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Old 11-07-2009, 05:22 PM   #1
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I ran a subpanel out to my garage. I ran #6-3 wire. How big of a breaker can I tye this into? I was wondering how many outlets can I run of a 20amp circut. And how many 20amp circuts can I put in my subpanel?
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6-3 will be good for a 50a 240v subpanel
There isn't a restriction on the number of outlets or 20a breakers
But if you plug too much on 1 circuit the breaker will trip
Use too much power in the garage & the sub breaker will trip

If a detached garage you will need grounding rods
Sub will need neutrals & grounds on seperate bus & neutral not bonded to the case or the ground bus
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Great. thanks. The garage is attached so I am grounded with the house right? Is there a rule of thumb to the outlets. I think that there is a circut that will have 7or 8 outlets. I just want to make sure I have enough outlets. I have a few wood working tools. Thanks again.
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Great. thanks. The garage is attached so I am grounded with the house right? Is there a rule of thumb to the outlets. I think that there is a circut that will have 7or 8 outlets. I just want to make sure I have enough outlets. I have a few wood working tools. Thanks again.
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The first rule is, that in a garage (or basement and other unfinished areas) ALL outlets have to be GFCI protected. (that doesn't mean that you have to install GFCI receptacles at every point. It simply means that all outlets DOWNSTREAM from the first one will have GFCI protection.) (No matter what)Don't Drink and Drive, Ever!!!
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I'll have a few circuits in the garage
It's better to have the circuits spread out
So that you can access 2 different circuits in each area for multiple tools
Altho usually I'm only using one tool at a time
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