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extending electrical to the shed
DaOld Man:
You dont really have to know what a phase is, just if you want 220 volts at the shed, run 4 wires. If you just want 120 volts, then 3 wires will do the trick.
But I highly suggest you run for 220 volts, it's a lot easier to do that now than it will be later, plus it makes your property worth more, or at least more eye-pleasing when and if you decide to sell.
My only regret with my shed is that i should have made it bigger.
Space tends to fill up quick, plus I keep my mowers out there, so when I work on a project, I have to pull the riding and push mower out into the yard.
If I ever build another I will add extra footage to my plan, for sure.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on April 02, 2009, 10:34:33 am ---My only regret with my shed is that i should have made it bigger.
Space tends to fill up quick, plus I keep my mowers out there, so when I work on a project, I have to pull the riding and push mower out into the yard.
If I ever build another I will add extra footage to my plan, for sure.
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Same here... lawnmowers taken out to work on stuff and all. I had mine built 10x12 because that is the largest size for which I did not need a permit. The building inspector spent 6 months dicking me around about the property line not being exact enough and wouldn't permit the shed without a survey... and every survey company I called wanted $1500 to survey the line on a quarter acre property. That was during the tail end of the construction boom. I bet I could get someone out to do it now for a case of beer and some sandwiches.
shardian:
Being in an established neighborhood, shouldn't your property have survey spikes? I went to the courthouse and got the original survey of my subdivision. Turns out all 4 corners of my property have spikes. I located all 4 of them one day with a metal detector. I then put big sticks in the ground on 2 of them to remind my dumb ---smurfette--- neighbor that she DOES NOT own all the way up to my side porch. You kill my tree you die, ---smurfette---! ;D
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on April 02, 2009, 11:00:34 am ---Being in an established neighborhood, shouldn't your property have survey spikes?
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Granite posts planted in the '50s and we couldn't find them without tearing out mature landscaping on one end and maybe part of the sidewalk on the other. Consensus among the original owners left (and that's much of this street - old folks) is that the markers could be way underground by now since no one seems to be able to find them.
ChadTower:
I have an electrician coming in tomorrow morning to scope out the job and advise me on what path to trench. I'm going to get that taken care of before he comes in to do the panel work. Now is the time, I guess, to decide if I want to put in a line capable of a 240v outlet or if I just want to run a string for now so we can pull another line in the future.
The most immediate possibility I see for a 240v outlet there is for an old electric oven to powdercoat. Do they make 120v ovens, though? Can't say I know if I could get by with 120v for an old oven.
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