08-06-2016, 06:32 PM
I want to run 220v to my garage. It'll get its own breaker from the subpanel and I have a retired electrician coming to do it, but I need to run the wires before he gets here. I have some questions that he isn't available to answer for me, and I've seen others here get good advice.
The 10/2 wg wire I have is from a relative who had a contractor run it from the back of his house to his unattached garage, by air via poles. It is outdoor rated. There's about 75 feet of it, which will cover the distance from my panel in the basement to my attached, finished garage.
Questions:
1) Can I use this outdoor 10/2 line for this purpose?
2) Can I surface mount this wire along the ceiling line, or must I use conduit (Which I already have also)?
3) If I need to use conduit, can I run it at any height, or should I still run it along the ceiling line and just have the 2 drops where I want them?
Other advice???
Thanks in advance!
The 10/2 wg wire I have is from a relative who had a contractor run it from the back of his house to his unattached garage, by air via poles. It is outdoor rated. There's about 75 feet of it, which will cover the distance from my panel in the basement to my attached, finished garage.
Questions:
1) Can I use this outdoor 10/2 line for this purpose?
2) Can I surface mount this wire along the ceiling line, or must I use conduit (Which I already have also)?
3) If I need to use conduit, can I run it at any height, or should I still run it along the ceiling line and just have the 2 drops where I want them?
Other advice???
Thanks in advance!