24x36 electric plan

[thdewey]

Here's my plan tell what you think.

• Electrical Plan for Garage
• Garage is 24 X 36 deep.
• 12 X 36 room upstairs (future movie room and storage room)
• Workshop area in the back of garage w/ workbench
• Just me working in shop => one tool at a time for the most part.
• Constant loads Lighting, mini fridge
• Auto loads: Small 110v compressor for now

1. Main Service to garage

• 100amp breaker located on feeder panel outside garage.
• 2-2-2-4 Copper cable to garage sub-panel.
• 1.5" conduit run on 15' run to sub panel w/ 3 elbows. Already installed.

2. Sub Panel (GE panel)

• small 12 breaker panel
• separate ground rod 8' copper bonded at sub panel

3. Breakers (GE breakers - space saving as needed)

1. 3 outlets SW corner
2. 3 outlets NW corner
3. 3 outlets N wall Workbench
4. 4 outlets N wall Workbench
5. 3 outlets E wall
6. 2 outlets SE corner (one for liftmaster garage door opener) + 1 across driveway
7. Exterior lights: GD, entry door front, entry door rear, entry door upstairs
8. 20 amp Lighting fluorescent (18) dual 4' T-8 or (9) quad 4' T-8
9. Lighting Upstairs 4 cans and one fluorescent in storeroom side
10. 4 Outlets upstairs
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Note: workbench outlets will be alternated to prevent overloads and have different color covers. All outlets GFCI protected. 220v in future for compressor/welder.


Issues:
1. Should I combine some of these outlet strings?
2. Need couple extra outlets in the ceiling for drop cord reels. If needed, eliminate outlets on E wall.
3. Decide if using GFCI outlets or breakers or mix (as I already have some standard 20amp).
4. How do you install ground rod?
5. How high should outlets be?

 

[IDASHO]

Issues:
1. Should I combine some of these outlet strings?
2. Need couple extra outlets in the ceiling for drop cord reels. If needed, eliminate outlets on E wall.
3. Decide if using GFCI outlets or breakers or mix (as I already have some standard 20amp).
4. How do you install ground rod?
5. How high should outlets be?

* If you have the wire, keep them separate.

* GFI outlets are typically much cheaper. And you can cover and entire circuit with one GFI outlet if you place ti at the beginning of the run.

*Ground rod can be buried or driven into the ground with a sledge. if you hammer it in though, be sure to install the clamp over the rod BEFORE you drive it into the ground.

* I place all of my shop outlets 48" off the ground. This makes installing wall sheeting much easier, keeps the outlets well away from any moisture, as well as allows room for workbenches wherever you want.

 

[Torque1st]

All of the above.^^

Put in a bigger sub panel (20-30 circuit).

GFI outlets are more prone to nuisance trips than GFI breakers.

Put a few outlets in the ceiling on the lighting circuit and a switch for future cord connected lights or task lights.

 

[Nealcrenshaw]

Dewey, What does 2-2-2-4 mean? I don't remember this.

 

[IDASHO]

He s referring to the size of the supply wire running to the subpanel.

hot-hot-neutral-ground

 

[thdewey]

Ground rod is in. Pulling the cable this afternoon. Torque first1, I took your advice and put a little bigger panel. I still wanted to keep it smaller so 16 breaker.
Thanks,
Tom