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Let me just say that "unclicking"the floor tiles, especially in large sections, is a huge pain in the ***. First, they aren't easy to unclip. Secondly, large sections of the floor tires are surprisingly heavy to drag out of the garage. And finally, clipping them back together in large sheets is...

I used to do that too, until I found a much better and easier way. I give mine a quick vacuum, just to get any debris that fell through the floor tiles. Then I powerwash the entire floor with my $20 surface cleaner attachment on my power washer. The floor tiles come out sparkling clean and the...

I purchased a Craftsman hose decades ago and it came with a free lifetime warranty. So it has been replaced a few times over the years. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to take advantage of that lifetime warranty anymore.... EDIT: It seems like Lowes carries Craftsman hoses, but they now...

This place can get a little nerdy regarding lighting. Personally, I went out and purchased 12 each of the 4' LED shop lights (5,000K was my choice) from Lowes for my 3-car garage back when my house was built in 2016. Six years later and I'm still super happy with them. Super bright and costs...

I think he meant to say "cat":D

My plan was to install a NEMA 14-50 for guest/family use. If I get a wall connector, it will be hardwired, so in that case a 60A circuit to be able to run 48A charging current. I've read that plugging in the wall connector to an outlet will limit it to 32A max charging current. But all of this...

Yeah, I get it. I know that I should have used "cable" instead of "wire" in my prior comments. But I've always used the word wire when talking about electrical conductors, even if it's technically a cable. That's just my own fault for causing the confusion in this thread. I assumed that everyone...

Interesting. I haven't heard this. Everywhere I look, people are installing wall chargers or a 240V outlet in their garages.

I think I need three conductors, at least for the wall charger. I was planning not to have to run a ground wire if I was using metal conduit.

So here's the wall between my large door and my small door. The plan is to run the conduit and boxes to this space and then trim it out and make it all flat (on one plane), which will give me a neat appearance and hide everything. The conduit would be going up and to the right side, above the...

I didn't think about this and I'm not really planning to charge anything outside, but I suppose it's possible that I could have something mounted outside for guest charging instead of running the charge cable though the open door.

This is the info I was looking for. I didn't realize that I couldn't get 6/3 Romex into a 3/4" conduit. And yes, it's a 60A circuit, so if I'm using 3/4" conduit then I suppose I'll have to go with #6 THHN instead.

Yeah, what I was thinking was probably 6/3 Romex. Or maybe 4/3 Romex if the run ends up being too long. The plan right now is to just get the conduit set up and sheetrock everything. I can decide on wire (or cable for those who are picky) size after the fact. Some people go with #6 AWG THHN if...

I don't plan to install a subpanel in the garage. That's why I want everything in the walls. My main panel is in a utility room in the basement and it shares a partial wall with the garage. So if I run conduit around the garage doors and down low through the side wall, it will come out at the...

I know...but let me clarify the question----what I'm trying to determine is if I can run two 6-gauge wires in a 3/4" metal conduit. Honestly, I'm not even sure if that would physically fit, but the point of my question was to ask if there's any code restrictions on the numbers of wires (based...

No, what I was asking there is if code will allow me to run two 6-gauge wires in one conduit. I believe 6-gauge wire (with 4 conductors) is required for the amp load for the wall connector. So what I was asking is can I run both of those wires in one conduit or would I need to run two separate...

Works great for a phone, but to wirelessly charge a car is pretty much science fiction at this point in time. Maybe some day in the distant future we will see something like that, but it's just a pipe dream for now to be able to pull into your garage over a charging pad to charge your car. And...

Sure. That's why I want to run conduit. It pretty much future proofs everything. I know that most EVs have level 2 charging at around 50A currently (no pun intended) and that a Tesla Wall Connecter runs on a 60A circuit.

No, I just said I would be running two separate conduits. You know, for two separate circuits. That's the idea for now. And that's also the reason why I want to put conduit in the wall. If I need to run a larger gauge wire in the future, it's easy to pull a wire and run a new one. You know, if...

I probably should have explained this already, but there are no studs visible in that wall, so in a sense it is a finished wall. What I mean by "unfinished" is that it's sheetrocked inside the wood that supports the doors and door frames. My plan is to run the conduit and then trim out as needed...