02-24-2016, 02:51 PM
Hey,
I'm putting up new lights in my shop/garage. The current stuff is, well, wrong and not to code. So I'm putting a new dedicated circuit in the sub panel I recently put in the garage just for the lights and garage doors.
I plan on six lights, controlled by a light switch near the panel and each fed through an outlet. Switched outlets will just make life easier in this situation. But I also REALLY need to replace the outlet in the ceiling that powers the garage doors (also done incorrectly). Obviously, I don't want that single outlet controlled by the light switch too.
I know I can run individual 14/2 cable for everything, but that would mean putting some 14/2 cables in parallel in some areas.
Is it possible to use 14/3 cable instead for those areas (I have extra sitting around too)? I would branch the hot wire from the sub panel so one wire in the 14/3 goes through the switch (black wire) and the other bypasses the switch (red wire). That would give me two 120v conductors in parallel in some areas.
See the attached picture to see what I'm thinking. The red wire would continue uninterrupted through those first couple outlet boxes. And I left out neutral and ground for clarity.
Thanks,
Tyler
I'm putting up new lights in my shop/garage. The current stuff is, well, wrong and not to code. So I'm putting a new dedicated circuit in the sub panel I recently put in the garage just for the lights and garage doors.
I plan on six lights, controlled by a light switch near the panel and each fed through an outlet. Switched outlets will just make life easier in this situation. But I also REALLY need to replace the outlet in the ceiling that powers the garage doors (also done incorrectly). Obviously, I don't want that single outlet controlled by the light switch too.
I know I can run individual 14/2 cable for everything, but that would mean putting some 14/2 cables in parallel in some areas.
Is it possible to use 14/3 cable instead for those areas (I have extra sitting around too)? I would branch the hot wire from the sub panel so one wire in the 14/3 goes through the switch (black wire) and the other bypasses the switch (red wire). That would give me two 120v conductors in parallel in some areas.
See the attached picture to see what I'm thinking. The red wire would continue uninterrupted through those first couple outlet boxes. And I left out neutral and ground for clarity.
Thanks,
Tyler