Add an Electrical Outlet in Your Garage Or Work Shop

For those who would like to add an extra5) To connect to an existing plug-in, turn off the
electrical outlet in their work shop or garage, herepower to the existing plug-in and just drill a hole
is an easy way to do it. Use PVC conduit. Why gothrough the wall finish. Run an elbow from the
through the hassles of ripping the drywall, pullingPVC length through the wall finish.
the insulation off the wall and drilling holes in the6). Cut the nails or screws that fasten the outlet
studs? When you can fasten some conduit to theto the stud and pull the electrical outlet box out of
wall and fish the wires through the conduit pipe.the wall and disconnect all wires from the existing
Just in case you have never performed a job ofplug-in to have excess to the wiring.
this kind before Here is an easy way to do it.7) Use a fish tape to pull the three individual wires
1) Decide where you want to put the outlet and(hot, neutral and ground) from the elbow running
install the outlet box on the wall.in wall. (Its a good idea to remove any elbows
NOTE: Make the new conduit run about 6 inchesfrom the strait lengths before you fish the wires
higher then the existing plug-in. You can usethrough the strait lengths and then through the
elbows to raise the conduit run.elbows before you cement the elbow to the PVC
2) Use a miter box and back saw to cut PVClengths.
conduit to length and clean the burrs from the8) Connect the existing wires to the new wires
ends.with a pig tail and then to the plug-in.
3) Dry fit the lengths and elbows. Make a mark9) Connect the wires to the new out let and
on both the elbow and lengths, if any.fasten the plug-ins to the outlet steel boxes.
4) Use a terminal adapter to connect the conduit10) screw the covers on and turn the circuit on
pipe to the electrical box. Fasten the PVC to theto test the plug-ins.
wall.