DerbyDad03 on Sat, 4 Jul 2020 02:22:00 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:

And does that describe typical sheds?

Depends on the county/city. maximum size, or if it has water. Or
how much power. Trust me, as much as I'd like to just wire it to
"good ol boy" standards, SWMBO is of a different mind.

Why would you possibly want to go "good ol boy" when it comes to power?

Because the main difference is I don't have the bond / license. I
have known enough folks who did/do know what they were doing to rewire
their house, and by placing a receptacle where the power from the
street will get plugged in. Thus, the entire house was "an
appliance".
(Likewise I heard the inspectors tell the department head, that if
he hardwires the new lathe, it will cost minimum of 1500 to get it
inspected and signed off on. OTOH, if he has a plug attached to the
wiring so that it just plugs in, the same inspection and certification
is $500.)

Last but not least: this shop shed was wired when we moved in. I
have moved where that conduit enters the revised shop, reconnected the
fittings inside the shop, and it works. There are, however, "issues"
and I would like to fix those.
But first, I will have to clear what's against 'that' wall anyway,
and I want to change the bench around, and while I'm doing this, might
as well do that, and would building my squad of minion bots to move
the entire thing 'over there' be a workable solution? {If I win the
lottery, I'd just build the temporal transmorgifier, and hand me my
"improved" plans for the two & a half car garage, rather than simply
buy a 'new to me' house and move all this there.)


Seems to me that power is the one thing that you don't screw with. You are not
the only person who could get hurt. Suppose there's a fire or you get hurt
while in the shed? It doesn't even need to be related to the power. The
emergency personnel aren't going to know where you cut corners when you
installed the power. They may rush in looking for the disconnect or catch
their equipment on that unsecured piece of Romex or step in energized water
or whatever.

And such is my Wife's reasoning.

Leaving wires exposed is a Bad Idea. Rednecks will do that, but
I'm just a good old boy.

Things that can kill you - or more importantly, that can kill *others* - should
be done to code.

Yep. I can read the code myself, and I know people in the field.
I talk to them, I ask them. When I couldn't afford the paperwork, I
didn't do it. Now, there is a possibility I might, and so will get my
work inspected.
Because otherwise, I'm using an improvised power supply to the
shop and study. Industrial grade extension cords are still extension
cords.
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pyotr filipivich
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