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:eyecrazy: :eyecrazy: Hugh..??? wouldn't it be more simple to state area of country so we know average temps and what your electricity / fuel bills are and any other specifics in terms of what you're heating? I'm an engineer but reading all that still had me a little puzzled. Not poking but...

Greetings. The garage I'm wiring is built with 12/12 attic trusses. I have flooring upstairs in the 'living area' of the trusses but the knee wall areas are still open to below. In time I will likely finish this area but for now it's just "storage". That said, I wasn't going to put lighting...

I think I'll go with Aceman. I looked at the exact manufacturer 'Priority Wire' and they list the ampacity at 95 amps. It also is RHH / RHW rated whatever that means (other than it's OK to be used indoors I guess. When I bought the wire from a electrical supply shop I specifically asked to...

Thanks. One point of clarification. The wire is USE-2 NOT USE-1. It appears that in the 90 degree C column that the ampacity of the wire would be 100 amps if I'm reading things correctly. The same table lists USE wire at 90 amps in a 75 degree C column so maybe that's where I got two...

Greetings. Brand new member here (so be nice) :) I am wiring my new garage. I've run 2-2-2-4 aluminum USE-1 through 2" conduit between house and garage. Total wire run is about 80' max. I have a Siemens 100 amp panel in the garage where I'll run my branch circuits from for lighting /...