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How can I insulate a stud bay containing a subpanel?
I'm putting a subpanel in the outside wall of my attached garage, which I'm also insulating so I can work out there in the winter. I'm wondering what steps are worthwhile to air seal and insulate ...
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What wire and conduit is required for an attached-garage subpanel?
To make my garage more usable as a workshop, I'm planning to add a subpanel which can feed a number of additional outlets. 60 amps would be plenty for my current needs, but I'd like to go with 100 so ...
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Can I upgrade my garage to 20amp service without a headache?
I have an unfinished garage which I am looking to upgrade the service to.
Currently it is 15amps running through some difficult to access sub-ground conduit, but if I run the band saw plus the ...
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Installing an electric car charging station in a condo garage [closed]
This is going to be more about protocol than actual DIY work. I own a condo that is part of an association. We have underground parking with assigned spots. I'm thinking about getting an electric car, ...
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Why won't my new Craftsman garage door opener power on?
I installed a new Craftsman garage door opener by following the instruction booklet it came with, but after the installation was done and I plunged it in the outlet nothing will power up. Nothing lit ...
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How do I wire an old furnace motor so I can use it as a garage exhaust fan?
Since last I posted, I moved WAY south (lil warm down here) and the house I moved into was a foreclosure so a few things needed done, namely the AC and furnace. When the guy did the job he said he ...
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How can I replace a light fixture?
I need someone to sort out this wiring question for me. I'm trying to hang a flourenscent light in the garage, however, when I took the old garage light out (one of those round, single light ...
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Environmental protection for computer equipment in unheated garage
I live in Minnesota, and I have an unheated, detached garage. I would like to place an "offsite" data backup device (possibly a NAS) in the garage, which I should be easily able to connect to the ...
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What are the requirements for wiring an unfinished garage with lights and outlets?
I found this DIY article online which suggests that running Romex along the center faces of studs and rafters was code compliant for unfinished garages.
How to Wire a Garage
The article is dated ...
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What voltage/amperage garage circuits should I install for welding tools and an air compressor?
As a part of renovating my garage this fall, much of the wiring is being re-done. Since doing the work before putting up walls will be much easier now than adding circuits in the future, I'd like to ...
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How to make lights turn on one at a time?
So we've all seen this scene dozens of times in movies: a character flips a switch and lights turn on, one at time, down a long tunnel, or throughout a giant garage, or something like that.
I'd like ...
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Can I convert ceiling mounted octagon box to electrical receptacle?
I've installed a number of strip lights in my garage to replace the single incandescent fixture on the ceiling. They all use a 3-prong plug, not hardwired. I want to replace the incandescent fixture ...
