ᐅ Garage Electrical System: Circuit Breaker Panel, Electrical Circuits, Outlets
Created on: 19 Sep 2017 07:49
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bauerle
Hello everyone,
Our house is slowly but surely taking shape, and of course, the double garage must not be missing. Since we built the garage ourselves, the electrical work is also our responsibility. I’m not going to mess around with it, but I’d like to know in advance what makes sense.
Chasing the walls for cables and laying them is manageable.
For the garage, I am currently considering two approaches:
Two separate electrical circuits in the garage:
One circuit to power the six outlets distributed throughout the garage
A second circuit for two lighting circuits; one controlled by a motion sensor that automatically turns the garage lights on and off depending on the brightness (access to the house through the garage is possible), and a light switch that controls a constant light with multiple fluorescent tubes for when working on projects in the garage.
Does this have to be done with two separate circuits, or is a single circuit distributed via a junction box sufficient here?
Should a separate fuse box (distribution board) be installed in the garage, or is it sufficient to protect everything from the main fuse box in the house?
Thanks and best regards
Georg
Our house is slowly but surely taking shape, and of course, the double garage must not be missing. Since we built the garage ourselves, the electrical work is also our responsibility. I’m not going to mess around with it, but I’d like to know in advance what makes sense.
Chasing the walls for cables and laying them is manageable.
For the garage, I am currently considering two approaches:
Two separate electrical circuits in the garage:
One circuit to power the six outlets distributed throughout the garage
A second circuit for two lighting circuits; one controlled by a motion sensor that automatically turns the garage lights on and off depending on the brightness (access to the house through the garage is possible), and a light switch that controls a constant light with multiple fluorescent tubes for when working on projects in the garage.
Does this have to be done with two separate circuits, or is a single circuit distributed via a junction box sufficient here?
Should a separate fuse box (distribution board) be installed in the garage, or is it sufficient to protect everything from the main fuse box in the house?
Thanks and best regards
Georg
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pffreestyler12 Sep 2019 09:08Ah, okay, the guys from civil engineering told me that they’re usually not allowed to lay cables side by side because the power cable can interfere with the signal.
It’s about a 12-meter (39-foot) run. Hmm, maybe I should replace the cable after all – I’m just worried about somehow damaging the fiber optic cable. The civil engineers said it’s possible to pull another cable through later, but you have to be very careful. I probably need to contact the electrician again.
PS: We’ll be the basic version. So no super-fast Tesla charging, just normal charging for the Opel estate.
It’s about a 12-meter (39-foot) run. Hmm, maybe I should replace the cable after all – I’m just worried about somehow damaging the fiber optic cable. The civil engineers said it’s possible to pull another cable through later, but you have to be very careful. I probably need to contact the electrician again.
PS: We’ll be the basic version. So no super-fast Tesla charging, just normal charging for the Opel estate.
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pffreestyler12 Sep 2019 12:00Okay, I will take that into account. Thank you.
I have a quick question...
We had two cables installed leading outside: one 5x16mm² (5x21 AWG) for a potential wall box and one 5x10mm² (5x7 AWG) for the garden shed.
Would it be possible to connect both cables into a distribution box at the garden shed, which will now probably be located next to the parking space, and distribute power from there?
We had two cables installed leading outside: one 5x16mm² (5x21 AWG) for a potential wall box and one 5x10mm² (5x7 AWG) for the garden shed.
Would it be possible to connect both cables into a distribution box at the garden shed, which will now probably be located next to the parking space, and distribute power from there?
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