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Cost optimization for wiring electrical subpanel in my garage?
I will be installing a 100A subpanel in a detached garage. 100A for an EV charger and shop tools, and future proofing for a potential laneway house conversion.
The garage is relatively close at just ...
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How to bring 1/0 wire through foundation below grade?
I’m building an off-grid cabin in California. I have an array of solar panels that feed into an inverter and batteries in a small utility shed, connected to a 150A main panel. I want to run 125A into ...
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Should I use cable or wires in conduit for my new panel?
I'm redoing basically all of my electric and upgrading to 200A. The plans are in another question (Is my new electric/subpanel plan correct?) but the relevant part for this question is:
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Is my plan for running conduit to a new subpanel sound?
I'm installing a new subpanel in my basement that I am finishing and thinking to run some conduit from it out to the garage and down to the crawl space below for flexibility on adding future circuits ...
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Which wire size and conduit for a 200A subpanel?
I recently got a service upgrade to 200A.
My old sub panel (from which all branch circuits connect) was 100A and recently got upgraded as well but the feeders are unchanged. To support this, the main ...
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Correct wire and conduit to extend a 30 amp circuit 350 feet?
I'd like to check my plan before contacting an electrician. I plan to install a 30 amp RV connection in a wet environment approximately 350 feet away from a 200 amp distribution panel. Based on ...
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correct wire and conduit to extend a 30 amp circuit 350 feet [duplicate]
I'd like to ask a question here before contacting an electrician. I plan to install a 30 amp RV connection in a wet environment approximately 350 feet away from a 200 amp distribution panel. Based on ...
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LB Conduit to interior wall 90 degree bend
I'm running 1 1/4" PVC conduit underground from my home's main panel over to a subpanel in an accessory structure. I'd like to have the conduit enter the structure low to the ground so it's not ...
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Can I run an electric conduit through abandoned dryer duct?
I relocated my dryer from the garage. The old duct is approximately 5 inches in diameter and runs under my house, through the cement slab, from the garage on the west to the outside of the house on ...
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Powering an outdoor condenser through a service receptacle box using 1/2" EMT
I'm installing a mini-split and the outdoor condenser requires a 15A circuit. I have installed a sub-panel about 10 ft away on the same outdoor wall. I'm planning to use the 15A breaker in the panel ...
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Land #8 THHN wires on a lug rated for #4 - 2/0
I'm installing a subpanel on the outside of my house. It is a "Siemens SN Series 125 Amp 12-Space 12-Circuit Outdoor Main Lug Plug-On Neutral Load Center". The main lugs are rated for 2/0 to ...
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Connecting feeder conduit to outdoor subpanel
I am installing an outdoor subpanel and struggling to figure out the proper way to connect the feeder to the panel. I am planning to run 2,2,2,6 conductors in 1 1/4 PVC. The subpanel doesn't have any ...
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Can conduit be laid on the ground under a low deck?
I'm planning my run from my main breaker panel to a hot tub subpanel. all wiring will be in PVC conduit. At first, the plan was to bury the entire run. However, as it turns out I could greatly shorten ...
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How can I extend PVC Conduit already installed?
I recently bought a house with an exterior garage. The previous buyer only had an on/off panel installed on the outside with a single Romex running to one receptacle for the garage door opener.
I'm ...
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Running electric to sub panel in detached garage, can I use a flexible conduit in my basement?
My understanding is that feeder wires need to be in conduit for the whole run, but running schedule 40 through my basement joists seems awful and maybe impossible. I’m wondering if I can use a more ...
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