Detached Metal Garage Wiring

If there is no existing grounding electrode metal underground water pipe a ground rod is required and is connected to the equipment grounds in the garage see detached garage supplied by a four wire feeder.

Detached metal garage wiring. The garage a grounding electrode is required at the garage. This ground rod may be driven right outside the garage with a 6 copper. Combining metal boxes and pvc conduit is fine but unlike an all metal system pvc requires you to run a separate ground wire and bond it to each metal box or light fixture with either a screw or a special grounding clip. The key to safe code compliant exposed wiring is to use the framing members to protect and support the wires.

Rent a gas powered trenching machine and dig a trench at least 12 inches deep from the house to the garage. If this non current carrying metal path exists then refer to the section explaining how to wire a detached structure with 3 or more branch circuits that is 60 100 or 200 amp rated and with an equipment grounding conductor ran with the feeders between buildings if you have a metal water pipe ran underground but that metal water pipe does. Electrician and detached garage project cable size for a garage sub panel question from ko. It has a run of 53 with 4 inch radius bend 90 deg at both ends.

There are a few different techniques for measuring pvc. Electrician and detached garage project. In this video electrician scott caron shows a homeowner how to bring power to a detached garage. I have a remodel on a detached garage with living area above the underground conduit is 3 4 in.