Twelve years ago I built a new home with an attached garage. I was so busy I told my electrician to wire at least two outlets per wall and also wire a 220 outlet. I forgot to specify how I wanted the outlets wired.
What he did was he ran two circuits, with 14 AWG wire, with two outlets per wall, with one 15 amp breaker for two walls, and one 15 Amp breaker for the other two walls. He also wired an appropriate 220 V outlet.
Recently, I went around and checked which breaker each outlet was on and wrote the break number on the cover plate.
If I had a chance to do it over, I would have used 12 AWG wiring and put 20 amp breakers in just so a person would have a little extra amperage to run equipment that pushes the limit, (without going to 220 V stuff).
What other garage wiring issues have you encountered?
What he did was he ran two circuits, with 14 AWG wire, with two outlets per wall, with one 15 amp breaker for two walls, and one 15 Amp breaker for the other two walls. He also wired an appropriate 220 V outlet.
Recently, I went around and checked which breaker each outlet was on and wrote the break number on the cover plate.
If I had a chance to do it over, I would have used 12 AWG wiring and put 20 amp breakers in just so a person would have a little extra amperage to run equipment that pushes the limit, (without going to 220 V stuff).
What other garage wiring issues have you encountered?