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So, Fred's getting hooked up this weekend. At my old place, he was in my living room, and the wire he plugged into came through a hole that led down to the root cellar where the power box was. Pretty easy-peasy.

Here's the new situation:

Fred's gonna go into the garage--a separate structure from the house. The main power box is in the house (in the dining room). So...in your experience, do you think I should get a ton of wire and connect it to the power box? Or, should I get a power box installed into the garage? Sounds spendy either way, ugh... :(

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If you mean a separate line to the garage so that you can keep track of your firings, do that. Otherwise, a good electrician can run a line to the garage. To do so he will probably be using a higher gauge wire to handle the distance and the load. Good luck on the new install.

 

best,

Pres

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I would need to know how far the garage is from the power box-what is the total wire run in feet.

A new box on garage may cost more but the distance needs to be known.

My guess is a new power box in garage 

You may want to get a bid on either option. The garage power box is a upgrade to house for sure.

Mark

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Thanks guys; I had the kiln plugged into the old power box, in the spot where the old heater was. I'm gonna get a tape measure and measure the distance; I'm guesstimating about 20-ish feet (the house is pretty small and the garage is on the side of the dining room). Fred's old wire was really thick to help make his firing easier. We're gonna basically do the same thing with the power box and put Fred's plug things in the heater spot (the heaters here suck and we use space ones).

My uncle is a licensed contractor and will be taking care of the install. I guess he'll drill a hole on in the wall and wire him up, but I'm not sure if getting a power box might be easier. :/

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ask your local building department, city or county, and the electric company if having a separate meter on a separate building is cost effective in the long run.  if you do taxes your costs will be easier to figure if there is separation.  if your house is close to using all the amps available already, get a new panel with at least 200 amps for the garage.  it is cheaper to buy the 200 amps panel than a 100 amps panel.  

 

remember it is the amps that count.

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