House To Garage For Sub-Panel

[Texhunter7]

Just needing to get some ideas of going from the exterior of house panel to a garage 5-7 ft. away to put a sub-panel in the garage for a customer. Under ground, the walk is is all concrete and they do not want it cut so overhead is the only way. There is no structure between the 2 building's and not attached.

 

[acrwc10]

Just needing to get some ideas of going from the exterior of house panel to a garage 5-7 ft. away to put a sub-panel in the garage for a customer. Under ground, the walk is is all concrete and they do not want it cut so overhead is the only way. There is no structure between the 2 building's and not attached.

UF, EMT,IMC,RGS,ETC,ETC,ETC.

 

[mdshunk]

House have a basement? I've easily driven pipe that far. sawcut a little square out of the garage floor, dig a bit, and spin an ell on the end of the driven RMC.

 

[stickboy1375]

run quadplex from house to structure, I myself would then run UF down the side of each building, but use your own wiring method.

 

[Texhunter7]

No Marc, no basement there and they would like to keep it overhead. Was thinking of a riser at each location and then tri - plex betwwen the two.

 

[stickboy1375]

No Marc, no basement there and they would like to keep it overhead. Was thinking of a riser at each location and then tri - plex betwwen the two.

Dont use tri-plex, use quad-plex. 2008 requires it anyways. Do you actually need a riser?

 

[Texhunter7]

You are right my fault on that , thanks.

 

[mdshunk]

No Marc, no basement there and they would like to keep it overhead. Was thinking of a riser at each location and then tri - plex betwwen the two.

By the time you make your drip loops and splices at each end, for that short of a distance, it's going to look like sin. If you're going to use a riser, might as well put an RMC ell on top of each riser with a piece of RMC in between and pipe it the whole way. Just span the 5 feet with the RMC.

 

[stickboy1375]

By the time you make your drip loops and splices at each end, for that short of a distance, it's going to look like sin. If you're going to use a riser, might as well put an RMC ell on top of each riser with a piece of RMC in between and pipe it the whole way. Just span the 5 feet with the RMC.

My vote is just run a steel cable between the buildings and tyrap UF to that.

 

[Texhunter7]

Thanks Marc i will go that way.

 

[mdshunk]

My vote is just run a steel cable between the buildings and tyrap UF to that.

I've done that already. That green vinyl coated steel cable sold as clothesline works good for that.

 

[stickboy1375]

By the time you make your drip loops and splices at each end, for that short of a distance, it's going to look like sin. If you're going to use a riser, might as well put an RMC ell on top of each riser with a piece of RMC in between and pipe it the whole way. Just span the 5 feet with the RMC.

Thats a nice arbor you have there... So would the building then be considered connected and not require a seperate GEC?

 

[iwire]

So would the building then be considered connected and not require a seperate GEC?

I was thinking the same thing but exchange the GEC for the disconnecting means. :grin:

 

[stickboy1375]

I was thinking the same thing but exchange the GEC for the disconnecting means. :grin:

Likewise. I just picked one. :grin:

 

[Texhunter7]

The 2 buildings are connected by the gate and fence bewteen the two.

 

[cadpoint]

Build a trellis for the trestle, with 2 arches

But frankly I'd rent a saw....:wink:

 

[LarryFine]

The 2 buildings are connected by the gate and fence bewteen the two.

Then all structures are connected by the earth.

 

[M. D.]

if a wiring method can be considered as the connecting means ,...then the triplex would have connected them as well.