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While I haven't had much time to investigate this too much yet; I did make a couple observations today. Firstly, the existing 15A circuit had no trouble running my 1000W (8.5A-ish?) space heater for a couple hours this evening. Also had my exterior Christmas lights, radio, and 3 bulbs in the...

Thanks for the comments guys :) Yes, it is kinda difficult to plan out stuff knowing that we won't be here too long, but at the same time I enjoy working on the house/garage and I while this house was more of an investment home for us, I am learning a lot. So I don't mind doing a few things...

Hi all. I am new here, I'd posted in the intros forum and it was suggested that I post my garage here to track and share my progress. I am from the Toronto area and my fiance and I bought our first home last year; it's just a typical suburban starter home with a double garage (silly how little...

I generally try to avoid hiring contractors, and i was forced to use two of them within the last 6 months (1 roof repair, 1 garage door conversion) so I've had my fill of contractor B.S for awhile.

Not far, Maybe 20ft. The panel is in the basement, but along a wall that's shared with the garage.

Wow, lots of great advice here :) Firstly, the circuit is mostly 14/2, so the idea of swapping to a 20A breaker is not an option. I am thinking Teamextreme might be onto something with the "hidden" load idea, I am going to try to get my hands on an amp clamp so I can test. I am also going to...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I really like the place already, lol. And yes, if a mod sees this and can move it to the garage gallery, please do. If not, I'll create a new thread sometime. Dubber, I already drooled over your garage earlier today, so the least I can do is answer your...

If I plug the lift into the first outlet in the series (which is actually before the light) would that eliminate the effects of any potentially loose connections? Or does a crappy connection somewhere downstream affect the integrity of the entire circuit?

Great link, thanks! I'll have to check out my panel later and confirm whether or not it's allowed.

Garage is attached. I don't have an empty slot in the panel right now, but it should be easy enough to free up a spot by installing a tandem breaker to consolidate some existing circuit to make space for the new 20A.

Thanks for the great advice thus far. I'll answer some of the questions here: -The 'series' wiring was done using decent quality outlets and was "back wired" (using the screws on the side of the outlets). They were NOT back stabbed. The light is pigtailed. -The garage is not on a GFCI circuit...

No back stabbed outlets, but I will check the connections in the panel for tightness. Good call.

Hi all. I just signed up from the Toronto area and thought I'd post a bit about my garage. My fiance and I bought our first home last year; it's just a typical suburban starter home with a double garage (silly how little 1/2 a million $ will buy you in this joke of a city). I've got two jobs, 7...

Hi everyone, I am a long time lurker finally turned poster, looking for some help with the circuit in my garage. I have a typical subdivision home built in 1989. It has a single 15A circuit servicing the garage. Originally there was only 1 outlet and a light in the garage. I added 3 additional...