Wiring diagram

[Diggler1979]

Hey guyz. Great site. First post so here goes. Wiring my new garage
i am wanting to run two always on plug ins and three switched lights off the same circuit and all coming out of the same junction box. Id like to run my power supply into this box for ease of running it. Take a look at what ive drawn up n lemme know what ya think. I am planning on doing this on each side of the garage so i have two banks of lights. Thanks

 

[pattenp]

Two things I see wrong with your diagram. First, you don't wire lights and outlets in a series. Second, the switch needs to disconnect the lights on the hot side not the neutral side.

 

[Diggler1979]

So move my switch to the hot side n wire the lights up in parallel?

 

[Diggler1979]

My revisions

 

[pattenp]

Looks okay now. Be aware of junction box fill limits.

 

[CADPoint]

Why don't you just run some sizable power out there to a panel. The electrical code allows for another circuit to be run out to garage to control lights. Run 12/3 thhn switch what you want.

 

[Diggler1979]

I have a 100 amp panel already in the garage. Just trying to figure out the best
way to run everything. Utilizing my circuits by mixing plug ins and lights.

 

[CADPoint]

Google is your friend use image and "diagram 3 way's".

 

[MN Falcon]

Run outlet circuits separate from light circuits. I have 100amps in my garage also. I have four 20amp outlet circuits with maybe 6 outlets on each. I have two 15amp light circuits. While having 2 light circuits might be overkill, I figured that I could load up on lights and have several switches to control total light usage. Having four 20amp circuits allows use of several high amperage devices with motors, ie my son and I could be running saws at the same time.

At the time I did this and had the electrical inspection I also put in a 20amp dedicated circuit for the heater, a 50amp 220V for the arc welder (reduced protection to 30amp recently for my Hobart 140 mig) and a 20amp 220V circuit for an air compressor.

IIRC code says lights should be protected by 15amp, I don't want to run saws on 15amps while that same circuit has multiple lights on as well.

 

[Zeke]

I have a 100 amp panel already in the garage. Just trying to figure out the best
way to run everything. Utilizing my circuits by mixing plug ins and lights.

While you can mix receptacles and light fixtures in the garage, why do it? I guess you want to simplify feeding the box. The point about having lights on the plug circuit is valid.

You don't want to blow the lights when you have a board in the table saw.
Just my .02

 

[Midnight_America]

While the code doesn't prohibit wiring lighting and receptacles on the same circuit for your particular garage project, I would try to avoid it if at all possible. I say keep predictable lighting loads on separate circuits from unpredicatble receptacle loads. You don't want to be working at night in your garage, pop a breaker, and be left in the dark (FYI: Code prohibits lighting on the following receptacle circuits: laundry rooms, kitchen 20A circuits, and 20A bathroom receptacles (bathroom restriction only applies if the bathroom receptacle(s) circuit supplies power to more than 1 bathroom).