Thanks to everyone who posts, I've borrowed a ton of ideas from the forum,and this section.Built a 20x23 shop in the backyard in Sept. Finally powered up. No switches and plugs yet, but power! Now to insulate and board before I finish it off. 100amp panel, 2 240 outlets (welder,plasma cutter) 3 15 amp dedicated outlets(large power tools), 12 outlets at 4 ft high(basic power tools). 3 at 8ft high (radio,tv,etc) 2 240 4000 watt heaters. 8 2bulb florescent fixtures and led task lighting over each bench. All armored cable 12 14 and 10. Am I missing anything?? I put a conduit. In to the attic incase I forget anything.
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jrsulo
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Why not 20 amp dedicatwd outlets ?????
Charles (in GA)
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Thats what I was thinking. Just buy 12 gauge and 20 amp breakers and keep it simple, its a shop, you will have high draw items and even those that do not draw a lot will have high starting loads, and the heavier wire and breaker will help there.
Charles
jvitez
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Despite a moniker of Svizzera I wonder if he is in Canada?
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15 amp circuits are the most common here. CEC states lighting circuits must be 15 amp. For the longest time kitchen circuits had to be multi-branch wire 15 amp, ie 14/3 wire. Only later did they allow the NEC style 20 amp circuit.
Please post your location. It helps us help you!
15 amp circuits are the most common here. CEC states lighting circuits must be 15 amp. For the longest time kitchen circuits had to be multi-branch wire 15 amp, ie 14/3 wire. Only later did they allow the NEC style 20 amp circuit.
Falcon67
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X3 - every 120V run in my shop is 12-2 w/ground on a 20A breaker. I used 2 gang boxes where the tool/work area is located to make sure there are plenty of outlets. A small grinder and a 15" drill press, both with task lights, pull very little power but eat up 4 outlets. The mill is on a dedicated run, but the task light, quill light and table drive eat up three outlets. That's 7 gone in the space of 8' on one wall. Those outlets go fast.
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HoosierBuddy
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X4 on 20 amps. You can't have too many outlets. It's unbelievable how much **** gets plugged in! You only use one thing at a time (drill, grinder, sander, dremel, soldering iron, etc, etc, etc,) but you end up with like 10 things plugged in to do anything in the shop!
Phil
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