How to Wire a Garage (Unfinished)

Wiring an unfinished garage. Wire your unfinished garage to get the lights and outlets you need. Whether you’re rewiring or adding more wiring to an older garage, or running wires in a new garage, you have a decision to make.

Installing Electrical Wiring for Garage Outlets and Lighting Circuits. There is no limit to the number of receptacle outlets or lights, however you must calculate your proposed circuit loads for the connected devices, such as lights etc. to see if the size of the circuit will be large enough. GFCI protected outlets are required in the garage.

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I have a detached garage approximately 50' from the house supply panel. I want to wire 6 outlets & maybe 2 overhead lights. I will have no heavy use, mainly 1 outlet & overhead lights. I have installed underground conduit approximately 25' between house & garage but not below the frost line. The main panel is all 20 amp breakers, with 12-2 wiring.

You can avoid both problems by wiring the outlet circuit with a 12-gauge wire, which is optional if the controlling breaker and all the outlets are rated for 15 amps. If the breaker is rated for 20-amps, however, you don't have a choice, because the electrical code never permits you to use a 14-gauge wire on 20-amp circuit.

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Garage receptacle requirement for 2017 NEC. Wenatchee Home Inspection. With the ever changing scope of the garage new requirements are ahead for the 2017 NEC (National Electrical Code). Below is a new requirement for garage receptacles. THE NEW: 210.11(C)(4) – DWELLING UNITS – GARAGE BRANCH CIRCUITS

For those that do, whether attached or detached, if the garage is supplied with electric power, at least one 120-volt, 20-ampere branch circuit must be installed to supply garage receptacle outlets. The intent of the code change was to address the use of cord and plug connected garage appliances and many portable tools that commonly draw 12 to 16 amps.