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Bringing electrical feed to detached garage

sansert

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Hi, we are in the process of building a 24W x 28D garage. We will have a 16 x 8 garage door on the front. Can I bring up my electrical conduit/pvc somewhere in the left front corner of the garage. That would be as you look at it from the front. Trying to avoid bringing it in on the side. Thanks
 
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Bert_

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You can bring it up where ever you want as long as you have space for the panel. Front, back, sides, heck even in the middle is fine if you have a wall there.
 
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larry4406

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Why would they crash? The panel will be wall mounted. It will have nothing to do with the garage door header so..........

Only you know what your front wall framing with garage door looks like. Normally the walls on the side of the garage door are shear walls due to today's building Code. Depending on your shear wall design and how you mount your panel you MAY have a crash.

What is a wall mounted panel? In the wall (flush mounted) or surface mounted? If flush mounted then yes you could have a crash (google Simpson Strong Wall for example and you can see that your panel will not fit where the Strong Wall piece is and the header above would kill the bay for running wires upwards). If surface mounted then most likely no problem.

Again - only you know your framing details. Flush mounting or surface mounting of panel is your preference as well as your location as long as your AHJ agrees.

Run your conduit thru what will be the garage door opening and then turn to whatever piece of wall space you want. With conduit and fittings you can surely get the panel where you want it from what ever access point you choose.
 

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I was going to subpanel, but decided to get a separate meter. The only thing bugging me is the electric company changed their installation method and will no longer mount the meter to the building. It must be on a wooden offset fixture...it can be right next to the building, but not on it... =(
 
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