I Tried Building My New Shop Myself. Will I Burn It Down?

I tried building my new workshop myself to save $10,000. Will I do it right, or will I accidentally burn it down to the ground?

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[lisamyers]

Cole… you’ve made a HUGE difference in the farm in many, many ways. Take the time needed, do things correctly the first time, work smarter not harder. Keep doing you! God Bless

[scottbenjamine]

cole when you think about it, its just as easy to do a little bit of clean-up every day as it is to make a mess and let things pile up every day. you spend the same amount of time either way usually. small bites every day wins the war in the end. and the sense of pride that comes with it in the end is a bonus!

[TriDaddy]

@21:55 the reason for the air intake is to have a closed loop. Using outside air -> burns it -> exhausts it. If yoru intake pulled shop air, it would cause reduce the air pressure in the shop, in turn sucking cold outside air into the shop through gaps in doors/windows/siding.

[stephenbierlein]

It will work but not right. There is a code how many wires can be run in what size conduit .

[thetoolbox]

This is how you learn by making mistakes and redoing it. Learning skills like this are super important. Not everyone has resources to hire it out and lots of people learn by actually doing the work. I appreciate the transparency. Great job

[Rgj_j]

When I wired my shop in my new garage I spaced my outlets every 32”. I placed quad boxes at each location with separate circuits for the left and right outlets. This upgrade is relatively cheap and means I never needed a drop cord. It also meant I could run my table saw and dust collector at the same time without blowing a breaker.

Also, run 20 amp circuits and use pro grade outlets. Again a minor cost difference but the outlets will last longer.

You might consider doing the same.

Also I believe you need GFCI circuits. If so you could use GFCI circuit breakers.

Note I am not an electrician but I hired a friend who was and he shepherded me and answered questions. All was done with plans, permits and inspections so it was all up to code.

[jeremy]

Hi Papa Cole. Me thinks you have done wonders to the farm as a whole over the past year. Planted, Grew and Harvested. You cleaned up the farm, laid rock down, the work on the buildings continues, and the family maintains a graveyard. Me also thinks your plate is full !! Your focus has been good. Rome was not built in a day, right ?? And you're a Double Papa. Stay warm out there young man !!

[pcb]

For sure vent that heater asap! Get a carbon monoxide detector for the shop when you are at Menards.

[morrobayhunter]

Helpful elect hint-you only need one ground wire per conduit and if you use compression connectors for the conduit you can use the conduit itself as your ground. This save a ton of space and wire.

[juanitakauffman]

Good work. Enjoy your shop. You need the outlets on the other side and outlets near the doors in case you need to run extensions outside.

[melindaivey]

I love watching you guys farm and do stuff. I grew up on a farm and I know that there's tons of work and it's not always pretty. It's what keeps everything going. I enjoy your family dynamic. Blessings

[brianwaldo]

“We don’t hear any leaks”… Cole, do a bubble test on all the pipe connections!

[oliviafox]

Thank you for sharing; the glow in your face made me smile. I am so happy for you.

[jeffmescher]

Great to see your progress!
You might consider putting a string in your conduit and tying your wires to it to pull the wires through versus pushing the wires!

Good luck!

[bholden]

C- common black or blue depending on make. RH/R 24 v red. G- green usually fan motor. O- not in this system but is reversing valve for heat pumps. And w2 is heat white wire usually for heat pump secondary heat. W- white single stage heat

[johu]

Tell us more about Romin. He seems to be a good guy.

[harlandfazardo]

venting that heater to the outside is very important. I would not put it off.

[chrisfarmer]

Cole as a fellow farmer I would really recommend getting a copy of the National Electrical Code. It will literally cover any questions you can ask like how many wires can fit into a conduit and what type, what gauge wire do you need to use, what you can put inside your breaker box... You've already finished the work probably but many things I've seen in the past couple videos have me getting that spidey-tingle of it not meeting the NEC book but I can't say what the code is from memory. DIY is great and can save cash and expand skills but always get it inspected (Here it is required by law for just about everything.)

[mrfin]

@24:00 the light of your soul shines through for a moment.

[southernsafety]

Cole, as a farmer, volunteer firefighter and retired insurance agent, please get an electrician to check your work. I have questions on some of the things done. If this shed burns down, insurance will try to not pay. They will hire a company to check the wiring and if not up to code, they will refuse to honor the claim. Any equipment damage will not be replaced. PLEASE get an electrician to check the wiring