere in the garage. It works great and was easy. I was amazed that the entire garage was only on one 15amp circuit previously. I also had never added a circuit, but once you crack open the main panel, it's very straight forward looking at the install of all the other ones. I pulled one of 20amp breakers and took it to Home Depot and found one to match it. Now I can have the compressor going, heater on, lights on, and no tripped breakers:) You'll love it. |
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| Author: | Jesus_man [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
Yeah, it's pretty straight forward, especially since you have sons for the tight crawl spaces! I added two 20amp circuits to my garage and have been happy since! Do some thinking as to where you want the outlet at. I put in two duplex outlets on either side of the big door. Having a three-car garage, I primarily only use the one between the doors, but I have used the one on the far side too. J.D. |
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| Author: | hockeydad4-22 [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the help. I imagine that the first time JTS comes over it will be more of a look at the project and figure out what we need type of visit, then I can collect the nessasary materials that I do not already have and do the rough in work. Then it should be a simple thing to do the final hook up on a second day. I am more worried about the connections inside the panel than anything else. That and looking at the garage that the PO sort of finished, I will have to run some surface mounted conduit. As far as the sons helping out, you can count on that. |
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| Author: | rtreads [ Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
Give me a call if needed too... |
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| Author: | hockeydad4-22 [ Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is there an electrician in the house? |
Gents - might have to put this project off for a week or two - it turns out the master bathroom toilet has been leaking and the laminate flooring is warping so Saturday I will be pulling the toilet - removing the floor and lets hope, not replacing the sub floor... I guess this one is my fault, I have noticed the toilet being loose for a few weeks now and just kept putting off pulling it and replacing the wax ring... Let me tell you how much I am looking forward to this project. Will be in touch soon. |
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