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UrbanWolf
06-19-2019, 12:55
Hello all, I need some help installing one or maybe two NEMA-14-50 outlet in my garage. Any electricians here near DTC area can help out? I'm no electrician, so if I need to pay and enrich someone I'd like to enrich a fellow gun nut.

Some info about my house's breaker box and garage: the breaker box in on the exterior wall of the house in the back yard. The garage door is facing the same way as the back yard, the breaker box is about 15 feet away from the garage door. I'm guessing I can lay the cable without cutting the walls too much.

SideShow Bob
06-19-2019, 19:28
Did you get a Tesla ?

A bunch of questions first, How close is your circuit breaker panel to the garage ?
How many spare spaces is in the panel ?
Is your garage finished, or is there a finished wall(s) between the panel & garage ?
What is the distance between where you want the outlets ?

Edit:
Guess I should have read all of your post first, you already answered some of my questions.

UrbanWolf
06-19-2019, 21:08
I did get a Tesla. The walls are finished but they ain’t the prettiest walls, I don’t think the panel has more spares left.

def90
06-19-2019, 21:38
Can always surface run conduit on the walls, no need to hack them apart.

jslo
06-19-2019, 22:45
Hopefully you have some standard breakers you can swap for some "skinnies" or you're gonna need a sub-panel