Quick question?
How do you run a 200 amp service to the garage without having an additional
service pulled to your garage from the electric company? Where I live alot
of the older houses 50+years only have 100amp service at the panel.
Building codes have changed this to 200amp required but still you have to
run all of the house appliances. If I added a 100amp breaker to my
existing service I am in-turn reducing my house service.
I agree with Douglas shook unless you have a long run two or three friends
over using the welder, air compressor, power tools and lights continuously
the numbers just don't add up. I can run a 500 watt light and skill saw on
a 100ft extention cord from a 15amp service that is already running two
shop lights with no problem.
Note: I am not a certified electrician and I probably push the envelope
some times but really it all comes down to the dollar amount buy as mush as
you can comfortably afford and then manage it (i.e turn off the air
compressor when running welder).
Bigger is better but. . .,
Michael
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