StreetThisEVO
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Hello everyone! This is my first post on the forum.
This past weekend I finally decided to start a long overdue garage project. I spend a lot of time in my garage and always hate what winter brings here in NE Ohio. My garage is 34' wide x 26' deep with a 9' 3" ceiling height. It has no heat and the existing electric is horrible. I am planning to do a complete overhaul over the next month or so that should make it a nice place to enjoy year around.
With only weeks left until the ground starts to freeze I dug the trench from my house to the garage over the weekend. This was my first priority! With the help of a few good friends we dug it to a depth of 24" x 10" wide. Overall length from the house to the garage is roughly 27' in length.
I will be running my gas pipe at 24" below grade. I am using ENDOT 3/4" IPS PE yellow gas pipe.
Specs: 3/4" nominal size / 1.050" nominal O.D. / 11 SDR / .095" minimum wall
From my gas source inside the house I will use typical black iron piping. Most likely 3/4" from where I 'T' it in at. The black iron pipe will be come out of the house (below grade @ 24") directly through my foundation using a GasTite 3/4" IPS x 3/4" NPT transition fitting with con-stab coupler (Part # TRANS-12). I will sleeve the block wall with 1-1/2" PVC so the transition fitting doesn't make contact directly with the block. This transition piece is roughly 20" long and is half steel and half plastic. I will make sure zero plastic pipe enters the house. The sleeve and transition piece will be sealed to prevent anything from getting into or through the foundation.
The yellow gas pipe will run the length of the trench and will connect to a GasTite 3/4" IPS x 30" vertical x 3/4" NPT rigid riser with con-stab coupler (Part # RISER-12-30) so it can exit the ground by the garage. I plan to use a shut off valve off of the riser where it converts to the black iron pipe. This way I can shut off gas in case of a fire. From the riser into the garage and to the new heater I will use once again your typical black iron pipe. Near the heater I will convert the black iron pipe to a flex line w/ shut off valve.
I purchased the GasTite chamfering tool as well as a riser bracket to support the riser as it exists the ground near the garage.
The yellow gas pipe will have a tracer wire ran along side it as well.
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In the same trench I plan to run two separate conduit runs using 1-1/2" electrical PVC conduit. One will carry my new electric line and the other will carry my low voltage wires. I am not sure what gauge electric I will run as I need to speak to my electric company about adding additional service to my home. It will most likely be a 40 amp 8/3 wire for power. I hope to run these side by side with about 8" of horizontal separation as they lay in the ground.
I plan to run this conduit at 18" below grade. Just like the gas pipe I spoke of above these will exit my home below grade and then will exit the ground using a riser before it enters my garage.
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Does anyone suggest I do anything differently? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
I need to start thinking of what heater I want to by. I like the idea of using a radiant heater but am uncomfortable with where to place it. I will most likely use a traditional style heater that is wall mounted near the ceiling. Does 60-80k BTU sound about right for this space?
Here are a few pictures of the progress thus far:
This past weekend I finally decided to start a long overdue garage project. I spend a lot of time in my garage and always hate what winter brings here in NE Ohio. My garage is 34' wide x 26' deep with a 9' 3" ceiling height. It has no heat and the existing electric is horrible. I am planning to do a complete overhaul over the next month or so that should make it a nice place to enjoy year around.
With only weeks left until the ground starts to freeze I dug the trench from my house to the garage over the weekend. This was my first priority! With the help of a few good friends we dug it to a depth of 24" x 10" wide. Overall length from the house to the garage is roughly 27' in length.
I will be running my gas pipe at 24" below grade. I am using ENDOT 3/4" IPS PE yellow gas pipe.
Specs: 3/4" nominal size / 1.050" nominal O.D. / 11 SDR / .095" minimum wall
From my gas source inside the house I will use typical black iron piping. Most likely 3/4" from where I 'T' it in at. The black iron pipe will be come out of the house (below grade @ 24") directly through my foundation using a GasTite 3/4" IPS x 3/4" NPT transition fitting with con-stab coupler (Part # TRANS-12). I will sleeve the block wall with 1-1/2" PVC so the transition fitting doesn't make contact directly with the block. This transition piece is roughly 20" long and is half steel and half plastic. I will make sure zero plastic pipe enters the house. The sleeve and transition piece will be sealed to prevent anything from getting into or through the foundation.
The yellow gas pipe will run the length of the trench and will connect to a GasTite 3/4" IPS x 30" vertical x 3/4" NPT rigid riser with con-stab coupler (Part # RISER-12-30) so it can exit the ground by the garage. I plan to use a shut off valve off of the riser where it converts to the black iron pipe. This way I can shut off gas in case of a fire. From the riser into the garage and to the new heater I will use once again your typical black iron pipe. Near the heater I will convert the black iron pipe to a flex line w/ shut off valve.
I purchased the GasTite chamfering tool as well as a riser bracket to support the riser as it exists the ground near the garage.
The yellow gas pipe will have a tracer wire ran along side it as well.
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In the same trench I plan to run two separate conduit runs using 1-1/2" electrical PVC conduit. One will carry my new electric line and the other will carry my low voltage wires. I am not sure what gauge electric I will run as I need to speak to my electric company about adding additional service to my home. It will most likely be a 40 amp 8/3 wire for power. I hope to run these side by side with about 8" of horizontal separation as they lay in the ground.
I plan to run this conduit at 18" below grade. Just like the gas pipe I spoke of above these will exit my home below grade and then will exit the ground using a riser before it enters my garage.
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Does anyone suggest I do anything differently? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
I need to start thinking of what heater I want to by. I like the idea of using a radiant heater but am uncomfortable with where to place it. I will most likely use a traditional style heater that is wall mounted near the ceiling. Does 60-80k BTU sound about right for this space?
Here are a few pictures of the progress thus far:
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