220 Routing issue

[77irish77]

I recently moved into a new home and would like to add a 220 line to my attached garage. The main breaker is on the outside of the garage wall just opposite of where I would like to locate the oulet inside. The run would be very short, basically the width of the wall.

I had an electrician come out and he suggested just drilling through the back of the box. Is this ok? What would be involved in the way of conduit etc?

 

[MrMark]

Is this outside panel (combination meter main/loadcenter?) surface mounted on the outside or semiflush in the wall?

 

[ezzzzzzz]

A picture is worth a thousands words. What is the 'breaker' for? Is it actually a 'disconnect' for a sub panel in the garage? Whether you can just extend from the 'breaker' to an outlet a few inches away is very questionable. The outlet you desire must be protected by an overload device for your protection.

 

[77irish77]

Surface mounted. Meter is not attached.

 

[MrMark]

Is this a loadcenter? How do the wires get inside the house? 90 degree conduit fitting through the wall? A big KO and ****** through the back into the wall cavity? If so that is how you would get the new wire inside for the compressor.

 

[77irish77]

MrMark, I just went out and checked. Feel like an idiot, the conduit going into the garage was obstructed by a wire bundle. Thanks for the input.....false alarm.

 

[rburke65]

Some folks will prosecute you on this site for saying "220"........ But it won't be me!