Adding 240V 20 AMP dedicated circuit in a FULL ELECTRICAL PANEL. Every Woodworker power tools need.

Today we are going to add a dedicated circuit for power tools in our garage. As the electrical panel was full, we had to come up with idea of replacing an existing 2 pole breaker, with quad breaker with 2 - 2 pole circuits ( 30amp & 20 amp in our case). We were skeptical in the beginning but it worked out well. Now we can run our dust collector & larger power tools without tripping the circuit breaker of existing 15 amp circuit. Note - We are not a licensed electrician. We are doing this in our own home and this video is mostly for entertainment purposes.

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[ClamChowder]

Hi, good job. One thing I see however is that your not using a 2-pole breaker for your 240 volt outlet you wired up. Those combo breakers only have one 2-pole (which in your case was for the dryer). In your case, if you "trip" the breaker, both levers are totally independent and won't necessarily trip at the same time. This is not proper. You never want a situation where one side of the 240 volt outlet may remain hot.

[michaeljohnson]

I haven't ever used one of those before. I like the efficient use of space. Looks great. I also like the disclaimer, and warnings. Good show.

[DrewStephens]

I didn't know that quad breakers, that might be useful as I fill up my panel. Great explanation as always!

[renegadeelectrical]

I always appreciate it when someone makes a video trying to help others out.

Yall got your head in the right place.
I'd like to see yall go back and add a proper connector in the panel, as well as provide GFCI protection for that outlet. So yall can have a proper, code compliant install