Whether right-sized or expansion-sized run it in conduit, so it can be changed later without much hassle. Like Dave says you only want to trench once. Ideally while the trench is open a second conduit will be dropped for communication cables.
Stay Charged! Hump -----Original Message----- From: David Roden (Akron OH USA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 5:08 PM To: David Dymaxion; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Garage Wiring On 16 Sep 2002 at 9:54, David Dymaxion wrote: > Another question: I would think going to a wire size larger than code > calls for would be a good thing. Right. There's no reason not to except higher cost. In fact you should upsize to allow for voltage drop on long runs. Here's a voltage drop calculator (requires javascript): http://www.electrician.com/vd_calculator.html If this is a detatched garage, trenching is a significant portion of the project budget. You don't want to dig twice, so it makes sense to drop the largest wire you can afford, in case you later need to upgrade the service. David Roden Akron OH USA
