Laundry Remodel

[lennyzx11]

I put an access panel door in the closet behind one set one time.
The one we have now I put a cabinet between the washer dryer and put all the connections behind it. There is no back so I can reach in for the water or electric hookups. Then covered all three with a granite countertop.

 

[dieselscout80]

As we get ready to complete the last six feet of drywall which is by out circuit breaker box.

I have a couple of questions about future electrical work.

Projects 1-3:
1. We want to add a plug to connect, our generator to the house (6 gauge wire).

2. I want to run a new line (6 gauge wire) to my garage that currently only has a single 20 amp circuit.

3. I want to run a new wire (6 gauge wire) out to are well it's less than 190 feet from the house.

Yes all three are 6 gauge wire projects.

However is there a way to just buy enough wire to reach from the main breaker box down to the crawl space and leave these new wires disconnected until I get the rest of wire ran for projects 3 and 3 above.

Then when time and funds allow splice these two 6 gauge wires and run them to the well and garage.

If I can splice these then that would save me a bunch of money up front. However, will these two sets of splices cause issues down the road?

 

[sodamo]

I’d bring them into a proper junction box.

 

[dstig1]

I'm with Sodamo. Especially if they are connected to breakers in the panel. They should be pulled into a suitable box and at least capped with wire nuts (BIG ones). Splices are only allowed in junction boxes, but frankly should be avoided at all costs. The one to the well may not leave you any other options given the length, but there should be no reason not to pull the other 2 to a proper box and cap them.

The other option is to put in 3 conduit runs from the box down to your crawl space that you can pull wires in later on. If you are pulling 6 ga I would recommend 2" conduit, if you can. 1.5" min. Or some combination of complete runs capped and conduit for the ones TBD, depending on what makes sense. Might be tough to get 3x conduits into the box if they are 2"...

 

[dieselscout80]

I'm with Sodamo. Especially if they are connected to breakers in the panel. They should be pulled into a suitable box and at least capped with wire nuts (BIG ones). Splices are only allowed in junction boxes, but frankly should be avoided at all costs. The one to the well may not leave you any other options given the length, but there should be no reason not to pull the other 2 to a proper box and cap them.

The other option is to put in 3 conduit runs from the box down to your crawl space that you can pull wires in later on. If you are pulling 6 ga I would recommend 2" conduit, if you can. 1.5" min. Or some combination of complete runs capped and conduit for the ones TBD, depending on what makes sense. Might be tough to get 3x conduits into the box if they are 2"...

So as long as I do the splice in a metal say 4” square electric box I should be okay.

Should I use three separate boxes?

 

[dstig1]

So as long as I do the splice in a metal say 4” square electric box I should be okay.

Should I use three separate boxes?

By code, it would have to be in a box, so yes...

...BUT...

You ever dealt with 6 ga? It is very unfriendly to work with. A 4" box will have enough room to do it, but it will fight you the whole way. I would especially not relish doing that on my back in a crawl space...

No way you would reasonably fit more than one in a box, either.

Seriously, avoid the splice at all costs. If you can't for the well, get yourself a nice big box to work in. Not a regular single gang or double gang but something bigger like an A/C disconnect box or hot tub box.

 

[aczlan]

I agree with those who say to avoid junction boxes, I would probably just run empty conduit stubbed out and capped wherever it is convenient to start up again and then when you are ready down the road fish the new wire into it and do it all in one piece.
If these are all going the same direction, would it be worth running your well pump out of the new panel in the garage? That would be that much less that you would need to run.
What is the size of your well pump that needs 6 gauge wire?

Aaron Z

 

[grsthegreat]

I hate j boxes, but use them all the time. For #6 copper I would use a 6x6x4 box for each circuit. You can’t run all 3 circuits into 1 j box without derating all circuits....a real pain, as you will need larger wires. I too would opp for individual conduit runs for circuits outside main house before I used a j box.

 

[dieselscout80]

I hate j boxes, but use them all the time. For #6 copper I would use a 6x6x4 box for each circuit. You can’t run all 3 circuits into 1 j box without derating all circuits....a real pain, as you will need larger wires. I too would opp for individual conduit runs for circuits outside main house before I used a j box.

I think these will work.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/WIEGMANN-S...andard-Enclosure-Wall-Electrical-Box/50311353