New shop electric... Finally finished!!!

[Michael Dunn]

Hey guys,

I finally finished my sub-panel installation in my shop. My union electrician friend and myself completed the task. I think it was just under $500. I really wanted to bring 60A from the main panel. This proved to be a REAL pain. In short I would have had to pipe in 3/4" conduit to house the 3 #6 wires. I had pretty much a straight shot of 1/2" that I could use and then I had to pipe about 8' or so from my crawlspace to the shop (garage, as some call it.)

Here is my circuit breakdown:

220V 20A for Air Compressor & Bandsaw (same circuit.)
110V/220V for HVAC near future upgrade. Could be 110V or 220V.
110V 20A Power Tool 1 circuit along each wall. (left outlet)
110V 20A Power Tool 2 circuit along each wall. (right outlet)
110V/220V 20A Table Saw (110V now ready for 220V upgrade)
110V 15A Lights
110V 15A CNC Machine, Computer, TV, DVR, etc...

Some pics...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec1.jpg

At this moment I reminded of a classic episode of Home Improvement... Tim trips a circuit breaker somehow and brings young Mark down to the basement to check it out.

Tim says, "Son, this is the central nervous system of our entire house... (he then opens the panel door.)

Mark says, "Wooooowwww!!!"

Tim says, "Yer darn right wow!!!"

Ever since that episode my father and I have used that phrase millions of times.

Anyway...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec3.jpg

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec4.jpg

Craftsman Auto switch turns vacuum on for CNC, Drill Press, and BS's...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec2.jpg

110V and a 220V...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec5.jpg

220V for compressor in ceiling...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec6.jpg

110V/220V for HVAC in ceiling...

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt351/shotgunndunn/ShopElec7.jpg

Thanx,

shotgunn

[Chip Lindley]

Contrats! Michael! Having plenty of JUICE in the shop is exhillarating! I remember when I finally got a 100A subpanel with 230V in my garage shop! It opened up a whole new world!

[Chip Lindley]

Contrats! Michael! Having plenty of JUICE in the shop is exhillarating! When I got my 100A subpanel with 230V in my garage shop, it opened up a whole new world!

[Van Huskey]

Gotta love fresh new wires full o' sparktricity!

[David Nelson1]

Good Job Micheal. I just hope my wiring goes as well.

[Mitchell Andrus]

I had always assumed that 110 and 220 in the same conduit was verbotten. (picture 5)
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[Tom Godley]

Unless something has changed -- I had double boxes with a 110 receptacle and a 220 one for A/C units. This was is an old stone house and they had to be surface mounted.

They did have completely different wires/breakers -- although I do believe they shared a ground.