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Well got the permit today. it was actually very easy which is surprising because nothing has come easy on this project so far.

thank you for that. what calculator do you use to figure that? maybe i should look into larger wire then. when i bought this i didn't account for that amperage drop.

so i did some measuring today. with some waste I'm at about 198'. the wire is 2-2-4-6 AL in 1-1/2" pvc. using an online calculator I'm getting a 21% fill. any advice? I'm thinking i can go bigger but I'm not sure about the cost/benefit.

Thank you. that's my plan. I've been told that there is no "minimum". just send in what you want to do. i was just going to add the panel and 1 TR outlet.

Unfortunately my city is way too busy to hold my hand through this. if you go through the layers of paper pushers youll eventually get to the person reviewing your plan and give you some advice from a desk but that's about it. I will call them tomorrow to find out for sure what code to follow...

I'll hand draw them for now and see what they say. i don't have software to work with CAD drawings anyway but I have done "old school drafting" before lol.

it seems like that kinda what they're looking for but if i pull a permit then there would def be an inspection. I'm glad you brought up the Arc fault and GFCI, this is the stuff I'm not too sure about. so what your saying is that when they come for the inspection, everything would have to be to...

ive read many drawings and am currently doing a remodel and while i think its usually overkill, its nice being able to go back years later if you have questions and see what, where, and why. I would hate to be the one drawing up a whole house work of electrical tho.

Thank you for the info. i'm not sure what format he has the original files in but i have them in PDF. Am i making this more complicated than it really is? A permit is all i need. i know where i want everything and I'll be doing the work myself, i just need to get that info to the city so i can...

thank you for that. i was going to flush mount but run flex all the way up in case i need to run anything in the future. i hate things sticking out of the wall and this will be right next to my lift.

Yes, elk grove CA. this is a home shop but i will have a 2 post lift, air compressor, welder, lights. #2 AL is what i have and going into 2" conduit but i'll have to double check that size. i will also measure the run today, 200' is rounded up. I've been working with the same equipment in my...

So now that the shop is done I'd like to add sub panel and a couple of outlets. I was told, by damn near everyone here, to run MHF. I believe i read that this is good to 90A which is fine for what I'm doing. The issue now is that my architect has retired so he would not be able to do the...

I think i got it now.

Well after about 2 years of planning, city bs, changes, contractor troubles, its finally done....for now. we had to electrical in the plans so that's next. 34x37 with 16' ceiling and 14x14 doors. I spoke to my architect today and he told me he no longer does drawings as hes old and eyesight is...

looks like once you get 1000'+ from HD the price is equal too.

hey brother, it varies from store to store. i'll stop by my closest one today and see if they have it. you know how costco is, here one day, gone the next.

who said it was going to a 15A breaker?

What yatg posted is what i'm talking about, i'll get more details next time i'm there.

So I noticed Costco sold 14/2 NM on big spools from a company called Spectra. never paid too much attention as I'm going to use 12/2 but now it looks like they might be selling that. My question is, has anyone used this? I'm not trying to cheap out, especially when it comes to fire safety, but...

my daily i park outside for a quick getaway. my weekend car..... i have to move 15 things.