Ok, now that I have a warm cozy garage, I realized [OK knew, but previously ignored] the wiring is wayyy out dated: a pair of 4s feeding a single 30A Edison fuse 120V to lights, outlets, attic light & 500W outside motion light.
Actually it does 99% of what I need it to do, but I'd like more lights and I'm bringing the drill press from the barn which probably puts a bit of a load on a 20A circuit; throw a couple amps to a fan to keep the air circulating, maybe a radio, trouble light, and a soldering iron - well I'd like the lights on their own circuit with a couple 20A outlet circuits. Of course, the old buzz box will take 40A of 240 on its own.
Soooo, I snagged a 100A SquareD [the cheapo version that includes the main and several 15s and 20s for $50, but looked good anyway] main box at Menards, buried (just last night in the snow storm and 4inchs of frozen ground ) 2-2-4 3ft deep, 25ft to a nearby grainbin box (which goes directly to the 'pole' ) and drove a new garage ground rod before the ground freezes harder (it's already grounded 25ft away to the bin's rod, but I couldn't remember the allowed run so I just put the new one in).
Now the question!
I got the cable up the conduit and realized: I hadn't thought out what to use for the splice! I didn't see any reason to make an underground splice with the box there, but don't recall seeing a splice that splits a 2-2-4 into two 2-2-4s. I'd like to use the main's lugs for the splice, but not sure if they have room, and if they do if there is a good reason not too?
Thanks!
Actually it does 99% of what I need it to do, but I'd like more lights and I'm bringing the drill press from the barn which probably puts a bit of a load on a 20A circuit; throw a couple amps to a fan to keep the air circulating, maybe a radio, trouble light, and a soldering iron - well I'd like the lights on their own circuit with a couple 20A outlet circuits. Of course, the old buzz box will take 40A of 240 on its own.
Soooo, I snagged a 100A SquareD [the cheapo version that includes the main and several 15s and 20s for $50, but looked good anyway] main box at Menards, buried (just last night in the snow storm and 4inchs of frozen ground ) 2-2-4 3ft deep, 25ft to a nearby grainbin box (which goes directly to the 'pole' ) and drove a new garage ground rod before the ground freezes harder (it's already grounded 25ft away to the bin's rod, but I couldn't remember the allowed run so I just put the new one in).
Now the question!
I got the cable up the conduit and realized: I hadn't thought out what to use for the splice! I didn't see any reason to make an underground splice with the box there, but don't recall seeing a splice that splits a 2-2-4 into two 2-2-4s. I'd like to use the main's lugs for the splice, but not sure if they have room, and if they do if there is a good reason not too?
Thanks!