gm280
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Re: 100, or 200 amp service, to Garage
oldjeep, I planned my shop layout a year or so before starting to build it some years ago. It is 24' x 36' workshop with a 24' x 16' breezeway connecting the house and shop. The shop has enough power to handle most every type stationary power woodworking tool one could ever need and a lot of those power tools use 220 voltages. I also have metal working tools as well with cut-off machines and metal lathe and band saw and welding equipment as well. I also have loads of electronic working tools to boot as well as reloading equipment too. So I wired all my outlets at around 42" off the floor so I don't have to craw under anything to plug in anything. And I wired the receptacles about every 4' separation all around the walls with every other four foot 120 volt outlet also has a 220 volt outlet too. And every receptacle is daisy chained with each wall so no two outlets on any wall are on the same circuit. It took a lot of wiring but well worth the no hassle results. And every outlet is a 20 amp circuit. There are zero 15 amp setups in the shop. The shop is completely insulated and finished off and painted in a white paint to increase light. And the drop ceiling lights are positioned so there are zero shadows anywhere. That doesn't seem all that important until you realize you don't have to find a good light source to eliminate shadows while working on anything. A lot of preplanning when into the shop design and layout. So a 220 volt 200 amp sole source power capacity was a no-brainer... I also wired outside receptacles with GFCI outlets. I do love working in that shop... And I did have four people working at the same time on different stages of production items before. :joyous:
oldjeep, I planned my shop layout a year or so before starting to build it some years ago. It is 24' x 36' workshop with a 24' x 16' breezeway connecting the house and shop. The shop has enough power to handle most every type stationary power woodworking tool one could ever need and a lot of those power tools use 220 voltages. I also have metal working tools as well with cut-off machines and metal lathe and band saw and welding equipment as well. I also have loads of electronic working tools to boot as well as reloading equipment too. So I wired all my outlets at around 42" off the floor so I don't have to craw under anything to plug in anything. And I wired the receptacles about every 4' separation all around the walls with every other four foot 120 volt outlet also has a 220 volt outlet too. And every receptacle is daisy chained with each wall so no two outlets on any wall are on the same circuit. It took a lot of wiring but well worth the no hassle results. And every outlet is a 20 amp circuit. There are zero 15 amp setups in the shop. The shop is completely insulated and finished off and painted in a white paint to increase light. And the drop ceiling lights are positioned so there are zero shadows anywhere. That doesn't seem all that important until you realize you don't have to find a good light source to eliminate shadows while working on anything. A lot of preplanning when into the shop design and layout. So a 220 volt 200 amp sole source power capacity was a no-brainer... I also wired outside receptacles with GFCI outlets. I do love working in that shop... And I did have four people working at the same time on different stages of production items before. :joyous:
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