Recent content by LipschitzWrath

All very valid concerns. To address your questions (not necessarily in the order you asked them): There is indeed a fifth slot on the bus that is powered and ready to accept another breaker. There are additional holes in the neutral and ground busses to accept an additional circuit. The...

Hey guys, got another wiring question for you. I don't know if this is acceptable or not so I wanted to see if you guys can point me in the right direction on if it's prohibited or not, primarily from an NEC perspective. I have an outdoor RV power panel. It's a GE1LU532SS, so it's got NEMA...

Agreed. I won't skimp on the panel end of the fish run. I was referring to punching up into the stud bay from down below. Can only make the hole so big. I'm unsure if this is a 2x6 wall or 2x4. My guess would be 2x6 but won't know until I cut into the sheet rock.

Wow, 2-2-2-4 AL is only $1.37/ft with a 75A rating at 60*C. I think that's the way I might go. Punch up through the floor as ARD suggested. Do you guys have any tips for snaking the cable between the insulation and garage-side sheet rock? It will be a pretty small hole I am working with on...

Valid question. I guess I decided on copper a while ago because I was trying to keep wire diameter down to help resolve the conduit issue. If I enter the stud bay, conduit is no longer a concern and it would make sense to save the money. All I need to do is use No-Alox and torque to recommended...

Is coiling it up in the joists permitted? Joke (kinda), but that's the only way I could see the run getting to 35 feet. The 42 inches was just a guess. We could roll with it for now, I'd probably have to come in through one of the lower knockouts on the back of the panel. From my copper...

Okay, allow me to clarify some things. First of all, to help others that read this, I did find the passage about coming through the floor. It is 334.15(B). The part I missed is that all of 334.15 is for "Exposed Work". By penetrating the stud bay and entering the wall from underneath, it's...

Okay guys. Here's the pictures I promised. First of all, NOT talking about anything underground or outside. This would all be considered inside the dwelling, the garage is attached. The main house panel is in the basement and the garage is on the main level (basically). If you look at the...

Sorry, I should have been more clear. What I have going on is to run a subpanel feed from my main panel in the basement to a sub in the garage. The run is only 25-30 feet long now. 95% of that will be in an unfinished basement, so no concerns there with SER. The problem comes in that when I...

I'll take some pictures when I get home tonight and post them. $100 would pay for a good portion of this project :lol:

I guess another question that has entered my mind is - are there other methods for making this short radius turn once the cable comes through the wall? I like the idea of the clean appearance of the EMT and LB, maybe there are other ways? I know someone suggested firring in a wooden "cable...

Agreed, but the source I have for the SER cable includes a #6 ground conductor. I have found it for $3.69/ft, with minimum purchase of 25 ft, plus shipping. I'd certainly entertain an offering with a #10 ground, if the price is better than that.

Alright guys, I am resurrecting my own thread, lol. I am now planning on going with 6-6-6-6 copper and only running a 60A panel. I was able to power some other concerns I had differently, so I am now in full agreement that 60 amps in the garage will be more than enough. Funny how you more...

Noted. Thank you. Might just be better off to go big and not worry about it. That's kinda how I wound up on the 3-3-3-5 lol Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

Probably need to get the cable in first and see what is realistic for a bend. I saw some other threads mentioning a "bending violation" - I have exactly zero clue how that works from a code perspective. 1.5 would be better than 2, for sure. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk