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I have a main panel and sub panel in my attached garage. On the other side of the wall is a shower enclosure, directly behind both panel. Is there a code against this? It has been this way since the house was built about 12 yeras ago. I was going to feed off one of these panels for a detached garage and when I looked at the panel I realized the shower enclosure was directly behind it. I wondered how safe it was.

I am planning on mounting lights to the outside of my corregated metal garage. I had planned on using white aluminum wet location boxes that have two mounting ears that screw directly to the metal and running pvc conduit (1/2 inch) throught the metal siding into the back of the box opening. Then running my NM wire into that conduit. I am hoping this gives the best weathertight seal. Is it allowable to have pvc go into a metal box? Also, I planned on drilling the closest as I can the exact size hole of the conduit in the metal to eliminate a possible leak and using silicone. If I have to use a threaded fitting into the back of the housing, wont that size be impossible to duplicate? Is there a better way to do this?

I planned to use a motion detector with the two flood lights centered above my garage door. I started cutting thinking I would put a plastic box behind the metal siding inside the garage. However, being centered it is over a raised rib where two panels meet and it looks like I made a mess. It was hard to cut and I just stopped. Any ideas on how to properly mount this light and make it look ok and not leak?

is it ok to mount upside down a panel if the breakers are horizontal not vertice? That would make the main breaker on the bottom left.

It is a General Electric. SO in English, this thing is basically saying to not use a breaker more than 150 amps?

My panel says not to instal more than 150 amps on one "stab". Is a "stab" just a circuit breaker spot?

Will you provide me with a code cite so I can read into this further.... What is UF or MC that I shopuld have used? So if I leave no interror walls on my garage are the plastic boxes ok or not?

Just outlet boxes and wall switches. Where there is no interior wall. Just wall studs. "Like a workshop detached building"

Can plastic electrical boxes be used inside a detached gasage with no interrior walls?

Actually osb, why?

I live out in the country and am building a garage/shop. (detached.) I took some pictures of my wiring project and wanted some helpful suggestions. I am using a 100 amp subpanel. If it looks funny, I mounted it upside down. The instructions said to mount it this way if the panel was going to be bottom fed. (WHich this one is). Also, someone on a posting forum said I need some sort of hold down kit for my main breaker in the picture??? Any help is appreciated!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/42254706@N03/

Do cables using stackers have to be derated?

If I run 3 circuits to my light switch and have to use those "stackers" up the stud. Does the cable have to be derated?

These are t8 flourescent (shop lights) 4 feet wide. Hang from a small chain. They have a plug and cord attached. I was going to wire outlets in the ceiling above each light to "plug in" the light. Of course the outlets would be wired to a swtich so they can be turned off and on. Someone told me all outlets, even those in the ceiling need GFCI protection. SO I planned on running a 20 amp GFCI breaker to all 11 outlets. (One of the outlets is for a garage door opener, the rest are for lights. Is it some type of violation or safety problem if all the available lighting is on a GFCI circuit? (Where if the circuit trips, there is no available light?)

Is it ok to have the lights be plugged into ceiling outlets if the outlets are GFCI protected?