Ok, I decided this weekend to add a motion light to my garage. This went well, but when I went to connect it with the power in the garage, I found the junction box packed with wire.
No problem, I'll just add a second junction box and clean up the wiring a little (been planning on this for a bit.) So I removed all the constant power and garage-switched only wires to the new junction box and left the 3 way wires in the original box, along with the source feed and the box connector wire.
Well, while doing this, I noticed something that didn't make me happy. My supply line to my garage is a single 14-2 wire.
So, now I have moved re-wiring the garage up higher on my list. For now, all I really run out there is the lights, and occasionally a miter saw, but that's rare. The garage is detached, but close enough that I can run an extension cord from the basement dedicated tool circuit to the garage if I need to use any high load tools, or for an extended period of time.
My question is, what do I need to be looking at for when I upgrade? Here is what I have now.
100 amp panel.
1 15V circuit for the garage.
1 spare 220V from the old dryer (switched to gas) that the space could be used.
The garage is about 10 feet away from the house, on the side with the panel. The current wire goes about 7 feet across the wall and then outside, down into 1/2" conduit underground to the garage, and then in.
There are two options I am considering. The first being just run a 40-60V line to the garage, and get a small subpanel there. The second is have my box upgraded to a 200A, and then use the current 100A box in the garage as a subpanel with 100A going to it.
What items will I need to be looking to get to accomplish either of these tasks, and anyone give me a rough estimate of the cost?
Here are some pictures for reference. Here you can see the side of the house. The panel is inside under the meter, and the cable to the garage runs outside right next to the side door.
And here is the garage side of things. Currently runs inside, and then up the wall next to the side door to a junction box above the side door.
Thanks.
No problem, I'll just add a second junction box and clean up the wiring a little (been planning on this for a bit.) So I removed all the constant power and garage-switched only wires to the new junction box and left the 3 way wires in the original box, along with the source feed and the box connector wire.
Well, while doing this, I noticed something that didn't make me happy. My supply line to my garage is a single 14-2 wire.
So, now I have moved re-wiring the garage up higher on my list. For now, all I really run out there is the lights, and occasionally a miter saw, but that's rare. The garage is detached, but close enough that I can run an extension cord from the basement dedicated tool circuit to the garage if I need to use any high load tools, or for an extended period of time.
My question is, what do I need to be looking at for when I upgrade? Here is what I have now.
100 amp panel.
1 15V circuit for the garage.
1 spare 220V from the old dryer (switched to gas) that the space could be used.
The garage is about 10 feet away from the house, on the side with the panel. The current wire goes about 7 feet across the wall and then outside, down into 1/2" conduit underground to the garage, and then in.
There are two options I am considering. The first being just run a 40-60V line to the garage, and get a small subpanel there. The second is have my box upgraded to a 200A, and then use the current 100A box in the garage as a subpanel with 100A going to it.
What items will I need to be looking to get to accomplish either of these tasks, and anyone give me a rough estimate of the cost?
Here are some pictures for reference. Here you can see the side of the house. The panel is inside under the meter, and the cable to the garage runs outside right next to the side door.
And here is the garage side of things. Currently runs inside, and then up the wall next to the side door to a junction box above the side door.
Thanks.