Add a breaker

Olograph

I'd like to add a breaker for my garage. Lots of tools may be operating at the same time thus lots of power's needed.

I live in canada so I need 120V 60AC. I was thinking about a 30A breaker.

I need to know where to place the newcomer.

I have to breaker boxes, a big (the main one plugged to the line), a small plugged to the big.

Breakers from the big box are big and the clothes dryer's plugged into it. The other has smaller breaker. Does this mean the big box is under 240V and the small one is 120V?

ddawg16

Olo....I'm afraid that your way in over your head on this one.....

Additionally....unless there is more than you in the garage....I'm at a loss as to how you are going to operate lots of tools at the same time. I have a LOT of tools in my garage and as hard as I try, 2 is the most I can run at once....and one of them would be the air compressor.

Additionally...30A is an odd value for a garage...unless your running a 30A 240Vac line....

Your typical wall outlet is limited to 20A if you have the right recept....in most cases everyone uses a 20A ckt with 15A outlets.

You also have to take into consideration your lighting.

Before you start asking questions, I would do a search using the keywords garage and electrical. The topic has been discussed a lot. I figure you can spend about a week reading all the available info.

Do the reading and then post back.....by then you should have a better idea of what you need and want.

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joed

You can not put a general use receptacle on a 30 amp circuit.
In Canada if you put in a 20 amp circuit you MUST use 20 amp receptacles.

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Olograph

Thanks, I think I might ask a pro on that one, I don't know what I'm talking about.