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Ideas for passing electric into garage from outside mounted panel...

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wmchurch

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Renovating a small garage and I'm looking for ideas on how to pass the electrical from the outside panel into the garage.

- New 150A Meter / Main Breaker Panel combo mounted to outside of the garage.
- Want to pass electrical through back side of panel into garage

Garage is 2x4 frame with 5/8" sheathing and 3/8" Hardipanel siding

Initially I was thinking just a 2" PVC conduit from panel to inside, but Ideally I feel like this should terminate into a Junction box directly behind the panel inside the garage and feed out from there. Would most likely be using romex inside, stapled to studs and what not...

I have pulled a permit, just trying to think through the best way to make this termination.

Wiring trough mabe?
 
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Residential here with an outside breaker box, they just seem to punch it through the rear of the main panel and spider it out from there.

I'd do it the way you're doing it, 2" conduit, but I'd probably put another panel on the inside and deal with the breakers there... But it's more expensive this way and perhaps a bit redundant.
 
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wmchurch

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Yeah, I was trying not to overdo things as I usually do. First thought was to meter can on outside and panel on inside, but this is really just a tiny garage that is storing my tractor and has to run chargers and stuff and wanted to keep wall-space free on inside.

I have a run that will go out to a boathouse that has its own subpanel. At some point might have friends who will camp with RV so this just felt right.

Home is going on property at some point and that will have it's own service.

My brother suggested a wiring trough, I've seen them and I'm just having trouble locating them locally at HD or Lowes. Might need to be searching for something else.

Thinking more about this, probably a 3" conduit ****** should be just fine between the boxes with locknuts and bushings. I really only plan to have 3 circuits inside the garage at this time (2-20A outlet circuits and 1-20A lighting) but who knows what I might want in the future! :)
 
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