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I'm going to add a new sub-panel (100A or less) in my attached garage. It'll be right next to the existing 200A panel. Both will be recess mounted into the drywall of the garage. The feed will exit the bottom of the main panel, go through a stud and enter the bottom of the new panel (total run...

Planning to add new outlets about 45" above the floor in my garage remodel . Is there any new code requirements forcing me to use child-proof outlets or can I still use standard CFCI protected outlets? Thanks, Paul

I plan to mount a 75K Big Maxx heater on my garage ceiling and the vertical 4" B-vent exhaust will pass through a 24" o.c. rafter bay that also containes a 1-1/4" horizontal black pipe gas run that supplies the house. I know I have to keep combustables 1" from the B-vent (will use a section of...

Found this link to a VERY informative handbook for sizing and installing exhaust vents for gas appliances. There's tons of info here, much of it more involved than I need, but it's easily understandable and directly applicable to most installations GJ members might try to undertake themselves...

Finally getting around to getting the parts I need to install and mount a 75K Big Maxx NG Heater in the garage. I thought I'd be able to just buy what I needed locally rather than buying the Mr Heater vent kit with the unit since I wasn't sure at the time if I'd go vertically or horizontally...

I want to surface mount twenty 48" dual bulb T8 fixtures in my 800 sq ft garage. Ceiling height is 9'. I plan 3 rows of 3 fixtures each with 2' lengthwise between fixtures in the double car bay and 2 rows of 4 fixtures each also with 2' spacing in the longer single car bay. 3 more fixtures...

Is it "legal" in the most common US electric codes to cut the plug off the end of box store FL fixtures and run the supplied cords (2 wire with ground) right through the garage sheetrock ceiling to power in junction boxes in the attic? Thanks, Paul

Newbie's ignorance showing :o Am I correct to assume that a main lug panel rated 125A can be powered by using a maximum of two 60A circuit breakers in the main panel? Thanls, Paul

I'm trying to decide what thermostat to get to control my 75K ng garage heater. I found two Honeywell heat only thermostats (1 analog & 1 digital) that have temperature ranges fro 35-90F but they don't have a Fan-ON control switch. I also found a digital termostat that can control 1 heat & 1...

I live in climate zone 5 and am getting ready to install a 75K natural gas Big Maxx heater in the 800 sq ft attached garage with 9' ceilings. The walls and ceiling are already sheetrocked so I'll use blown-in insulation for both the walls and the attic above the ceiling. I know that there was...

I'm planning a subpanel to power and light my garage. The home's main 200A service panel is in the garage, but all spaces are filled (including a number of tandem breakers). I plan to use a few more tandem breakers to free up enough space to add a 70 to 100A DP breaker to power the subpanel...

For my garage wiring project, is it better to provide the required GFCI protection for the outlets by using a GFCI C/B in the subpanel or through the use of a GFCI Outlet in the circuit? I know the circuit can be wired so all outlets are protected by a single GFCI outlet, but is there a...

I'm looking to put a main lug subpanel in my garage. Any opinions regarding which panel and circuit breakers are better? I can get Eaton/Cutler Hammer, Siemens, GE or HomeLine products at my local box stores... Thanks, Paul