A garage is an extremely important room for any driver, providing protection and storage of the car from precipitation, theft and damage. Some make a repair pit in it to change parts and take care of the car on their own. But these works require lighting. Therefore, every man should know how to wire in the garage.
Cable Installation Methods
Electrification of a parking lot is a responsible job, which must be done by a professional, because some manipulations can only be performed with permission and permission from local authorities. That is why do-it-yourself wiring in the garage is done if the motorist has certain skills and knowledge. The electrification of this building is carried out in the following ways:
- Outer. In this case, cables are pulled from the centralized transmission line to the walls of the garage. To carry out such work, it will be necessary to draw up a project and approve a plan. External mounting can only be carried outlicensed qualified electrician.
- Internal wiring in the garage can be hidden or open. Its implementation involves the installation of the constituent elements of the power supply inside the building. These works can be done with your own hands, in addition to installing meters, automatic machines and connecting the cable to the shield, where the presence of a specialist is required.
To create artificial light inside the garage, you will have to draw up a diagram in the form of a finished drawing.
Garage wiring
For many car enthusiasts, this building becomes not only a place to store a vehicle, but also a workshop in which they spend all their free time. That is why the functionality and usability of wiring should come first. To give the garage a more attractive appearance and ensure maximum security, it is necessary to use various methods of masking and cable management.
For example, you can lay them on the walls or hide them in special plastic structures. Overhead boxes are also used for similar purposes. True, the first method is forbidden to lay on flammable walls: wood or plywood. In addition, this option is unsafe. It is better to use metal boxes for these surfaces.
How to make wiring in the garage with your own hands according to the scheme?
It will be possible to avoid installation errors if you make a plan for future electrical wiring in advance. It should mark everythinginstallation locations of switches, cables, sockets, as well as the location of light bulbs. Wiring elements must be fastened together only in straight lines. In this case, the connection should be started from the switchboard. The plan must indicate the methods of each connection.
When wiring is done in the garage, the switches with the indicator must always be connected in series, and the sockets must be mounted in front of them. Moreover, it must be taken into account that the distance from the cables to the ceiling should be about 100 mm, and from the socket for electrical appliances to the floor surface - 500 mm. Indoors, the general switch is usually located on the right side of the garage door at a height of about 1.5 meters. It should be remembered that switches and sockets with a voltage of 220 V cannot be installed in the garage. Only lamps from 12 V, suspended from the outside of the structure or equipped with sealed shades, are allowed.
Installation tools
Before wiring in the garage, you should prepare in advance:
- Puncher or drill.
- Sharp knife and wire cutters.
- Phillips screwdriver.
- Boxing.
- Lighting fixtures.
- Counter.
- Switches.
- Sockets.
Which cable to choose for garage electrification?
Your main task is wiring in the garage. But before you do it, select the right cable. It is advisable to use a copper stranded wire for such purposes. When buying, you should pay attentionon the cable marking, which indicates the cross section of each core, as well as their number. Suppose the wire says 2x0.75. This means that there are two cores with a cross section of 0.75 square meters. mm. This cable is enough for lighting.
Preparation before wiring with your own hands
It is worth taking out of the garage before laying the cable canisters with kerosene, gasoline or paint. Also, according to fire safety, you can not refuel a vehicle in this building, as well as use kerosene to flush the engine. If all these rules are violated, the garage will be classified as B-la, in other words, it will be an explosive room. Therefore, switches and fuses from lighting circuits will have to be located separately, for example, on the street.
Stages of electrical work
First of all, an electric surge protector is installed in the garage. The most suitable option is a two-phase switch. A shield is mounted inside the building, in which a counter and an automatic machine will be placed. When choosing it, you should focus on the dimensions of these electrical elements. Then a cable is connected to the box, stretched to the garage from the street. It is connected first to the meter, and then to the switch. For overhead lighting and sockets, it will be enough to make two machines.
After connecting the wire to the shield, you can proceed to the wiring inside the room. It is recommended to lead the cable along the wall closed or openmethod, using special clamps for fastening. The first option involves chasing the surface if the garage is built of brick, or installing special boxes to mask the wires. But the second method saves time and effort, but, unfortunately, is not so aesthetic.
Then the light bulbs and sockets are installed. This can be done not only from the electric box, but, on the contrary, to it. In the first case, the wires lead directly to the lamp or socket, and in the second - to the shield. When bringing the phase wire to the switch, do not forget to de-energize the garage. After electrical work, it is worth performing a test switching on the machine.
Safety rules
It is possible to carry out any work on replacing, conducting electricity to the garage, repairing and even installing light bulbs or sockets only when the power is off. To do this, lower the switches down in the switch box. Wiring should be done only in comfortable shoes and clothing that does not impede movement. It is not recommended to install sockets in the inspection pit, as this is a place of high humidity. It is better to give preference to a three-phase network than a single-phase network, which is considered unsafe. Cable laying must be carried out strictly vertically or horizontally, making turns at an angle of 90 degrees.
Wiring should be laid at a short distance from the heating radiators and the ceiling. It is also better to install sockets and switches at a convenient height from the floor. The wiring tool must be intact with insulatedhandles, without bare ends and poor-quality connections. When carrying out work at height, the presence of special goats or platforms is mandatory. In this case, it is forbidden to use foam blocks, barrels and other home-made structures. Wiring in the garage, if properly installed, will delight the owners for at least 30 years.
