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Old 06-15-2012, 10:16 PM
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I understand where Drac's coming from - I have all that heat plus 99% humidity in summer. I rewired to add a panel just for the garage and put in a small A/C. It doesn't get the heat down much in the summer, but it knocks down enough humidity to make it bearable.

I might add that we had an INTENSE rain the other day - 4 1/2 inches in 30 minutes - and I got water in the garage for the first time ever (including a couple of hurricanes and tropical storms). So this weekend will be spent dragging everything out and cleaning. I ran the A/C a couple of days to get most of the water out.

What I would suggest is that you make sure when you wire up the garage that you run separate circuits to any critical areas. For example, I have the socket for the air compressor on it's own breaker. Also, go ahead and wire up the circuits for GFCI.


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