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Hi everyone. It’s my first time posting on this forum but I have been lurking around for a while (you can tell that some things I plan on doing came from other members garages – I hope they don’t mind). I moved into my first house in the beginning of 2011 and finally got around to working on the...

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Hi everyone. I am working on installing a sub panel in my garage and have a question. I am running NM Cable for all the wiring and am planning to run EMT from my attic down to the top of the panel (this will be inside the drywall and act as chase tubes for the cable). I am planning to run 3/4"...

I am slightly confused on the GFCI outlet. In my diagram for branch 1 will Outlet 1 or 3 be the GFCI outlet? I assume it would be Outlet 1 (closest to the breaker). How many outlets can be hooked up to a single GFCI outlet? Thanks Michael

Thanks for the input. McDowell - Thanks for the diagram. I think i understand what your saying and it looks like it will save on a junction box and some wire. Buzz4041 - If i understand correctly i need to have GFCI outlets in the garage. My plan was to have a GFCI on the first outlet then all...

Yes, the switches will be in the same box right next to each other. Does this pose a problem or offer another wiring option? I attached another diagram. I made the one branch outlets so i could visualize it a little better. I think i have it right now???? Michael

Thanks Charles. I have one other question. The 'lights' in the ceiling are actually outlets that the shop lights plug into. I assume that the recomendations that you guys made are the same if they are outlets or lights? If outlets are wired as I showed in my first diagram they would have the...

Thanks guys, I definitely don't want the whole line going down if one light goes out. That's something i did'nt even think of. Attached is my attempt to do what Charles explained. Hopefully i understood it correctly. I have it shown using 12/2 from the panel to the first light then 12/3 for the...

Hi everyone. This is my first post, i have been lurking for a while and have learned alot and been inspired. I am working on redoing my 2 car garage and am ready to do the electrical but i wanted to find out if what i am thinking is correct. I am running a sub panel to the garage and feeding...