My "shop" is basically a one car garage that has to be shared with a car. (I back the car out to do whatever I want, or work on the driveway). However, I have a small problem with ample electricity.
I can run my saw (bt300) by itself, usually, but if I add the shop vac I frequently trip the breaker (especially if there is any resistance against the saw blade, ie feeding too fast).
The problem is my garage is on the same circuit as my laundry room (which runs a fridge and freezer plus a washing machine), lights, etc. I need more power. (the house is a split level with the garage under the family room) The main panel is on the other side of the house from the garage, and is in my bedroom.
Problem is, I don't know how to get more power (ie a subpannel or something else) to my garage. I have about 4 "dead" 30 amp 220 v circuits in my panel. By "dead" I mean they were used at one time to power electric baseboard heaters. Those heaters have been removed from service and terminated behind the wall.
I really don't want to make a big mess trying to get more juice to the garage, but I would love to have about 4 to 5 dedicated circuits, with one of them possibly being a 220V, but I would settle for 4 120v 15 or 20A circuits. Doing a major tear up of drywall/etc is not going to go well with my wife.
Any ideas or thoughts about how to approach this?
I can run my saw (bt300) by itself, usually, but if I add the shop vac I frequently trip the breaker (especially if there is any resistance against the saw blade, ie feeding too fast).
The problem is my garage is on the same circuit as my laundry room (which runs a fridge and freezer plus a washing machine), lights, etc. I need more power. (the house is a split level with the garage under the family room) The main panel is on the other side of the house from the garage, and is in my bedroom.
Problem is, I don't know how to get more power (ie a subpannel or something else) to my garage. I have about 4 "dead" 30 amp 220 v circuits in my panel. By "dead" I mean they were used at one time to power electric baseboard heaters. Those heaters have been removed from service and terminated behind the wall.
I really don't want to make a big mess trying to get more juice to the garage, but I would love to have about 4 to 5 dedicated circuits, with one of them possibly being a 220V, but I would settle for 4 120v 15 or 20A circuits. Doing a major tear up of drywall/etc is not going to go well with my wife.
Any ideas or thoughts about how to approach this?
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