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Need Advice for Electrical Installation in Garage

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Dave in GA

01-07-2004 15:38:58




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After running out of storage room for tractor projects and parts, we had a 3-bay garage built on some farmland that we own nearby in the NE Georgia mountains. It's 48 x 24 with a full slab floor and a separate workshop area that's about 10 feet wide. It has roll-up doors. Sometime in the near future, I'd like to have the electrical supply installed. In addition to flourescent lights, I plan to install a good vertical air compressor, drill press, power saw, and other necessary tools. Possibly some welding equipment and a heating unit down the road even though the climate is relatively mind here.

What kind of electrical specs would you recommend as far as volts, amps, phase, etc? Any advice and tips would be appreciated.

A photo of the garage is in the Parts & Pieces gallery.

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art

01-08-2004 10:14:59




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 Re: Need Advice for Electrical Installation in Gar in reply to Dave in GA, 01-07-2004 15:38:58  
I would install nothing less than a 200 amp single phase load center. You will have some room to grow. A electric heater will take 30 - 50 amps depending on size.



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wdTom

01-07-2004 17:02:52




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 Re: Need Advice for Electrical Installation in Gar in reply to Dave in GA, 01-07-2004 15:38:58  
While the recomendations for 200 amps are right, you won't ever want more, if you are feeling short of $$ you could probably get by just fine on 100 amps. Unless you have plans for big amp equipment later. You aren't likely to be running too many big draw machines at one time if this is a one man shop, hobby shop.



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Short Round

01-07-2004 16:35:03




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 Re: Need Advice for Electrical Installation in Gar in reply to Dave in GA, 01-07-2004 15:38:58  
Dave with that size of a building and the equipment you will put in it and allow for future expansion go with the 200 amp and dont look back. And go underground with the feeder if at all possible.



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Dieselrider

01-07-2004 16:20:59




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 Re: Need Advice for Electrical Installation in Gar in reply to Dave in GA, 01-07-2004 15:38:58  
Dave, I would go with a 200 amp single phase service unless you plan on using alot of three phase equipment. I don't know how it is in Georgia but, here In PA. three phase is very expensive to put in and run. If you need three phase for occasional use you can add either a static phase converter to a piece of equipment or a rotary phase converter for several pieces of equipment. I have a ten HP rotary in my shop and we run it when we need to and the electric bill has never been above $65/ month- that's with quite a bit of use. On that 10 horse converter we can run up to 30 HP of equipment at one time just no one motor over 10HP. Good luck with the shop and let us know how you make out.

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