DIY Wiring A Shed For Electrical | Shed Build Part 12

As I say in the video, I'm not an electrician - I recommend consulting one if you're planning to wire your shed, cabin, or tiny house, but I figured my experience and the full process I went through might be helpful or entertaining. I am running UF-B cable underground from my main panel to my 10x16 shed. I'm creating 2 circuits, one for lights and one for receptacles (outlets). I show my planning process as well as the install of my 12-2 Romex, 14-2 Romex, 14-3 Romex, and all the switches for my light fixtures.
My first outlet is GFCI to protect all the electrical inside the shed.
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*Disclaimer: I'm not a professional, just a seasoned DIYer. You should double check my advice, adhere to your local building codes, and get advice from a professional if needed.
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[@sk8infreek]

Electrician here. Normally 95 percent of these electrical videos are so hard to watch with how many mistakes are made, but I think you did a great job. I saw that you were strapping your wire at the end of the video. Just make sure your wire is strapped within 8 inches of every enclosure, Including the disconnects, and that your pvc is strapped within 3 feet of every box. Only other thing I'd comment on is doing neat work but this looks good still. Nice job!

[@EveryotherKarl]

Thank you for the comment and feedback!

[@michaelbradford4444]

This answered a few big questions I've had concerning a project similar to what you did and I Ty for putting out a video that I could relate to and learn from. Good work!

[@paulrnash]

That glue you used is for CPVC… never seen that done on conduit before. There’s a gray glue in the electrical aisle that is what usually is used.

[@enricoagnoli9792]

I have a 15Amp breaker from the house and a cable getting from that to the shed. I was thinking to run 15Amp to the plugs. Is it too low?

[@EveryotherKarl]

That's low unless don't intend to plug much more than a few lights in. If you wanted to use anything like a heater, or some power tools, upgrading to 20amp would be better. But you have to do the upgrade at the main panel / upgrade the cable to the shed.. not sure if it's worth all the work for you.

[@enricoagnoli9792]

Ok, thanks a lot!. I'll work at bringing a 20 amp. I have 2 questions if you can help me out:
1. I have a 20amp breaker just 30ft away, I was planning to connect the shed there via a UF-B 12-3 cable, does that make sense?
2. I have power plugs and power switches marked as 15 amp, will the work on the new 20amp system or also these should be rated the same as the breaker?

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[@EveryotherKarl]

Thank you! I'll work on getting one.

[@nicolaseasley6601]

Why do you need a breaker inside shed when you have one inside house

[@EveryotherKarl]

It was because I wanted to create two circuits inside the shed, one for lights and one for outlets. I also didn't want to have to walk all the way back to the house if I tripped the breaker.

[@danielrobertson5968]

So you had an existing 20 amp circuit running to your garden shed. You tied into that and ran a 12-3 line to the new shed and attached a new 20 amp breaker and a 15 amp breaker. By my math you're now running 55 amps of service off that original 20 amps going to the garden shed.
That original breaker going to the garden shed is now very underrated, and the original wiring is undersized.
What am I missing?

[@capoconstruction1961]

Yeah

[@enricoagnoli9792]

From what I understand these are all in sequence, not in parallel. So that means the main cable handle 20Amp, then there is a second breaker into the shed again at 20 just to bring the breaker closer and keep 20Amp, then these 20Amp are reduced to 15 to go to lighting.
These are not in parallel so they don't sum up

[@exittheloop2445]

How much did you end up spending on this build?

[@EveryotherKarl]

Tho whole project ran a bit over $7k. I'm still tallying up everything and I'll eventually do a final cost breakdown. Still a huge savings over buying pre-made or paying someone to build it.

[@VenturiLife]

@@EveryotherKarl I'd suggest putting in 4 - 6 concrete footings and tying the floor into that, to make sure it's secure in high winds. You've essentially built a house.

[@legitimate_opposition2002]

Can we get a ridgeline update? Any new mods?

[@EveryotherKarl]

The Ridgeline is doing well, no mods, but I did install a new starter, video coming soon on that.