No electric car. The power to the garage needs to be refeed, it failed years ago. Refeeding it with all new electrical.Whose outlet will the ElectroCar be plugged into? Or the portable welder??
Detached.Is the garage attached or detached?
Both tenants have access threw one large garage door no man door. Both bays are one large area not separated. Each tenant gets 1/2 the area. Power failed years ago when the duplex was owner occupied and was supplied by the owner's unit. Now it is an investment property and with 2 separate renters. He is trying to get power to the garage so they can have a door opener.Questions to consider. Who has occupancy rights to the garage? Is each bay access separately and isolated? What was the arrangement prior to need for rewire? Answer to these might give a clue on how it should be rewired.
That's what I figured.Detached.
Thank you for the information. That is the direction I was headed with my thinking. I had never come across a situation like this before.That's what I figured.
There's nothing requiring half of that garage is figured for each tenant.
I would pick the closest panel and take one feed there. The usage won't be high enough to impact anybody's electric bill
How long is "a while"?Based on EV registrations, that might be a while
Which tenant gets the house panel in their side?It sounds like there really should be a house panel.
Don't forget enough power for the ElectroCar!Which tenant gets the house panel in their side?
I can imagine a couple of 800 sf units on a crawl space with no common hallways
Maybe upgrade the service to a 3-pack with an outdoor panel, just to power a garage door opener![]()
If I am the tenant paying for the garage power I am going to object. There is no reason for one tenant to pay for power used by the other tenant.That's what I figured.
There's nothing requiring half of that garage is figured for each tenant.
I would pick the closest panel and take one feed there. The usage won't be high enough to impact anybody's electric bill
That may be required by regulations outside of the electrical code in some states. Illinois has such a requirement that took effect 1/1/2024.Don't forget enough power for the ElectroCar!![]()
There's no reason a tenant needs to know he might be on the hook for 8 centsIf I am the tenant paying for the garage power I am going to object. There is no reason for one tenant to pay for power used by the other tenant.
Not unless that garage is newly builtDon't forget enough power for the ElectroCar!![]()
so he does not see the new circuit in his panel???There's no reason a tenant needs to know he might be on the hook for 8 cents