Hi:
I got my permits and have started to wire the detached garage/studio I'm building. I'm planning two 20 amp circuits in the garage.
One circuit will have:
-4 outlets along the long south wall and 2 on the back wall
-1 exterior light
-4 hanging fluorescent workshop lighting fixtures
The other circuit will have:
-4 outlets along the north wall and 1 on the back wall
-Garage door opener
I have to protect the outlets with GFCI protection, so the first outlet in each circuit will be a GFCI outlet with the downstream outlets connected to the load terminals of the GFCI. My question is, can I have the lights and the garage door opener connected downstream of the GFCI outlets? The way the garage is configured I'd probably branch the overhead lights from the outlet box that's immediately downstream from the GFCI. Is that okay, or should I run a separate line for the lights and garage door opener?
Thanks.
Shawn Marshall
Portland, Oregon
I got my permits and have started to wire the detached garage/studio I'm building. I'm planning two 20 amp circuits in the garage.
One circuit will have:
-4 outlets along the long south wall and 2 on the back wall
-1 exterior light
-4 hanging fluorescent workshop lighting fixtures
The other circuit will have:
-4 outlets along the north wall and 1 on the back wall
-Garage door opener
I have to protect the outlets with GFCI protection, so the first outlet in each circuit will be a GFCI outlet with the downstream outlets connected to the load terminals of the GFCI. My question is, can I have the lights and the garage door opener connected downstream of the GFCI outlets? The way the garage is configured I'd probably branch the overhead lights from the outlet box that's immediately downstream from the GFCI. Is that okay, or should I run a separate line for the lights and garage door opener?
Thanks.
Shawn Marshall
Portland, Oregon