/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1794878
Hire an electrician if you can’t even figure out how to run armored cable or Romex through wall studs and drywall.

>>1794878
drill holes in the "MIDDLE" of the studs and route it through. if you're running regular, unprotected wires you just need to make sure you put metal nail plates on the stud to protect it from people nailing into it in the future. or use armored cable like that other guy said.

>>1794878
https://www.familyhandyman.com/electrical/wiring/how-to-roughin-electrical-wiring/

>>1794881
Thats no fun, wheres the fire hazard? Wheres the DANGER?

>>1794886
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-125-ft-6-2-Romex-NM-B-Non-Metallic-Sheathed-Cable-with-Ground-28894402/300312622
I was thinkin something like this shit? Should be fine to run a welder on right?

And would yall' recommend a GE or Siemens breaker?

>>1794896
Seriously...hire an electrician if you can’t even figure out the proper breaker to add onto your existing panel

>>1794921
what AIC rating should I get on my breaker?

listen to the people telling you to get an electrician you dont even know what questions to ask. amp rating is what you should be worried about

Add a subpanel to the garage, rather than just adding a new circuit. It will make future expansions simple, and the only extra costs are a subpanel ($40) and breaker ($10) plus a bit of extra wire.

>>1794878
Where is the distribution panel? If it's in the garage, this will be an easy job. If it's elsewhere in the house, it may be difficult to pull off without removing drywall, and possibly ceiling.

>>1796499
Fuck, didn't read all the way through the OP, based on your description, it shouldn't be too hard. Although I'd need to see a pic of the distribution panel and the laundry room to give you better instructions.

just make sure its voltage rated

>>1794896
If you have a GE panel, you use GE breakers, if you have a Siemens panel, you use Siemens breakers.

>>1796499
>>1796501
Would I be able to use the existing wires to pull the new wire through somehow?

And do I really need "armored" romex? I've seen houses being built before and never saw any armored romex being used in the walls?
See: pic in this post >>1794891

>>1796519
Yeah, you're definitely going to have to at least remove the drywall above the panel. Hopefully your garage is unfinished.

>>1796520
>do I really need "armored" romex?
Depends on local electrical code, some places have stricter rules than others.

>>1794893

this is bait

>>1796520

As was mentioned, depends on code. Usually, armor is only required where wiring would be otherwise exposed. In an unfinished garage, for example. You'd have to check with your local code book to know where you "need" it for sure.

Normally, you could just do it to be safe, but code has some weird bullshit in it sometimes, and armor may actually be prohibited in certain situations.