Brew Shed - Soliciting Feedback

[nosnhojm20]

Haussenbrau - PM sent!

Doed - great to know about the freezer. I've read where the oil can coagulate during the winter which is an issue if it is running, I guess it goes back to it's "normal" state when thawed. Great to know, great to know. Thanks. That eases my mind a lot. I'll also looking to the wall option, a quick search showed it was more expensive, yes, but not completely ridiculous either.

I've got a quote request for a 100a panel install and 40 ft of wiring to be run (trench dug myself), I'll post the quote price here for others input/reference. Turns out a 100a panel is basically the same price as a 50a, so why not go bigger for the "just in case" factor I figure.

 

[illinoisbrassman]

Something else to think about is to make sure your wire is in a PVC (grey) electrical conduit when you run your underground wire. The larger the conduit the better. Larger size will make it easier to remove your service line should you ever decide to move. ( I assume you would be taking your brew shed with you). Also think about running a smaller conduit next to the main power conduit, never know when you might want to add speakers, network cable, or anything else to your brew shed in the future. A wired connection will be faster than wireless that far from the house. Got to stay in touch with homebrewtalk somehow.

When running your conduit, pull or blow some string thru, so you can pull a line later time. If your electrician is going to run the line, this will save you some time.(Money).

 

[Doed]

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This is very good advice. I wish I had ran an extra pvc pipe when I ran electric to my shed.

Use a vacuum to pull the string through the pvc pipe while someone else is feeding it into the other end. The vacuum works like a champ.