Recent content by waldosgone

1. Put two coats of stain on SWMBO's planters so we can plant morning glories. 2. Straightened up a bit. 3. Filled nail holes in 98 year old trim so I can reinstall it. 4. Sanded said trim.

So just making sure I have all the material correct (run from house panel to sub panel will be ~35 feet) 100 ft black #8 stranded….$47.00 (2 hot runs from house panel to sub panel) 50 ft white #8 stranded…..$26.00 (1 neutral run from house panel to sub panel) 50 ft green #10 stranded…$15.00 (1...

Only trencher I was planning on using was a shovel and a day or so worth of labor. Either way (MWBC or sub panel) I was planning on THHN.

With that said sounds like a small panel would be the better choice? What would we be looking to run a 50 amp panel? The panel is 30 ft from where the garage is currently. It'd give the future owners some room to grow or knock the thing down and start over fresh….

Thanks for the info! Now if only it can stop raining (I'm sure I'll change my tune in August) so I can dig the trench.

Thanks, is a MWBC something that an electrician should be able to do? Is a MWBC a good idea with high draw (table saw and small dust collection) running on it? I've attached a picture to give everyone a rough idea of what I'd like to do. I'd like this to meet code as there are so many parts of...

Permanent. Permit if required. I live in Oklahoma. I was planning on digging the trench and hiring an electrician to run the wire. I figured there was no reason to pay his rate to dig a trench… Currently have 3x T8, 2 bulb fixtures. Two in the main area and one over the work bench; I figure...

Garage Journal, I've searched through the mighty Google and now I'm turning to Garage Journal for some advice. I've got a detached, 1916 garage. It's 16x18 and I currently have electric run out there (from the previous owners) and here's the setup. 15 amp circuit split from an existing...