I'd like to get into 240v electric brewing, I have a decent understanding of the basics I think. I don't much care for electricity, but I get how wires connect to breakers and what sort of amps are required for things, etc. Basic stuff.
Question is, I have a 100amp panel in my house, this panel is 100% full AND it splits out to a sub panel in my attached garage, which is similarly full. There's an existing 240v circuit in that first panel which used to power a large baseboard heater in the same room as the panel. We've since removed said heater and capped the wires in the wall, shut off that breaker. So it's available! But! It's on one side of my house, the garage is on the other with a room, a hallway and stairs all between the room and the garage. Both rooms are on the ground level floor, of a 2 floor above ground house.
My issue is with the 'how the heck do I get that circuit to my garage? Total length if you went along the outside of the house from the panel area would be about 30-45 feet. Is there a way to run it on the outside of the house (mostly pavement there), tucked under the flashing or something? Or should I really be looking to go through ceilings, walls, etc?
On the upside, on the near wall of the garage is the subpanel, and that panel had a 240v line run to it from the opposite side of the garage, however that line was swapped at the breaker box to connect to the A/C unit instead. So I at least have existing lines in the wall from one side of the garage to the other, and a plug.
Thanks!!
Question is, I have a 100amp panel in my house, this panel is 100% full AND it splits out to a sub panel in my attached garage, which is similarly full. There's an existing 240v circuit in that first panel which used to power a large baseboard heater in the same room as the panel. We've since removed said heater and capped the wires in the wall, shut off that breaker. So it's available! But! It's on one side of my house, the garage is on the other with a room, a hallway and stairs all between the room and the garage. Both rooms are on the ground level floor, of a 2 floor above ground house.
My issue is with the 'how the heck do I get that circuit to my garage? Total length if you went along the outside of the house from the panel area would be about 30-45 feet. Is there a way to run it on the outside of the house (mostly pavement there), tucked under the flashing or something? Or should I really be looking to go through ceilings, walls, etc?
On the upside, on the near wall of the garage is the subpanel, and that panel had a 240v line run to it from the opposite side of the garage, however that line was swapped at the breaker box to connect to the A/C unit instead. So I at least have existing lines in the wall from one side of the garage to the other, and a plug.
Thanks!!